While central Indiana pended home sales decreased during the December holidays, homes continued to leave the market at a brisk pace and available inventory continued to climb.
According to F.C. Tucker:
- Available housing inventory increased 18.7% compared to December 2024
- Pended home sales increased 6.3% compared to December 2024
- Homes sold in a median of 17 days, spending three days longer on the market than this time last year
- Compared to December 2024, the median home sale price for the 16-county central Indiana region increased 2% to $305,000
In December 2025, 1,746 central Indiana homes were purchased, a decrease of 6.3% from the 1,863 sold in December 2024.
- Decatur County had the greatest increase in pended home sales in December 2025, up 33.3% compared to this time last year
- Brown County pended sales had the greatest decrease, with 40% fewer home sold compared to December 2024
Central Indiana year-to-date home sale prices increased 3% overall.
- Shelby County recorded the largest year-to-date median home sale price decrease, down 0.4% to $249,000
- Hamilton County had the highest year-to-date median home sale price in the region at $458,990
- Homes sold in 17 days, spending three days or 21.4%, longer on the market than December 2024. Boone County homes sold one day, or 7.1%, faster than this time last year, leaving the market in 13 days
Central Indiana experienced an 18.7% increase in overall available home inventory in December 2025, compared to December 2024, with 871 more homes available for sale.
- Hancock County had the largest inventory increase — up 57.8% compared to December 2024
- Shelby County had the greatest inventory decrease in the 16-county central Indiana area compared to this time last year, down 57.1%.
”The central Indiana residential real estate market slowed down during the December holiday season, as expected,” said Jim Litten, F.C. Tucker Company Chairman of the board and CEO. “However, we saw another slight decrease in mortgage interest rates and inventory continues to be robust throughout Indiana, providing a larger selection of homes available for sale at various price points.”
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