Just happened to be downtown at the right time and saw the Mega Bus in action, picking up and dropping off some Thanksgiving holiday travelers on the east side of the City Market which is their bus stop here in Indy. I knew about the service, but had never seen it in operation. Mega Bus keeps their overhead low by not having a bus terminal, and offer low-cost transportation to major cities. A niche market for sure, but it seems to make sense for a certain type of traveler.
Each one of us has their own reasons to be thankful. As for me, on this day, I’m thinking about the abundance of friends, family and aquaintances who have encouraged and inspired me. Each one in their own special way has helped to make me who I am. Due to their energy and contributions, my life was shaped and enriched beyond measurement.
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving
The fruits of this summers labor left to dry in the late autumn sun, awaiting the harvest sometime soon. Fall gives up it’s presence slowly, surely here, evolving to what will be winter soon. This could be an image of one of thousands of different fields so typical of the local landscape here, an image ingrained in and a part of every Hoosier. The look and feel of Thanksgiving is in the air. The wheel keeps turning.
If I kept a journal of questions people asked me because I’m a Realtor, this would by far be the most common one. There is a very long answer to that and a very short one. Probably the best one for here is in-between. The market is good and getting better. The supporting facts: About 21,300 homes have either sold/closed so far this year or have a sale pending now. That number is for the 9-county greater metropolitan Indianapolis, central Indiana area… Marion, and all the surrounding counties. That’s a lot of homes. This is slightly ahead of where we were last year at this time. Remember that this is without any government stimulus packages like last year to boost sales. The most important thing though is the total inventory is down a lot from previous years. Less homes on the market. It is becoming a more balanced market…the buyer to sellers ratio more balanced. Stabilizing prices result from that. The average price of a home has even gone up a little bit for a number of months in a row now.
The funny thing is, some people don’t belive me that it’s a good market for both buyers and sellers. Too much conditioning via the standard media model of “negative sells” . I guess you have to ask who they care about more, themselves or you?
This is one of three wonderful stone bridges that span Crooked Creek, built originally on what used to be the Charles Sommers estate on Cold Spring Road. Cold Spring School is located on a portion of the property there and IPS transformed the original Sommers Mansion into offices and meeting space. To the west of the home and between Marian College, there are walking trails and woods, now habitat for indigenous wildlife and an ecolab for Marian College.
