

LPCAR to launch Text Messaging System
The La Porte County Association of REALTORS® will be launching a new text messaging system to keep our members up to date about important issues, events and news. It will also serve as a safety alert text-system that notifies members that an incident has occurred that may pose a threat to the safety and well-being of other REALTORS® in the area. We hope with this new form of communication, members can stay on top of all the information not only from the local board, but from
INDIANA HOME SALES, PRICES ON THE RISE AT SUMMER’S END
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) — Indiana homebuyers scooped up 8,524 existing single-family homes in August, 10.7 percent more than a year earlier, according to the Real Estate Markets Report today released by the state’s REALTORS®. Other statewide year-over-year comparisons (August 2016 vs. August 2015) show: • Pending home sales increased 7.2 percent to 7,902 • Median sales price increased 2.2 percent to $140,000 • Average sales price increased 3.4 percent to $169,473 • Percentage of o