December Market Unusually Robust

Noblesville bucked the trend of a slow December residential real estate market, with closed home sales increasing and prices decreasing, according to F.C. Tucker Company, part of the Howard Hanna family of companies.

In Noblesville in December:

• Closed home sales increased 42 percent, with 29 additional home sold compared to this time last year
• The median home sale price decreased, down 10.4 percent to $389,688
• The median price per square foot remained at $163, the same as December 2024
• Homes in Noblesville remained on the market 25 days longer than in December 2024, selling in a median of 50 days

In Hamilton County in December:

• Pended home sales decreased 6.2 percent compared to December 2024
• Homes left the market in just 13 days, three days longer than this time last year
• Available housing inventory increased 21.9 percent compared to last year
• The median home sale price increased 4.3 percent to $458,990, compared to last year

Elsewhere, central Indiana pended home sales decreased during the December holidays, homes continued to leave the market at a brisk pace and available inventory continued to climb. Available housing inventory increased 18.7 percent compared to December 2024.

• Pended home sales decreased 6.3 percent compared to December 2024.
• Homes sold in a median of 17 days, spending three days longer on the market than this time last year.
• Compared to December 2024, the median home sale price for the 16-county central Indiana region increased 2 percent to $305,000.

In December 2025, 1,746 Central Indiana homes were purchased, a decrease of 6.3 percent from the 1,863 sold in December 2024.

• Decatur County had the greatest increase in pended home sales in December 2025, up 33.3 percent compared to this time last year.
• Brown County pended sales had the greatest decrease, with 40 percent fewer homes sold compared to December 2024.

Central Indiana year-to-date home sale prices increased 3 percent overall.

• Shelby County recorded the largest year-to-date median home sale price decrease, down 0.4 percent to $249,000.
• Homes sold in 17 days, spending three days or 21.4 percent, longer on the market than December 2024. Boone County homessold one day, or 7.1 percent, faster than this time last year, leaving the market in 13 days.

Central Indiana experienced an 18.7 percent increase in overall available home inventory in December 2025, compared to December 2024, with 871 more homes available for sale.

• Hancock County had the largest inventory increase – up 57.8 percent compared to December 2024.
• Shelby County had the greatest inventory decrease in the 16-county central Indiana area compared to this time last year, down 57.1 percent.

“The central Indiana residential real estate market slowed during the December holiday season, as expected,” said Jim Litten, F.C. Tucker Company Chairman of the Board and CEO. “However, we saw another slight decrease in mortgage interest rates and inventory continues to be robust throughout Indiana, providing a larger selection of homes available for sale at various price points.”

Of the pended home sales in the region last month, five were priced $2,000,000 or higher; 31 were priced $1,000,000 to $1,999,999; 181 were priced $500,000 to $999,999; 593 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 509 were priced $200,000 to $299,999; 339 were priced $100,000 to $199,999; and 88 were priced at $99,999 or less.