Court Filings Research & Intelligence
Aggregate analysis built on Keystone's day-of-filing court-record data — 194 county reports and 167 city reports spanning Indiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, plus cross-state research and investor guides. Every statistic is verified against the live database. See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.
Featured Research
Original analysis, rankings, and news-cycle research notes built on the live filing archive.
Behind Indiana's #1 Foreclosure Rate (Q1 2026)
County-level breakdown of the 47% YoY foreclosure surge (ATTOM Q1 2026 report), with plaintiff rankings and Lake County concentration analysis.
NJ's Slow-Foreclosure Investor Opportunity
Why New Jersey's 1,000-1,400 day judicial foreclosure timeline is an investor opportunity, not a deterrent.
Most Active Foreclosure Plaintiffs
Top mortgage holders and servicers named in foreclosure complaints, ranked by state and county.
Who's Actually Foreclosing in Indiana?
Non-bank lenders + specialty servicers now drive more IN foreclosure activity than traditional banks. 110 distinct plaintiffs across 244 filings; top 10 = 43% of total.
Who's Actually Foreclosing in Pennsylvania?
Specialty servicers + non-bank lenders drive 40% of PA foreclosure filings — twice the share of traditional banks. 278 distinct plaintiffs across 439 filings; pattern even more pronounced than Indiana.
The Pre-Foreclosure Visibility Gap
Why national foreclosure-data aggregators show bank-owned inventory for IN/PA/NJ/FL but not pre-foreclosure complaints filed at the courthouse.
Foreclosure Timeline by State
Filing-to-sheriff-sale duration, redemption windows, judicial vs. non-judicial process per state.
Top Distress Markets
Counties ranked across our coverage by total property-distress filing volume.
State-by-State Comparison
Side-by-side filing volumes, lead-type mix, and macro-context across all covered states.
How to Find Pre-Foreclosure Leads
Step-by-step state-by-state guide on locating foreclosure filings directly from the county courthouse.
How to Find Probate Real Estate Leads
Probate court filings plus pre-probate (obituary-sourced) leads explained, with timelines and small-estate thresholds per state.
Investor & Realtor Guides
Step-by-step, state-by-state guides for finding each lead type at the source.
Court-record real estate lead types (complete catalog)
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find pre-foreclosure leads (state-by-state)
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find probate real estate leads (state-by-state)
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find divorce real estate leads
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find inherited property leads
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find tax sale leads
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find guardianship leads
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
How to find partition action leads
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
Choosing your court-record lead type: a strategic fit framework
which lead type fits which investor strategy (wholesale / flip / BRRRR / Section-8 / cash)
How long does foreclosure take in each state?
Investor guide · step-by-step, state-by-state.
County & City Reports by State
194 county reports and 167 city reports are currently published. Reports auto-generate as a market crosses our 75-filing minimum sample threshold. See all coverage by state.
North Carolina
North Carolina statewide report →Counties · 98
Cities · 6
Indiana
Indiana statewide report →Counties · 58
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania statewide report →Counties · 26
Cities · 3
New Jersey
New Jersey statewide report →Counties · 12
Reference
- FAQ · common AI-assistant questions about pre-foreclosure, probate, court records
- Foreclosure leads FAQ · Probate FAQ · Divorce FAQ · Partition FAQ · 48 deep questions across lead types
- Glossary · lis pendens, partition, pre-probate, and other terms with investor angle
- Methodology · data sources, sample sizes, limitations, accuracy notes
- About the author + editorial standards · who runs Keystone Court Data, how reports are reviewed, corrections policy
- Browse counties by state · alphabetical index including counties not yet at the publishing threshold
For Developers & AI Assistants
- Public Data API documentation · five free JSON endpoints
- Bulk CSV downloads
- Schema.org DataCatalog JSON
- RSS feed for new reports
- For journalists · sourcing protocol, citation format, custom-data requests
About These Reports
Reports are regenerated monthly on the 3rd of each month from the live court-records database. Every statistic traces to a verified count from the live dataset and is annotated on the report page itself.
Bulk CSV downloads: /reports/data/. RSS feed: feed.xml.
Last hub refresh: 2026-07-16.
Press, research, or citation inquiries: carson@keystonecourtdata.com