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Land contracts let buyers pay sellers instead of using a mortgage, but Marion County buyers typically did not receive the deed until final payment.
Marion County’s homeownership rate was ~55%, yet a local housing review said that headline number masked racial disparities in who could access traditional ownership.
A local review of 600 Marion County contracts found ~85% went to Hispanic-sounding names, while four firms accounted for ~41% of recorded deals.
In a review of ~40 Marion County contracts, default terms let sellers pursue eviction without notice, and some buyers were potentially removed without any filing.
Possible protections included requiring land contracts to be filed with the county clerk and clarifying default terms, steps lawmakers discussed but had not finalized.

City officials gave first-reading review to a rezone for 127 acres west of Eagletown Road, where plans allowed up to 270 single-family homes.
The Westfield proposal featured homes sized 2,300 to 3,300 sq-ft, priced from $450K to $600K, with two lot styles and for-sale inventory.
Plans included ~45 acres of open and green space, a central amenity area, tree preservation, and trails linking internal paths to existing public trails.
Some councilors said they typically meet developers before agenda review and wanted more discussion; the developer said earlier meetings occurred before a city planning pause.
Next review steps included an Aug. 3 hearing, a Sept. 21 workshop, an Oct. 5 recommendation vote, and a tentative Oct. 12 return.

In Early-Q3, Indiana closed sales and new listings kept growing ahead of 2025, while statewide home prices posted steady yearly appreciation of 4%.
New sales activity slowed slightly in Early-Q3 as higher mortgage rates dampened demand, a reminder for buyers and sellers to stay alert to financing conditions.
Within Indiana, Northwest Indiana ranked second among metro markets for home sales, recording 752 closings in Early-Q3, with activity ↓1% from a year earlier.
Michigan City-La Porte posted Indiana’s strongest MoM sales momentum among metro areas statewide, with closings ↑19% from Late-Q2 to 118 in Early-Q3.
Northwest Indiana also ranked second for new listings, with 1.04K added in Early-Q3, though listing activity ↓6% from the same period yearly.

In Early-Q3, Indiana closed sales reached 8.1K, ↑5% yearly and marked a third straight month above 8K, signaling steady statewide buyer activity.
New listings in Early-Q3 topped 10.6K, ↑5% yearly, while avg. daily inventory reached 18.3K, ↑11%, giving buyers more options across Indiana recently.
Indiana's median sale price hit $285K in Early-Q3, ↑4% yearly, even as the median list price eased from Late-Q2 and 47% saw reductions.
Buyers above $250K saw a more balanced Indiana market in Early-Q3: pending sales ↑3% yearly, while contracts below that budget threshold ↓10%.
Rural and suburban Indiana counties led growth, with year-to-date and yearly gains of 6% and 5%, showing demand stayed active beyond metro areas.

Hamilton County currently has 100 land parcels listed for sale, with a median asking price of $474,000 across those listings.
In the past month, 613 homes were sold in Hamilton County, reflecting continued activity in the broader single-family housing market.
Beyond single-family homes, the county saw activity across 139 condos, 128 townhouses, and 4 multi-family units listed for sale last month.
A more recent snapshot shows a slightly different mix, with 121 condos, 114 townhouses, and 6 multi-family units listed for sale.
This range of property types suggests Hamilton County offers options for buyers with different budgets, from vacant land to multi-family investment properties.

Indiana ranked sixth for affordability in 2026, with a median home price of $267K and a modest ↑$7K yearly, keeping costs relatively approachable.
That slower price growth lifted Indiana from ninth place a year earlier, improving its standing among the cheapest states for buyers seeking value.
Fort Wayne and Indianapolis were the main drivers of Indiana's modest median sale price gains, showing where recent momentum remained strongest statewide.
Even in Indiana's two biggest urban centers, conditions cooled from earlier boom years and shifted toward more balanced market dynamics for buyers and sellers.
Current Indiana activity now reflected modest growth and more days on market, a sign of steadier pacing rather than the faster conditions seen earlier.

Indiana's first half of 2026 brought ~39K closed sales, ↑2.5% yearly, while pending sales reached ~44.7K, ↑3%, showing buyers stayed active statewide.
Prices also climbed: the statewide median reached $275K through Late-Q2, ↑5% yearly, and the monthly median peaked at $290K in the same period.
Supply expanded faster than sales, with ~54.1K new listings, ↑5% yearly, and avg. daily inventory near 15.4K homes, ↑13%, giving buyers more choice.
Homes took 20 days to reach contract, three days longer yearly, while 30-yr mortgage rates averaged ~6%, helping typical monthly payments stay close to flat.
Indiana looked more balanced in first half 2026: sellers got ~96% of list price, more homes cut prices, yet inventory remained below 2019 levels.