Oblong

Oblong, IL · Real Estate
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Governor Braun accelerates rural housing in South Bend-Elkhart region
BREMEN – Indiana Governor Mike Braun is increasing housing and supporting talent retention and attraction with a new community-focused investment in the South Bend-Elkhart Region as leaders broke ground today on the Bremen GROWTH Project – a transformational initiative supported by the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI).
Journal Review
Scott joins F.C. Tucker West Central
F.C. Tucker West Central is pleased to announce that Carson Scott has joined its Crawfordsville office. Carson joins F.C. Tucker West Central from Taylor Real Estate Specialists in Crawfordsville, bringing several years of local real estate experience and a strong background in transaction coordination and client service. Scott began his...
Housing Wire
‘You really can’t prepare’: Indiana real estate broker reflects on unprecedented storms
Severe August storms in northwest Indiana killed seven, displaced 1,000, and left 374,500 without power. Gary Realtor Mark Keene faced showing delays and property damage but continued business. A class-action suit alleges NIPSCO's poor vegetation management; losses may exceed $5 billion. Keene urges patience amid once-in-a-century devastation. AI Summary. Mark...
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This Quiet Illinois Town With Rent Under $700 Lets Life Move At A Beautifully Slow Pace
Somewhere out in Illinois, there are little towns where the loudest sound might be birds settling into the trees at dusk. These are the kinds of places you stumble onto almost by accident, then find yourself daydreaming about long after you leave. What makes them special is not flash or...
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CIB approves letter of intent with Dora for hotel, moves ahead with Seminary Pointe demolition
The Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) is moving ahead with demolition of the Seminary Pointe buildings south of the Bloomington Convention Center. The land to be cleared is not one of the parcels that Dora Hospitality has identified for its proposed host hotel, which is planned just north of Seminary Pointe.
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The Illinois Town So Affordable It Will Make Your Jaw Drop With $750 Average Monthly Rent
Your jaw is about to drop, and it’s going to happen somewhere in Coles County, Illinois. Charleston is the town, $750 a month is the average rent, and the only real question is why more people aren’t already living here. Let’s get the number out of the way...
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Last Mountain Jack's Steakhouse Closes in Indiana After Nearly 50 Years
The last Mountain Jack's Steakhouse in the country served its final dinner on May 30, closing the book on a chain that once anchored dinner plans across metro Detroit with prime rib, dark wood dining rooms and a tableside salad cart. The Lafayette, Indiana location had operated for nearly 50 years before its property owner declined to renew the lease in favor of a national chain, even though the restaurant had just wrapped a record-breaking fiscal year.
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Carmel, Indiana Reviews Zoning Rules Under New State Housing Law
Carmel residents packed a Plan Commission hearing this week to sound off on whether the city should loosen decades-old zoning rules, with some pushing for duplexes and accessory dwelling units and others warning that taller buildings and smaller setbacks are already eroding their neighborhoods. The August 18 hearing, held to satisfy a new state mandate, drew testimony from renters, property managers, empty nesters and longtime homeowners who generally agreed Carmel needs more housing choices but differed sharply on how and where to add them.