INDIANAPOLIS — A combination of rising property taxes, surging homeowners insurance premiums, and escalating utility costs is driving a spike in housing instability across Central Indiana.
According to a comprehensive new report released by the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), titled State of Fair Housing Report – Homes at Risk: Mortgage and Tax Foreclosures in Marion County, the region is facing an escalating homeownership crisis. Data reveals that Indiana recently surged nationally for its foreclosure rate.
The data paints a stark picture of the post-pandemic housing market. Statewide, mortgage foreclosure case filings in Indiana jumped to 10,585 in 2025—a 16.1% increase from the previous year. By February 2026, real estate data firm ATTOM ranked Indiana first among all fifty states for its foreclosure rate, with one out of every 1,597 housing units facing foreclosure action…