1 Percent Lists Indiana Real Estate Passes $110 Million in 2026 Sales and Moves to a Larger Office
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Drew Wyant Realtor - Broker - Owner
Drew Wyant's brokerage has grown from a one-agent office in Columbus to nearly 20 agents in two cities.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES, November 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- 1 Percent Indiana Real Estate, led by broker-owner Drew Wyant, has closed more than $110 million in real estate sales so far in 2026 and has moved into a larger office at 6219 Guilford Ave Suite #100, Indianapolis to make room for the agents who continue to join the discount real estate brokerage.
The low cost real estate brokerage started in Columbus, Indiana, as a single office whose owner was also its only agent. It now has nearly 20 agents working from offices in Columbus and Indianapolis. They claim that recruiting the best Realtors and a strong digital markerting presence, put together by an agency that understands real estate marketing, One Click SEO. Public data from Columbus, where the firm began, shows three conditions that have worked in its favor.
1. Sellers have more equity on the line
Columbus households earn national-level incomes but own homes that cost far less than the national average, and those homes have been gaining value quickly.
Bartholomew County's 2024 median household income was $81,019, statistically indistinguishable from the U.S. median of $81,604 and about 13% above Indiana's $71,958 (U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE).
The typical Columbus home was worth $273,475 in August 2026, about 75% of the U.S. typical value of $365,856 (Zillow Home Value Index).
From August 2022 to August 2026, Columbus home values rose 16.5%, against 4.7% nationally (Zillow). The Federal Housing Finance Agency's index shows the same direction with a smaller gap: 21.3% in Columbus versus 17.3% nationally (Q2 2022 to Q2 2026).
The more a home has gained in value, the more money its owner stands to keep or lose in the sale.
2. Selling has become harder than in the bidding-war years
Values are still rising, up 2.5% over the past year (Zillow), but buyers have regained room to negotiate.
From June to August 2026, an average of 17% of Columbus homes sold above asking price, compared with 30% nationally (Zillow).
From July to September 2026, 27% of active listings had a price cut, against 20% nationally (Realtor.com).
Columbus had 21% more homes for sale than in the same months of 2019, while U.S. inventory was still 7% below 2019 (Realtor.com).
When fewer homes sell above asking, sellers can no longer count on an overbid to cover the cost of selling. How a home is priced, and what the sale costs, decide more of what the seller walks away with.
3. The market is active and has held its value before
Columbus homes went under contract in 36 days on average in August 2026, compared with 53 days nationally, a lead the market also had in 2019 (Zillow).
In the 2006–2012 housing bust, Columbus home prices fell roughly half as much as the nation's in both of FHFA's main indexes, and by 2012 they were back above their 2006 level.
"Our sellers have built real equity, and the market no longer hands them extra money in a bidding war," said Wyant. "Getting the price right and keeping the cost of the sale down is what protects that equity. Sellers have noticed, and so have agents. That's why we've grown from one person in Columbus to nearly 20 agents and two offices in the state."
The full service, low commission real estate model has seen tremendous success by providing the same Realtor services offered by other Realtors, but at a 1% commission on the seller side, saving home sellers thousands of dollars.
Drew Wyant
1 Percent Lists Indiana Real Estate
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