housing

Housing is a key voting issue in Central Indiana, so we launched a FAQ to answer 14 common housing-related questions we heard from our community. The next step is to answer even more — with your input.

Residence value grew slower, despite complaints from struggling homeowners — and skepticism from state leaders of Indiana's market-based assessment system.

The program hopes that by hiring people who have been involved with the justice system, they can help their peers navigate the challenge of finding housing with a criminal record.

A new report by Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana finds that Marion County filed nearly 19,000 eviction cases in the first nine months of 2025.

The Indianapolis and Evansville metropolitan areas rank in the top five of all U.S. cities.

The effort aims to end chronic street homelessness in the city by 2028 by quickly moving people from encampments into housing and providing services like mental health care and job support.

The top five concerns identified through the health assessment are mental health and wellbeing, access to health care, housing, trauma and injury prevention, and infant mortality.

Supporters say state action is needed to boost housing supply, but critics question whether the bill will actually lower costs.

For Indiana residents buying their first home, there are several state and local programs designed to help with down payments, closing costs, and mortgage terms.

The Housing Choice Vouchers Program, also known as Section 8, was created to help low-income families, elderly persons, veterans and disabled individuals afford housing in the private market.