Home sales, prices rise despite inventory plunge
HANCOCK COUNTY — Dramatic drops in housing inventory and continually rising prices didn’t stop home buyers in October 2020, an Indianapolis-based realty firm reports.
Monthly real estate stats from F.C. Tucker Company for October show a 34.4% increase in the number of homes sold in Hancock County. At the same time, sale prices increased — up 8.7% to an average price of $241,239, compared to year-to-date 2019. Housing inventory continued to decrease in October, down 50.2%, compared to this time last year.
Throughout a 16-county central Indiana region, housing inventory went down more than 47% compared to October 2019. The inventory shortage continues to boost home sale prices, fueling an extremely competitive market for home buyers.
New program coordinator joins New Pal chamber
NEW PALESTINE — Marte McCloud is the New Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce’s new program coordinator.
McCloud was born and raised in Greenfield and moved to New Palestine in 1990. She and her husband, Trace, have four children and three grandchildren.
She has worked as a paralegal, served in different areas of her church and at Hope Center Indy, and has worked in jail ministry.
McCloud will be at the chamber office, located at 42 E. Main St., New Palestine, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Jingle Mingle holiday open house canceled
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce has canceled its Jingle Mingle Christmas Open House for this year.
The board of directors made the decision out of safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the chamber’s newsletter.
The newsletter encourages members to stay tuned for a Christmas-after-COVID event in the future.
Crop adviser conference going virtual this year
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference will be an online event this year.
The conference will offer two days of live webinars with opportunities to post questions to the speakers on Dec. 15 and 16. Following the live webinars, 40 recorded presentations will be posted available to all registrants.
Each certified crop adviser has an opportunity to earn continuing education units for every session.
Registration is $150 until Dec. 1, and $175 after. Registration can be completed at indianacca.org/Register.
For more information about the program, visit indianacca.org/Conference/Conference.
