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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · Jul 23

#FairHousingIs... the foundation. It determines so many outcomes of your life. Our mission is to remove barriers to Hoosiers' choices of housing, but our funding is under threat, and we need your help.

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#FairHousingIs...the Foundation Campaign Launch

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 2d

A key factor behind the rise in foreclosure rates is the growing cost home insurance, utilities, property taxes, repairs and other homeownership expenses...homeowners with a mortgage pay an average of $2,370 a year for property coverage, up nearly 70% from 5 years ago
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Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs

A growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 2d

“I think everybody should be extremely concerned,” Kerwin Olson said. “What we’ve seen with utilities is the farther away from the community the ownership is, the less they care.”
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As private equity pursues public utilities, reports say BlackRock subsidiary wants to buy AES - Indianapolis Business Journal

BlackRock’s interest in AES represents a growing trend of private equity firms investing in, or buying outright, public utility companies as artificial intelligence fuels increasing electricity demand...

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 2d

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These Indiana residents have brown water and want their town to tell them why

Residents in Lapel, Indiana, are experiencing brown water coming out of their taps and are worried that the water is not safe to drink.

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 2d

The national median single-family home price grew to 5 times the median household income in 2024, nearly matching previous record highs, writes @pjwhit.bsky.social in a new blog post. As a result, homeownership remains out of reach for many prospective buyers.

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Home Prices Surge to Five Times Median Income, Nearing Historic Highs

Last year single-family home prices continued to climb steadily back to record-high multiples of household income. In our most recent State of the Nat

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 2d

The lawsuit seeks to stop the defendants from luring homebuyers into buying more expensive homes with larger mortgages and get back all money the homeowners lost. Under the RICO, homeowners may be entitled to three times their out-of-pocket losses.
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Homeowners Sue D.R. Horton Over Deceptive Home Sales & Financing Scheme

Lawsuit Seeks Relief for Bait-and-Switch Practices That Hid the True Costs of Homes from First-Time Buyers

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 2d

"Rent is completely unaffordable right now, and this deal is going to make things worse," CT AG Tong said.
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5 states join FTC in suing Zillow, Redfin over rentals partnership

The legal action brought by attorneys general in Arizona, Connecticut, New York, Virginia and Washington state comes a day after the FTC filed its own lawsuit.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 6d

Lawyers for the plaintiffs, who have estimated that the settlement class could include millions of renters, said they hope the agreements will curb the practice of landlords sharing nonpublic data.

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Greystar agrees to $50 million settlement in RealPage rental pricing lawsuit

Property management giant Greystar has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve a lawsuit by renters who accused the company of conspiring with rivals to inflate rental prices using software made by RealPage.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 6d

A potential lack of funds for the Indianapolis Housing Agency Housing Choice Voucher Program could mean families may be terminated from the program.

The next IHA Board of Commissioners meeting is 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at 1935 N. Meridian St.

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Families may be terminated from IHA program

A potential funding shortfall in housing assistance payments leads the board to consider terminating families from the Housing Voucher Program.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

Hamilton County leaders are making tough choices, from pausing plans for a domestic violence shelter to eliminating city positions, in response to the millions of dollars in lost projected revenue due to new statewide property tax cuts.

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Hamilton County officials pause projects, eliminate jobs in aftermath of property tax reform

Hamilton County leaders are making tough choices in response to the millions of dollars in lost projected revenue due to statewide property tax cuts.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

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A peek inside the confusion and 'chaos' of Indianapolis' new immigration court

IndyStar spent 16 hours over several days inside the federal building to observe the country’s newest immigration court.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

Senators Young (R-Ind.) & Gallego (D-Ariz.) introduced the Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act, legislation to help more Americans buy their first home by increasing the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) tax exception withdrawal limit for first-time homebuyers.
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Young, Gallego Introduce Bill to Help First-Time Homebuyers - Senator Young

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) introduced the Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act, legislation to help more Americans buy their first home by increasing the...

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

By tracking recent for-sale listings that were converted to rentals, Parcl Labs, a housing data and analytics firm, found that “accidental landlords” — homeowners who chose the last option — were becoming more common, especially in the country’s Sun Belt region.

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The Rise of ‘Accidental Landlords’

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

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Who's In Charge Of The Water In Madison County, Indiana?

Local Officials Fumble As Residents Raise Concerns About The Look Of Their Water

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

An online search for “Chase Zelle scam” turned up many posts on social media describing calls...people should be wary of answering calls from strange numbers; if it’s someone claiming to be from a bank, hang up and call the bank’s number on your debit card.
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I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This One Almost Got Me.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

"I thought that this was absurd," Castillo said. "This is an unsolicited inspection on my home. I never asked for this."
She was told to replace her roof entirely, or get her own photos to prove it's in good shape, otherwise she'd risk losing her coverage in November.
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Kane County woman says Allstate threatened to drop insurance over Google Earth photos

Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a hom...

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

The SEC’s complaint alleges that, from 2020 through at least June 2024, Drive Planning and its CEO Russell Todd Burkhalter, raised more than $300 million for purported real estate investments, telling investors their money would be used to fund land development projects.
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A year later FBI still investigating financial firm with Fishers ties

The FBI is still conducting a criminal investigation into Drive Planning LLC, a financial firm that, as of last year, operated offices in Fishers, Florida, and Georgia.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

The proposed settlement applies to only FPI & would not affect ongoing claims against Yardi or the remaining landlords. FPI admitted no wrongdoing, the renters said in their motion, but agreed to refrain from engaging in the alleged price-fixing conduct going forward.
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FPI Signs $2.8M Deal To Exit Yardi Price-Fixing Class Action - Law360

Property management firm FPI Management Inc. has reached a $2.8 million deal to settle a proposed price-fixing class action in Washington federal court accusing it and others of using Yardi Systems In...

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

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FTC Accuses Zillow, Redfin Of Stifling Rental Ad Competition - Law360

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in Virginia federal court on Tuesday accusing Zillow of paying Redfin more than $100 million to stop competing for the sale of rental housing advertisement...

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

The agreement between landlord, Jeff Jones, and Bloomington requires the rental properties to come into compliance with local health and safety standards, at Jones’ expense...he will no longer be allowed to work as a landlord in Bloomington.

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Landlord with history of 'egregious' health, safety violations to sell all his properties

“He has said his plans are to retire,” a city official said.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 7d

We have 3 FREE virtual trainings throughout October for you to learn about #fairhousing rights and responsibilities.

Here's the schedule:
🔴 10/17: Fair Housing Basics
🔵 10/24: Fair Housing Disability
🟠 10/29: Domestic Violence and VAWA

Advanced registration is required: www.fhcci.org/events

Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 8d

#FairHousingIs empowering people with the understanding of their fair housing rights, which allows them to advocate for themselves to housing providers, at community meetings, and with elected officials.

Learn about fair housing rights at our upcoming FREE, virtual trainings: www.fhcci.org/events

Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 13d

#FairHousingIs working with people with disabilities to make their housing #accessible.

Did you know? Fair housing protections grant those with disabilities the right to request reasonable accommodations of a housing provider.

Learn more about the FHCCI impact here: www.fhcci.org/about/impact/

Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 13d

"DePerro said that military housing officials at all seven installations either failed to complete the checklist or skipped parts of the checklist that could have allowed them to identify some of the hazards and concerns."

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Military families face health, safety hazards due to poor oversight of privatized housing

Defense Department's Office of Inspector General found that military housing officials did not correctly perform any of the inspections the watchdog observed.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 13d

"Utility prices have spiked, according to the consumer price index, with natural gas and electricity bills rising 13.8 and 6.2 percent, respectively, since last year."

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From electricity to rent, monthly bills are tipping the inflation scale

Housing, health care, food and utility prices are outpacing inflation and taking an outsize share of Americans’ paychecks.

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana @fairhousingin.bsky.social · 14d

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Video exclusive: Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic emphasizes Hoosiers' housing struggles - The Indiana Lawyer

In a preview of the upcoming episode of The Indiana Lawyer Podcast, Executive Director Erin Hall shares the most pressing needs that clients at the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic are facing right...