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The Difference Is Clear: Appraisal of Same Home Quoted $350K for White Homeowner, $310K for Black Partner

Stacy JacksonNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022

by Stacy JacksonNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022216

Lowballed, ghosted, and asked to pay upfront, a new report reveals Black homeowners are still treated unfairly compared to their white counterparts...

News Politics

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Introduces Amendment To Block Trump Housing Rule

Derek MajorJuly 31, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 31, 20202356

N.Y. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced two amendments to a housing appropriations bill that would defund two rules before they can take effect....

News

[STUDY] Racial Segregation in Suburbia Still High in US

Janell HazelwoodAugust 12, 2015August 14, 2015

by Janell HazelwoodAugust 12, 2015August 14, 2015293

Though segregation has decreased in metropolitan areas, it remains in other ways; especially in suburban U.S. communities....

Money

Bernanke: ‘Discriminatory Lending Made Housing Crisis Worse for Minorities’

Laurence AfumsNovember 17, 2012January 15, 2013

by Laurence AfumsNovember 17, 2012January 15, 2013137

Bernanke said that discriminatory lending practices exacerbated the impact of the housing crisis on people of color...