A group of 10 U.S. Senators have issued a letter to the heads of HUD and the CFPB calling for an examination of Navy Federal Credit Union’s practices after a report claimed the institution was more than twice as likely to deny loans for Black applicants as white applicants.
Read More »Worst Housing Affordability in 40 Years?
"Home buyers face the most difficult affordability conditions in nearly 40 years due to limited inventory and rising mortgage interest rates," said Jessica Lautz, NAR's Deputy Chief Economist and VP of research. Read on for details from a new NAR study.
Read More »Examining Discrimination, Financial Barriers in the Homebuying Process
Nearly one in six prospective homebuyers across different races and ethnicities reported facing some form of discrimination during the homebuying process, according to the National Association of Realtors. Others cited their primary reasons for stalling their home purchase as waiting for mortgage rates and home prices to decline, alongside a lack of available homes within their budget.
Read More »Renters of Color Experience a Pricier Application Process
A new Zillow report revealed Black, Latinx, and Asian American Pacific Islander renters reported paying security deposits and application fees an estimated 43% higher than those paid by white renters.
Read More »Study: Black-White Homeownership Rate Gap is the Largest in a Decade
A new report from the National Association of Realtors revealed Black homeownership rates have not kept pace with increases of other racial groups, as Black homeowners and renters are more cost-burdened than any other racial group.
Read More »People of Color Less Likely to Own Their Homes Than Whites
According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, in the past two years, a growing number of for-profit and non-profit lenders have created special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) that aim to address some of the longstanding policies ...
Read More »On the State of Black Homeownership
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers has released its “State of Housing in Black America Report,” which aims to provide a comprehensive annual analysis of Black homeownership and the historic barriers they face when seeking to purchase a home.
Read More »JPMorgan Chase Commits $15M to Increase Supply of Affordable Housing
In efforts to further combat the nationwide housing affordability crisis, JPMorgan Chase has announced $3 million in grants for five organizations across the U.S. to expand climate resilient affordable housing for Black, Hispanic, and Latino households.
Read More »On the Horizon: Insights From the JCHS
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University takes a look at a few key datapoints, which give a better picture of how the market is faring as we near the year’s halfway point.
Read More »Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap
The single-family home has been the main driver of wealth building among the middle class and that ideology has affected policy in one way or another in seeming every facet of the government. “Owning a home is undoubtedly an effective ...
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