In August 2025, the city of Alexandria shut off the park’s water supply after the defendants failed to pay utility bills, leaving approximately 27 occupied homes without pressurized potable water, according to the lawsuit. www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/ind...

"A growing body of research finds that neighborhoods with a history of redlining also tend to have higher concentrations of environmental burdens, including industrial land uses, heavily trafficked transportation arteries and other [locally unwanted land uses]..."

The national bank branch network grew for the second consecutive quarter in the first three months of 2026. 267 full-service branches were opened between January and March while 217 branches were closed, producing a net gain of 50 locations. ncrc.org/after-15-yea...

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions made the announcement last month in a WARN Notice filed with the State of Indiana. Established in 1974 as the Central Indiana Council on Aging, CICOA is a non-profit that connects older adults and people with disabilities to the proper care. fox59.com/news/indynew...

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An Urban Institute study found that corporate landlords added an additional 10-30% to renters’ monthly housing costs in junk fees, with charges including “receipt convenience fees” for the so-called convenience of paying rent online and mandatory “valet trash fees.” shelterforce.org/2026/04/28/s...

Housing is a prime example of how rising basic costs push Hoosiers out of economic stability, even for those making average incomes. In 2025, 14 of Indiana’s top 20 largest occupations did not pay enough to meet the state’s “housing wage”... indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/04/t...

the now 88-year-old Black woman has witnessed the lasting effects of redlining unfold in her neighborhood: a decrease in Black homeowners, unequal lending, ongoing disinvestment, gentrification & a rise in institutional investors buying homes & turning them into rentals. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

“It’s important to realize that when there’s a foreclosure filing that’s actually public record, & so a scammer can get that information very easily & target those homeowners with direct mailings or even try to get their other contact information to reach them” www.wishtv.com/news/scammer...

“It’s important for people to realize that when there’s a foreclosure filing that’s actually public record...so a scammer can get that information easily & target those homeowners with direct mailings or even try to get their other contact information to reach them." www.wishtv.com/news/scammer...

The proposed apartments would be reserved for people making between 50% and 70% of the area median income. For a family of three, 50% of the area median income is about $50,000. mirrorindy.org/low-income-a...

Construction is set to begin next month on a 200-unit affordable housing project along a portion of Fall Creek south of the Indiana State Fairgrounds and will consist entirely of units for individuals and families making up to 60% of the area median income. www.ibj.com/articles/con...

The administration is working on a rule change that would deduct the value of a disabled adult’s bedroom from their SSI allotment, even if the family members they live with are poor enough to qualify for food stamps. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

To consider selling, mortgage rates would need to fall below 4% for 2 in 5 homeowners with sub-6% mortgages and below 3% for 1 in 5 homeowners, the survey found. www.realestatenews.com/2026/04/27/a...

Indiana ranks 38th in nation for teacher pay despite recent efforts by lawmakers to boost teacher salaries — a trend the Indiana State Teachers Association attributes to inflation, compression of mid-career salaries & limited collective bargaining rights. indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/nea-r...

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“There are not spaces and shelter. All of our programs are nearly full,” said Emmy Hildebrand, adding that resources required to enforce the law — including jail space and court staffing — could be better spent on helping the unhoused have shelter. www.wthr.com/article/news...

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie area ranked No. 11 nationally for worst annual particle pollution out of 211 U.S. metros. Marion County is one of just 20 counties that failed every pollution test in the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air Report. www.axios.com/local/indian...

“These companies like Indiana because preemptive legislation makes the state a very landlord- and industry-friendly state.” pro.stateaffairs.com/in/housing/r...

As proposed, the development would consist of 242 apartments for individuals and families making 50% to 70% of the area’s median income. www.ibj.com/articles/ann...

For the past few months, a group of 15 Far Eastsiders have met to learn more about local government, community engagement and advocacy to pave the way for it. mirrorindy.org/far-eastside...

TWG owns 42 properties in Indianapolis, including Florence Fay Senior Apartments, Morton School Senior Apartments and Lawrence Senior Apartments. mirrorindy.org/documenters-...

The documents reveal REITs often select the management who oversee the operations and leave them in place even when they are aware of threadbare staffing, floundering governance, repeated safety violations, or other problems that hamper quality of care. www.npr.org/2026/04/19/n...

“Indiana was cited in February for being highest in the nation for foreclosure rates and Evansville was number five as a city in cities over 200,000,” says Fair Housing Executive Director Amy Nelson. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The Marion County Recorder’s Office says property fraud is happening more often than many Hoosiers realize. www.wthr.com/article/news...

Indiana enrollment dropped 11% in one year indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/09/r...

Kerwin Olson, executive director of consumer advocacy group Citizens Action Coalition, said he was disappointed that advocates whose organizations supported the legislation were not invited to the event. indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/braun...

“‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ loans—short-term, high-cost loans that are little more than repackaged payday loans”, and works to expose “predatory creditors capitalizing on sky-high rents by driving families into debt.” pestakeholder.org/news/thoma-b...

More than 10,000 veterans lost homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when the Trump administration shut down a key safety net in the VA home loan program, according to the latest industry data. That is the highest pace of foreclosures for VA loans in a decade. www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...

Indiana dropped 100,000 from Medicaid — and has no idea what comes next When people lose insurance, they don't stop getting sick. They just stop coming in early — and end up costing everyone far more. www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

"It's just heartbreaking. Not only is it numbers for us, but people contact us every day who are struggling. We hear their stories. We hear how it was a car breakdown that got them behind, or it was a temporary job loss," Nelson said. www.wthr.com/article/news...

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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...