Northwest Indiana: The state's bright spot for home price appreciation

This Northwest Times article indicates that many homes in northwest Indiana are bucking the state's trend of slow price appreciation discussed in an earlier post, and owners are realizing solid gains in value:

"The median selling price of a home in Northwest Indiana in June was $141,900, a 9. 2 percent increase from last June. Nationally, the average sales price of a single-family home was $218,600, up 14.5 percent from a year ago."