Housing Discrimination

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thegrio.com, HUD, Turner, Trump administration
May 5, 2025
Trump and HUD have moved swiftly and strategically to undo, uproot and remake the agency’s decades of work and priorities.
August 21, 2023
The Fortune Society received a $500,000 payout this week in a discrimination lawsuit settlement against a housing company.
Habitat for Humanity Ballard townhomes
January 20, 2023
A new program aims to help Blacks in Seattle buying homes through Habitat for Humanity eliminate up to $50,000 in…
January 19, 2023
Although 14 percent of America's population is Black, only 6 percent of real estate agents and brokers in the United…
October 23, 2022
The California Association of Realtors is apologizing for its role in pushing policies that drove racial segregation in the state.
October 23, 2022
A trio of real estate companies will pay $10 million for illegally discriminating against renters using housing vouchers in Washington,…
October 15, 2022
Some leaders in the real estate industry are apologizing for past discrimination while promising to address problems that still remain.
May 4, 2022
Fair housing advocates announced a deal to end a lawsuit against real estate company Redfin that will expand housing in…
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Holds Daily Briefing With HUD Secretary Fudge
April 21, 2022
Fudge is leading the charge in cracking down on systemic racism in home appraisals, telling theGrio there will be consequences.
March 14, 2022
The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center claims that a housing property's refusal to rent to people with criminal records is…
November 30, 2021
The survey tracked over 25,000 interactions with fictitious renters using names more often associated with white, Black and LatinX identities.
U.S. President Joe Biden
June 1, 2021
Biden is focusing on racial disparity in homeownership and home appraisals that are considerably lower for Black homeowners versus whites.
May 6, 2021
An Indianapolis woman was confused when she had her home appraised twice and the figure came back below or what…
December 19, 2020
The racial restrictions barred nearly 300 homes near Rochester, New York from being sold to non-white buyers.
Baltimore thegrio.com
April 16, 2018
[griojw id=”l3a0ATtp” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] A Baltimore City Councilman has laid out a plan to force city agencies to examine whether its
September 13, 2016
An interracial couple in Texas were surprised when they saw that the deed to the home mandated that only white…
August 28, 2015
Four days after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Kanye West stunned TV producers and people across the country when he
May 30, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A Bronx landlord is accused of discriminating against prospective black tenants, the I-Team reports...
October 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The justices take the bench Monday for the start of their new term with important cases about…
June 8, 2013
OPINION - Wells Fargo’s willingness to resolve this problem is laudable. They recognized a problem and worked with advocates to…