Johnson County sees increase, new-home permits fall most places in Indy metro for third straight month

Johnson County sees increase, new-home permits fall most places in Indy metro for third straight month

After a strong 2024, central Indiana builders are continuing to see a slump in demand for new homes in early 2025. Builders filed 735 single-family building permits in the nine-county area in March, a decrease of 16% compared with the same month of 2024, according to the latest statistics from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis, or BAGI. It was the third straight month of declining filings on a year-over-year basis following a stre…