Northwest Indiana Real Estate

March 2011 - Posts

• Personal Income- February 20111

  Personal income in February 2011 rose 0.3%. Nominal personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 0.7% while real PCE rose 0.3%. Nominal disposable personal income (DPI) increased 0.3% while real DPI fell 0.1%. The personal saving rate as a percentage Read More... Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 7:00 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• About Your Health

  CRKP- The latest "SuperBug" About 36 states have had cases of this potentially fatal virus. There is no effective anti-virus medication for this particular strain. It appears that the "bug" is predominately found in, of all places, Read More... Posted Friday, March 25, 2011 6:29 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• Gross Domestic Product- 4th Quarter 2010

  Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to today’s third estimate. This follows a growth rate of 2.6% in the third quarter. Real GDP grew 2.9% in 2010 overall. Corporate profits grew Read More... Posted Friday, March 25, 2011 12:59 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• New Residential Sales- Feb 2011

  Sales of new single-family homes in February 2011 were 250,000 at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate, 16.9 percent below the revised January level, and 28.0 percent below their year-ago level. Data supplied by the Economic and Statistical Administratio Read More... Posted Thursday, March 24, 2011 7:00 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• Kingsbury Industrial Park

  La Porte County moves forward with $6 million KIP improvements Alicia Ebaugh , Herald-Argus Staff Writer LA PORTE ­— County officials Monday approved a $6 million dollar loan to replace more than a mile of railroad track leading to Kingsbury Read More... Posted Sunday, March 20, 2011 10:05 AM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• LaPorte County Unemployment Benefits

  Cut in benefits could cost La Porte County economy, Democratic Caucus report says Alicia Ebaugh , Herald-Argus Staff Writer INDIANAPOLIS — An upcoming cut in unemployment benefits could cost La Porte County’s economy nearly $40 million a year, Read More... Posted Sunday, March 20, 2011 10:02 AM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• Indiana Senate

  Indiana looks at banning cell phone use while driving Jon Seidel , Post-Tribune Staff Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers could be banned from using hand-held cell phones while driving under a bill amendment that cleared the Senate Monday. Sen. Brent Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:39 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• Residential Construction - Feb 2011

  Building permits in February 2011 were 517,000, down 8.2% from January and down 20.5% from February 2010. Housing starts were 479,000 in February 2011, down 22.5% from the prior month and down 20.8% from the prior year. Data supplied by the Economic and Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:27 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments

• Indian Unemployment

  Dropped to a 2 yr low LaPorte County at 11.2% Read More... Posted Friday, March 11, 2011 8:32 PM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Community Information

• Open House in Michigan Township on Sunday

  March 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Michigan Township, Michigan City - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 124 Fogarty St. on March 13 from Read More... Posted Monday, March 07, 2011 7:44 AM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Open Houses

• Single Story For Sale in Michigan Township

  • 1,126 sq. ft., 1 bath, 2 bdrm single story "Loft Attic" - MLS® $124,900 Michigan Township, Michigan City - Newer updates. Main bedroom enlarged. Improvements made to lower bedroom/family room area. Upper loft area finished. New garage Read More... Posted Monday, March 07, 2011 7:41 AM by Tom Cofer | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale