Indiana · Housing market

The Indiana housing market, by the numbers.

Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs an Indiana seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.

  • Median sale price: $287,000
  • Median days on market: 26
  • Typical selling costs: ~6.5% of the price
  • Foreclosure timeline: 5 to 12 months
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The headline numbers.

Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Indiana market, not any specific house.

$287,000 Median sale price Source: Redfin state market tracker, May 2026
26 days Median days on market Source: Redfin state market tracker, May 2026
5.5% Average agent commission Source: Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg)
None State transfer tax Source: PropertyShark, Dec 2025 (no state transfer tax)

Selling the traditional way in Indiana: the math.

The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Indiana median sale price.

Worked on the $287,000 median sale priceSource: Redfin state market tracker, May 2026
Agent commission5.5% × $287,000 · Source: Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg) ~$15,785
Seller closing costs1% × $287,000 · Source: Redfin national 1-3% excl. commission, low end (transfer tax shown separately), May 2026 ~$2,870
Transfer taxesNo state real estate transfer tax. County-level recording fees apply. · Source: PropertyShark, Dec 2025 (no state transfer tax) $0
Typical cost of a traditional sale≈ 6.5% of the median sale price ≈ $18,655

How to read this: on the $287,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $268,345 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.85%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 26 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Indiana median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.

The Indiana foreclosure clock.

Indiana uses a judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 5 to 12 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.

How long it really takes: Practitioner estimate: about 6-12 months from filing to sheriff's sale for an occupied home (3-month statutory floor + judgment + sale scheduling); uncontested cases in fast counties can be shorter.

Primary statute: IC 32-29-7. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.

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If you need to sell fast.

The numbers above describe the traditional route in Indiana: roughly 6.5% of the price in selling costs and about 26 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.

Where we fit: Fair Home Cash is a connector, not the buyer. We put Indiana homeowners in touch with independent cash buyers who purchase houses as-is; buyers pay us a flat marketing fee for the connection, and we never take a cut of your sale. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.

See what the Indiana numbers mean for your house.

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