• News Corp analysis ranks Indiana No. 1 in Realtor.com’s 2026 housing affordability and homebuilding report card, scoring 76.3 with an A grade.
• Indiana’s median listing price was $295,810 in 2025; typical households spent 28.3% of income on mortgage payments, below the 30% affordability threshold.
• New York ranked last at No. 51 with an 8.5 score; median listing price $668,173 consumed 55.2% of income, signaling severe affordability strain.
• New York’s permit-to-population ratio was 0.45; permitting fell 17% year over year, pointing to widening supply constraints.
• Report highlights a regional split, with all A and B grades concentrated in the South and Midwest amid a US housing shortfall near 4 million homes.

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