Despite elevated interest rates and rising home prices that have intensified affordability issues for Hispanic homebuyers, by 2040, an estimated 70% of new homeowners will be Hispanic. Learn what else this new study from the Urban Institute reveals.
Read More »Report Spotlights Homebuying Discrimination Against Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ+ Communities
A new Redfin survey revealed that nearly one-third of Black and Hispanic respondents faced some sort of discrimination while house hunting, while 22% of LGBTQ+ respondents also reported being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.
Read More »Study: Black Homebuyers More Likely to be Denied for Mortgage
While racial disparities in housing pose challenges for homebuyers nationwide, a new report from LendingTree revealed that in the 50 largest U.S. metros, Black Americans are nearly 2% more likely to be denied a mortgage than the overall population.
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 »Black Households’ Affordability Numbers Halved
The fact that housing and mortgage rates have done nothing but rise over the last year has hampered affordability across the board, but the impact on Black renters in particular has been particularly harsh—the share of Black renter households who ...
Read More »Affordability, Down Payments Cited as Barriers to Homeownership
The lack of affordable homes is now firmly seated as the top reason holding potential buyers back from entering the housing market, according to a new study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This finding comes to us from ...
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