Higher prices. Fewer transactions.
- Median sale price
- $300,000+3% year-over-year
- Closed sales
- 517−16% year-over-year
House of Luxury market insight
Northwest Indiana housing, placed in context.
Dated housing reports for Lake and Porter counties, with the figures, sources and context behind the headlines.
The latest edition · August 2026
Two counties. Their own market stories.
Published October 4, 2026. All residential properties, including new construction, across all price points. County figures are not town-specific or luxury-only results.
Prices rose as market time lengthened.
- Median sale price
- $358,250+5% year-over-year
- Closed sales
- 197−10% year-over-year
Source: Indiana Association of REALTORS® Housing Hub / IAR MLS Data Warehouse. Each report links to its source and explains its definitions. August is the latest monthly period verified for this edition on October 4, 2026.
Beyond the headline
A market number is only useful when it answers the right question.
Price, inventory, days on market, condition, location, and property type behave differently from one Northwest Indiana community—and sometimes one neighborhood—to the next. Use these county reports as a starting point, then examine the properties that match your decision.
Methodology
Built to be useful—and verifiable.
Defined first
Each report identifies its geography, property coverage, price segment and reporting period.
Traceable figures
Source links and retrieval dates accompany the numbers. Published editions preserve their dated snapshot.
Context matters
Definitions matter: time to contract is not time to closing, and a county median is not a home valuation.
From data to decisions
House of Luxury interpretation is labeled separately from reported figures. Contact Kelli for a property-specific discussion.
Local market hubs
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Lake County
St. John market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountyCrown Point market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountyCedar Lake market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountyDyer market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountySchererville market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountyMerrillville market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountyLowell market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Porter CountyValparaiso market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Porter CountyChesterton market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Porter CountyPorter market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
View local guide Lake CountyMunster market
Neighborhood context, housing character, new-construction considerations, and local perspective.
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