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Metropolitan School District of Pike Township Facts – 2022

LivingInPike.com Posted on July 11, 2022 by TimJuly 11, 2022

Pike High School has an A rating from the Indiana Department of Education.

707 students received their diplomas.

425 students completed coursework for college credits, with several earning multiple credits.

$13,789,248 earned in scholarships and academic awards.

15 students chose military service upon graduation.

146 students graduated with Career and Technical Education (CTE) certifications.

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Pike Township Real Estate Price Study

LivingInPike.com Posted on July 11, 2022 by TimJuly 11, 2022

Disclosure – Information Deemed Reliable, but Not Guaranteed. The information came from MIBOR’s (Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors) BLC (Broker Listing Cooperative).

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Years ago I use to say

80 percent of the houses sold in Pike Township were under $150,000. Today, the numbers have changed. 80 percent of the houses sold in Pike Township are under $307,500. Years ago it was common to see houses on the market for 60 to 90 days. Now, the average this year is 9.42 days.

Interpreting the chart

By watching the bars in certain categories, you can spot when the market changed. For instance, in 2016 the under $50,000 category had 67 homes. In the first half of this year, there were none.

In the $50,000 to $99,999 category, in 2016 there were 311 houses/condos sold. In the first half of this year, there were only 6.

The decline of $100,000 to $149,999 houses/condos is the same. 466 in 2016 to 57 so far this year.

At the same time houses/condos from $150,000 to $199,999 and $200,000 to $249,999 rocketed upward.

Why the changes?

The mix of houses/condos sold has been the same. The new builds in Pike during the 1990s and early 2000s have slowed down to a crawl. Mostly because there is no place to build that would suit builders and residents in certain areas. It comes down to supply and demand. I can remember when there were over 1,000 houses/condos on the market in Pike. This morning there are only 48. Because of this, prices have skyrocketed. Multiple offers and bidding wars have been the norm.

Watch the shift

In 2016 the majority of houses/condos sold were between $0 and $199,000. Today the majority is between $150,000 and $299,999. The average price this year is $260,000 with the median price at $235,000. The top category in 2016 was $100,000 to $149,999. This year it is $200,000 to $249,000.

Misc…

Typically in a normal market, you see very few high-priced (over $500,000) houses on the market. They may take anywhere from 90 days to 2 years to sell. Last year there were 59 with average days on the market of 48 days.

26% of houses/condos sold so far in the first half of 2022 were cash sales. The average in the past 6 years has been around 20%. In a normal market, this usually runs about 10%. There is a saying in the trade “Cash is King”. Why? Because with a cash sale, you can close within 10 days. There are fewer costs to the buyer since there is no loan. Sellers would generally take less than the list price if it was a cash sale. In my experience, I don’t find this to be true unless the cash offer is over the list price. Usually, investors will rarely do this. In this bidding wars market, loan offers come in over list price. The challenge becomes the appraisal. The lender will only lend up to the appraisal amount. If the buyer has offered over the appraisal amount, will the seller lower the price to the appraisal amount? The difference between the appraisal amount and the offer price is known as the appraisal gap. Some sellers will insist that they want the offer price even though it did not appraise. That means that the buyer has to come up with the difference in cash. That can lead to new challenges for the seller.

With interest rates now in the 5’s, buyers are getting priced out of the market in terms of higher loan payments. Pike inventory (houses on the market) has increased this year. Last year it was around 20 to 25. Right now it is about twice that.

A balanced market (not a buyers market or sellers market) is usually 6 months of sales. We would need 500 to 600 homes/condos on the market to reach that goal.

Tim

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    Tim Lord has been a Realtor for over twenty years. In late 2016, Tim opened Lord Real Estate Group. He prides himself on understanding client needs and working tirelessly on their behalf. Althought familiar with several central Indiana communities, living in Pike Township over the past thirty years has created a level of awareness for the area that is second to none. Tim's knowledge of internet marketing is also critical in successfully navigating today's real estate market. His involvement in area community organizations has created a personal connection that contributes to his being the expert in Pike Township. In addition to the local groups, Tim is a member of several industry associations.

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