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We're told over and over again that Indiana is one of the best places to buy a home because of the affordability.

However, you could say it's also a housing nightmare in America's best state to buy a house.

Banks are suddenly seizing thousands of properties across the state, and Indiana has been among the states with the highest foreclosure rates.

I believe we're actually number one. Foreclosures rising in Indianapolis, also Marion County.

You also have pre-foreclosure filings.

They've climbed year over year, and this is showing an uptick even after the pandemic drop has ended.

So you've got rising housing costs, and you've got those rising property taxes, and they are squeezing homeowners.

Yeah, so absolutely.

Indianapolis, actually the state of Indiana had the highest rate of foreclosures in February

2026, higher than any other in the country.

Now, keep in mind that's on a per capita basis.

Obviously, you know, California is the most populous state in the country and they're always

going to have the most by sheer raw numbers.

But when you look at it as a per capita basis, Indiana, Indiana was the number one housing market to have

the most foreclosures in February of 2026. So you've got pandemic-era Indiana homeowner assistance

funds. They may have helped for a little bit. Those programs are since closed. So now that's just leaving fewer

supports available. And that is property taxes causing all of these foreclosures.

Yeah. And that's certainly a big part of it. Another big part of it, too, is that we've seen

just a very little wage growth here in the state of Indiana. So if you've been here, if you're a

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