Court Filings Research and Intelligence Reports
Aggregate analysis built on Keystone's day-of-filing court-record data. 7 county reports across 3 states, plus cross-state research, investor guides, and reference materials. Every statistic is verified against the live database. See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.
Featured research
News-cycle research note
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.
Research note
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.
Rankings
Most Active Foreclosure Plaintiffs
Top mortgage holders and servicers named in foreclosure complaints, ranked by state and county.
Original analysis
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.
Original analysis
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.
Research note
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.
Reference
Foreclosure Timeline by State
Filing-to-sheriff-sale duration, redemption windows, judicial vs. non-judicial process per state.
Rankings
Top Distress Markets
Counties ranked across our coverage by total property-distress filing volume.
Comparison
State-by-State Comparison
Side-by-side filing volumes, lead-type mix, and macro-context across all covered states.
Investor guide
How to Find Pre-Foreclosure Leads
Step-by-step state-by-state guide on locating foreclosure filings directly from the county courthouse.
Investor guide
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 and realtor guides
- Court-record real estate lead types (complete catalog)
- How to find pre-foreclosure leads (state-by-state)
- How to find probate real estate leads (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?
State intelligence reports
County intelligence reports
7 counties currently published. Reports auto-generate as counties cross our 75-filing minimum sample threshold. See all coverage by state.
Indiana · 5 counties
Pennsylvania · 1 county
New Jersey · 1 county
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, journalists
- 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: 2026-06-04.
Press, research, or citation inquiries: carson@keystonecourtdata.com