A report says Ohio is offering the nation’s best bargains on foreclosed homes.

The study released last week by foreclosure tracking firm Realty- Trac says Ohio’s average price for a foreclosed home sold during the first three months of 2010 was $79,762. That was 39.5 percent less than the average price for a home not under foreclosure.

Illinois and Kentucky were right behind Ohio. The U.S. average was 26.7 percent.

RealtyTrac senior vice president Rick Sharga says foreclosed homes may be relatively cheap in the Midwest because the properties tend to be older and more dilapidated than those in Sun Belt states with high foreclosure rates.

Pampers now offering designer-brand diapers

The Procter & Gamble Co. is aiming to make disposable diapers fashionable.

Cynthia Rowley has designed 11 styles of Pampers, including pastels, stripes, madras and ruffles. P&G said they’ll be offered in Target stores later this month.

Jodi Allen, a P&G baby care vice president, says in a statement that diaper performance comes first, but parents consider the look important, too.

Prettier diapers will be pricier. A pack of about two dozen of the toddler-size diapers will have a suggested retail price of $15.99, about $6 above plainer versions.

Pampers is the No. 1 worldwide brand in sales for the Cincinnati consumer products maker.