Affordable Housing

This report is part of the work of the Fort Wayne Media Collaborative, a group of media and educational organizations looking at the issue of housing affordability.

Indiana rents are up 13% compared with last year. Experts say rents will continue to climb

“What’s missing in Fort Wayne isn’t more money to address these challenges. It’s more people willing to make connections.”

A bill to make it easier for nonprofits to purchase distressed homes is in its final steps in the Indiana General Assembly.

Hoosiers from across the state gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Thursday to demand legislation to protect tenants. Organizers created Tenants Day of...

Indiana housing advocates say the state’s new Rental Assistance Program sets up the “pipeline” to help Hoosiers in need – but that it still needs to be…

Indiana housing advocates say the state’s new Rental Assistance Program sets up the “pipeline” to help Hoosiers in need – but that it still needs to be…

Thousands of Hoosier renters facing eviction in the coming weeks might get a little help from the state.Officials announced the creation of a Rental…

A measure to restrict local governments from creating regulations on landlords passed out of the Indiana House Monday. That’s despite pushback from…

Indiana has seen a resurgence of rent-to-own housing contracts and housing organizations are advising buyers to beware. Rent-to-own homes often target…