Brian Beaver's (bbeaver) Blog

Another exciting condo development downtown is Meridian Arch.  It is a renovated Church that sits adjacent to the War Memorial and the new Downtown Library.  The developer is Hearthview Residential (www.hearthview.com).  The aminenitites of these condo's is really quite stunning, they have the un...

Carmel's population rises to 68,653Carmel's population has climbed to 68,653, according to preliminary results from a special census the city paid to conduct this summer.Carmel Chamber President Mo Merhoff shared the news during Wednesday's Chamber of Commerce luncheon, indicating that the final ...

757 Mass Ave is another major condo project happening on, well Mass Ave. This was built by Beilouny Luxury Properties and is yet another high-end well developed residential property.  It is situated on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and College avenue, which if you don't know is a very energe...

  I know this isn't a new development, but I thought it's a pretty substantial piece of residential property downtown. So, I thought I would do a little blog about it on here! 333 Mass. Ave. is in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.  This condo development has unimaginable urban feal.  With moder...

                                   15-Year Mortgage                   30-Year Mortgage                        1-Year ARMCurrent                                5.71                                  6.09                                  5.731 Month Prior                        5.64                 ...

 By Bill Ruthhart bill.ruthhart@indystar.comWESTFIELD, Ind. -- Plans are in the works for another high-end lifestyle shopping center in Hamilton County, this time along U.S. 31 in the emerging suburb of Westfield. Proposed: If approved, Lantern Commons at 161st Street and U.S. 31 would open in th...

By Bill Ruthhart bill.ruthhart@indystar.comWESTFIELD, Ind. -- Surrounding the crates of squash, pumpkins and watermelons at Randy Bilskie's roadside produce stand are fields of golden corn and soybeans. Change coming: Some farm fields will be replaced with new homes and businesses as Westfield gr...

Mortgage rates tumbleFixed 30-year rate slips to 6.31% and may help home buyers looking to reset rates, says Freddie Mac.September 13 2007: 10:14 AM EDTNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Mortgage rates dropped in the latest week, which could help home buyers who are looking to refinance, Freddie Mac repo...

Momentum building for Muncie-to-Indy commuter railBy SETH SLABAUGH seths@muncie.gannett.com 37 Comments MUNCIE -- Support is developing for a commuter rail system connecting Muncie to Indianapolis. "We are in the consensus-building phase, building a critical mass of people who believe this is imp...

Carmel to take over Keystone Avenue and get $90 million from stateNoblesville Daily TimesBy William Fouts, Noblesville Daily Timeswfouts@noblesvilledailytimes.comUnder terms of an agreement between the city of Carmel and the state, Carmel will assume ownership of Keystone Avenue from 96th Street ...