We're #hiring a full-time Systemic Investigations Coordinator, a position that works under our Inclusive Communities program to address and uncover systemic housing barriers impacting Hoosiers. Visit www.fhcci.org/volunteer-jo... to learn more and apply.

A new Harvard report finds that more than 47% of renters in the Indy metro (137,320 households) are "cost-burdened," spending over 30% of their income on rent & utilities. Nearly 25% (70,471 households) are severely cost-burdened, spending over 50% of income on housing. www.axios.com/2026/03/16/r...

Amy Nelson, executive director of the center, said the scale of the problem in Indiana is significant. "We are just evicting so many people. It is in no way equal to other states or similar-sized cities in any capacity," she said. www.wfyi.org/news/article...

“We’ll have fixed and variable operating costs… as well as any kind of capital investment,” Parisi said. “I think we’ve estimated it could be in excess of $100 million just in the investments in the units, and then operating costs on top of that.” indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/26/u...

“We might be kind of settling into an area of around 25,000 evictions each year in Marion County, which is just an incredible number… I don’t think there’s any possible way you could look at 25,000 eviction filings a year and not say that’s not a crisis.” wibc.com/882422/indy-...

The average home value in Indianapolis as of May 2025 was $233,611, a 1.9% increase over the past year, according to Zillow. Redfin reports a median sale price of $257,000, up 2.8% from the previous year. indianapolisrecorder.com/zip-code-hou...

This week's @wfyi.bsky.social Indiana Week in Review highlighted Indiana's rising foreclosure filing rates and information provided by the FHCCI. Skip to 10:42 in the video for the specific discussion. www.wfyi.org/programs/ind...

...rising rent and a shortage of affordable housing are key drivers, which leaves many renters spending a third or more of their income just to keep a roof over their heads. Warren Township, on the east side, has the highest eviction filing rate in Marion County. www.wishtv.com/news/busines...

Hoosier ratepayers are encouraged to “bring copies of their utility bills” in an affordability listening tour hosted by the state’s typically understated energy regulators. The tour kicks off this week. indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/india...

🚨 FHCCI Releases New Report, "The Stacked Deck: Eviction Filings in Marion County Townships and Neighborhoods". 🚨 To see the official press release and download a copy of the report, please visit: www.fhcci.org/news/ Thank you to The Indianapolis Foundation for making this report possible.

"When our foreclosures go to auction, unfortunately, these are more likely to be the homes that are picked up by investors – particularly, out-of-state investors – who then flip these former owner-occupied homes into expensive rentals." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/in-for...?

Nelson added that investors often buy homes with cash, an advantage over many traditional home buyers, and living in a home owned by investors is often a bad deal for renters. www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

"This is a bad look for us in general, and it does indicate that our affordability problem is kind of reaching a crisis," said Sara Coers, associate director of the Indiana University Center for Real Estate Studies. www.indystar.com/story/news/r...

“Individuals are just struggling to keep up with rising housing costs. That might be their escrow payments… cost of home insurance, property taxes," Nelson said. "Wages just simply haven’t kept up with those rising costs." www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...

IU Center for Real Estate Studies Associate Director Sara Coers saw the writing on the wall...On top of rising costs, Coers believes the state's low wages don't help. "People who are using 1995 wages to try and buy 2025," Coers said. www.wthr.com/article/news...

Indiana with 2nd highest spike in electricity rates: Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report... indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/17/r...

45 shiny new trackchairs will soon be available for use at every Indiana state park and state park inn — free of charge. To use one, call a state park office and get your name put on a list ahead of time, or roll into the office and sign up day-of. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/18/i...

As Whitfield draws the connection between housing and health, one stat is especially relevant: The life expectancy for people living in the northern part of Lawrence is more than eight years better than it is for people in the southern part of the city. mirrorindy.org/lawrence-hou...

The lawsuit, filed in New York on Monday, says OneMain employees steered borrowers into purchasing credit insurance and other loan-related products while making deceptive claims about whether the products were required and how they could be canceled. www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/13-...

Indiana has the worst foreclosure filing rate of all states in the U.S., according to new property data...Two cities — Indianapolis and Evansville — rank in the top five of all U.S. major metropolitan areas. www.wfyi.org/news/article...

“...a substantial share of what customers pay for electricity is consistently flowing to investors as profit,” the report said, “a finding that is especially significant as consumers face persistently high energy costs & financial stress.” indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/16/r...

Indiana WAS FIRST IN THE NATION for its foreclosure filing rate in February. Indianapolis and Evansville were in the top 5 of cities for their filing rates. www.attomdata.com/news/market-...

A group of 550 activists got some promises out of Indy Mayor Joe Hogsett, including a pledge to continue funding the Streets to Home initiative. www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Americans with weaker credit histories, usually from missed payments or high amounts of debt, now pay significantly more for insurance, regardless of where they live, two new studies have found. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Two friends bought nearly identical homes last year, in the same northern Minnesota neighborhood, for the same price. But Tara Novak pays more than twice as much for home insurance as Petra Rodriguez. The only difference? Ms. Novak has a lower credit score. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Data centers can contribute to fine particulate matter, a type of air pollution composed of tiny microscopic droplets filled with toxic chemicals... Breathing this type of pollution can lead to respiratory issues, such as asthma, lung cancer and premature death. mirrorindy.org/data-center-...

Last summer, Indianapolis officials launched Streets to Home Indy, a city-led campaign to house up to 350 people who lacked shelter and to close all the city's homeless camps in an organized way. As of March 3, the city is more than a third of the way there. www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

Gov. Braun signs bill that will dissolve hundreds of townships, excluding Marion County township offices. www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Is your house too cold? Low-income residents can lower their monthly utility bills through Citizen Energy Group’s House to Home program. mirrorindy.org/citizens-ene...

AES, the parent company of AES Indiana, announced on Monday that it has agreed to be purchased in a $33 billion deal by a group of large domestic and foreign investors — and could go private as soon as this year. The news prompted alarm from some... indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/02/a...

When hateful leaflets litter your community, Southern Poverty Law Center has ways you can help bring attention to the issue while supporting communities/individuals being targeted. www.splcenter.org/resources/gu...

The answer is a sweeping housing measure aimed at increasing residential development statewide and reducing housing costs — but one that stops short of fully stripping zoning authority from cities like Fishers. www.larryinfishers.com/2026/03/02/s...

Some of the issues addressed were schools in Indianapolis, Marion County judges and road funding for the city. www.axios.com/local/indian...

Our friends at the Indiana Justice Project will have an Eviction Sealing Clinic on March 21. Please share in your networks!

“It’s going to create overcrowdedness in the jails, which means what? They’re going to go to the (local) council and say, ‘Give us more money to build more jails,'” said Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/27/i...

"we were the lowest performing state amongst our peers in wages and income...while cost of living tends to be low in Indiana, this does not offset the fact that Hoosiers consistently earn less & have less purchasing power than citizens in our peer states." indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/24/l...

FHCCI Statement on HB 1193 (Civil Rights Commission): The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) provides this background and comments regarding changes proposed in HB 1193 (Civil Rights Commission). Read the full statement here: www.fhcci.org/wp-content/u...

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says it stands with other Indiana sheriff’s offices in opposing Senate Bill 285. news.wnin.org/2026-02-18/s...