Mapping homes you can buy from the US government for <$100k
U.S. government real estate · 2,074 homes listed right now
The U.S. government ends up owning thousands of homes when federally-backed mortgages default, and it quietly resells them - sometimes for less than a used car. Right now 335 of them are listed under $100,000 across 38 states, 77 under $50,000, 15 under $25,000. Here they are on the map.
U.S. government homes under $100,000, mapped
334 homes owned by HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, across 38 states. Pick your state to zoom in; click any dot to open the listing.
334 government-owned homes listed under $100,000 as of July 7, 2026 . Sources: HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. Prices are current list/asking prices. Source: govauctions.app
The cheap houses cluster in the Rust Belt and the rural South - places where a foreclosed home can be worth less than the cost of demolishing it. 38 states have at least one government home under $100,000 on the market right now; the states with the most are IL ( 33 ) , TX ( 26 ) , PA ( 25 ) , MO ( 22 ) , OH ( 19 ) . The typical government home isn't dirt cheap: the median list price across all 2,074 of them is $210,000 . However, the bottom of the market is just far lower than most people believe a house can go for. So what does a $3,000 house actually get you?