Central Indiana Housing Market Sees Spring Uptick 

in Pended Sales as Inventory Grows and Prices Remain Stable

INDIANAPOLIS (April 9, 2026) The central Indiana residential real estate market experienced an uptick in pended home sales in March, while home prices remained stable and available inventory continued to climb heading into the spring homebuying season, according to F.C. Tucker Company, part of the Howard Hanna family of companies.

• With 3,364 homes leaving the market, pended home sales increased 2 percent compared to March 2025 and increased 31.6 percent compared to last month.
• Available housing inventory increased 22.1 percent compared to March 2025, and increased 5.7 percent compared to last month.
• Homes sold in a median of 29 days, spending nine days longer on the market than this time last year.
• The median home sale price for the 16-county central Indiana region was $300,000, a 0.3 percent increase compared to March 2025.  

In March 2026, 3,364 Central Indiana homes were purchased, an increase of 2 percent compared to this time last year. All but three central Indiana counties saw increases in pended home sales.

• Decatur County had the greatest increase in pended home sales in March 2026, up 88.9 percent compared to this time last year.
• Hancock County pended sales had the greatest decrease, with 9.9 percent fewer homes sold compared to March 2025.

Central Indiana year-to-date home sale prices increased 1.4 percent overall.

• Jackson County recorded the largest year-to-date median home sale price decrease, down          10.9 percent to $205,000.
• Hamilton County had the highest year-to-date median home sale price in the region at $450,000.
• Homes sold in 29 days, spending nine days, or 45 percent, longer on the market than March 2025. Montgomery County homes sold 18 days, or 52.9 percent, faster than this time last year, leaving the market in 16 days.

Central Indiana experienced a 22.1 percent increase in overall available home inventory in March 2026, compared to March 2025, with 940 more homes available for sale.

• Jackson County had the largest inventory increase – up 53.3 percent compared to March 2025.
• Brown County had the greatest inventory decrease in the 16-county central Indiana area compared to this time last year, down 9.4 percent.

“As we enter the spring homebuying season, the market is beginning to pick up momentum,” said Jim Litten, F.C. Tucker Company Chairman of the Board and CEO. “Pended sales are increasing, and with inventory up more than 20 percent year-over-year, buyers continue to have a greater selection. Prices also remain steady, signaling a healthy and balanced market overall.”

Of the pended home sales in the region last month, six were priced $2,000,000 or higher; 78 were priced $1,000,000 to $1,999,999; 491 were priced $500,000 to $999,999; 1,189 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 989 were priced $200,000 to $299,999; 523 were priced $100,000 to $199,999; and 88 were priced at $99,999 or less.

Editor’s Notes: 

• All statistics were compiled by F.C. Tucker Company from a report drawn from BLC® statistics on         October 8, 2024. Because of delayed processing through other agencies or boards, these numbers are subject to change.

• Effective April 7, 2019, data from MIBOR only reports on single family homes and excludes condo sales. F.C. Tucker will continue to include condo sales in this report.

•  “Pending” means the sales contract has been signed, but the transaction has not closed. According to the NAR, pending sales typically are finalized within a month or two of signing.

•  “Active Listings – Inventory” is a snapshot frozen in time at the end of the stated month. Per MIBOR, effective April 1, 2018, “Active with Contingency” no longer is a status in the BLC® listing service in order to present a true picture in advertising and marketing. Those listings that were in the “Active with Contingency” status have been moved from the “Active” status to the “Pending” status.

• For this report, F.C. Tucker tracks the following counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Decatur, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam and Shelby. The first report tracking Jackson County data was pulled August 7, 2019.

PENDED SINGLE-FAMILY AND CONDOMINIUM SALES

ACTIVE LISTINGS – INVENTORY

AVERAGE SALE PRICE

Founded in 1918, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than $5 billion in annual sales, more than 40 offices, and more than 1,500 sales associates throughout Indiana and select markets in Kentucky. F.C. Tucker’s family of businesses includes a full range of real estate services—mortgages, title insurance, relocation services, a full line of insurance products, auctioning and homeowner warranty products. We have earned a reputation for our exceptional service, experienced sales associates and “Golden Rule” commitment to clients and employees. In 2021, F.C. Tucker formed a partnership with Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, the nation’s largest independently owned real estate brokerage firm, furthering each company’s ability to provide best-in-class service and enhance the real estate experience for clients by providing best-in-class agents, products and services. For more information, visit talktotucker.com.