VALPARAISO — During the third quarter of 2013, the Northwest Indiana residential real estate market continued its steady increase of homes sold in both Lake and Porter counties when compared to the previous year, reports Jeanne Sommer, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Alliance Group.

The last three months were the busiest third quarter in the past six years for the Valparaiso-based real estate agency, with a 50% increase in sales over 2012’s third quarter.