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I always knew it was a great place to live and values for housing was very affordable. Now it's been validated by the Today Show and Barbara Corcoran, a real-estate contributor to the Today Show.

Jan 6, 2010

South Bend is the best city in the nation to find value, stability and rising prices in a home while living in a community with anticipated job growth, according to a real estate expert interviewed Jan. 5 on NBC-TV's Today Show.

Barbara Corcoran, a real-estate contributor to the Today Show and CNBC, ranked South Bend first among the "Top 10 Cities for Bargain Homes."

In South Bend, Corcoran told interviewer Ann Curry, the median "price is just $89,000, and prices have been rising steadily for almost a full year now.

"Still, the median price is only half of what it is in the rest of the nation," she said. "That's an enormous difference -- a lot of house for the dollars."

Corcoran's report showed a three-bedroom Victorian home in South Bend as she commented, "Pretty! Pretty! Pretty! It's $90,000. That is a creampuff of a house - in great condition."

If the availability of housing values weren't enough to put South Bend atop her list, "the cost of living is a whopping 29 percent lower than anywhere else," added Corcoran who sold her company The Corcoran Group for $70 million in 2001.

South Bend's value for housing confirms the experience of Sue Solmos, a former Indianapolis real-estate agent who moved to South Bend in 2008 to become the residential marketing specialist for the City of South Bend's Department of Community and Economic Development.

"I was delighted to see that we were on the top 10 list and even more impressed to see that we were No. 1, as we well should be," Solmos said. "Given that we have 10 universities and colleges, this new high-tech initiative going on and absolutely fabulous neighborhoods with magnificent housing stock, South Bend is an obvious choice. We are a train ride to Chicago, a short ride to the beaches of Lake Michigan and, for a city our size, we have surprisingly good arts and culture."

Here is Corcoran's ranking of cities as appeared on the Today Show:

1. South Bend, Ind.
2. Akron, Ohio
3. Topeka, Kan.
4. New Haven, Conn.
5. Tucson, Ariz.
6. Minneapolis
7. Portland, Maine
8. Miami
9. Kingston, N.Y.
10. Trenton, N.J.

NICE & CLEAN WITH SO MANY UPDATES. NEW ROOF, GUTTERS & WATER SOFTENER '07. SOME NEW WINDOWS IN '07 & '03. NEW FURNACE & H20 HEATER '03. UPDATED BATH & KITCHEN '03 (ALL APPLS.STAY). CHARMING DECOR WITH NEUTRAL PAINT & WOOD TRIM. NEWER FLOORING, COVERED FRONT PORCH. 1 BR HAS FULL STAIRCASE TO ATTIC (IN CLOSET). FENCED YARD WITH 12 X 14 STORAGE SHED. TWO WINDOW A/C UNITS INCLUDED.

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1626 Caroline Street in South Bend will be auctioned by Scheerer McCulloch Auctioneers, with no reserves at 11:00 am on Sunday November 22, 2009;

912 square feet, 1 story frame bungalow on a partial basement with a porch. Carpeted, 2 bedroom, 1 bath plus full steps to floored attic. Partial basement with gas forced furnace, waterheater and hook ups for washer and dryer. 1 x 14 deck in fenced back yard with 8 x 10 storage shed. Built in 1926, lot size is 45 x 154, 2007 taxes $1306.73. Zoned residential. Click Here to see photos of the property. Scroll down to November 22, 2009.

For more information contact David Meyers at Scheerer McCulloch Auctioneers at 260-580-3400. Final Open House will be held Tuesday November 17th, 2009 from 4 to 6 pm.