Housing Equality & Policy
All Policy & Current Issues
July 12, 2021
More than half of Hispanic homeowners have lived with family without paying rent to help make housing payments, versus 38% of white homeowners. That familial support is one reason for the rising Hispanic homeownership rate. Hispanic homeowners in the U.S. are more likely than people of other races or ethnicities to receive financial help making […]
June 30, 2021
39% of homes are in danger of burning in Utah—the country’s fastest growing state—compared with less than 10% in California, Washington and Oregon. In dollar terms, California has the most real estate in jeopardy, with $628 billion of homes facing high fire risk. In Utah—America’s fastest growing state—two of every five homes (39.4%) face high […]
June 29, 2021
23% of white homeowners report making no financial sacrifices to buy their first home, versus 14% of Black homeowners. The fact that Black Americans are more likely to face hurdles when purchasing a home is one reason for the substantial racial homeownership gap in the U.S. The homebuying process is “absolutely different for a person […]
June 9, 2021
The typical home with high flood risk sold for $402,010 in the first quarter—a 14% premium over the typical home with low flood risk. That’s double the premium we saw before the pandemic. The median sale price of homes with high flood risk was $402,010 in the first quarter, compared with $353,783 for homes with […]
April 20, 2021
Compared with homes in primarily white neighborhoods, homes in primarily Black areas have consistently been valued at tens of thousands of dollars less over the last decade, after accounting for fundamental factors that contribute to home values, like square footage and walkability. The discrepancy is a way to measure the cost to Black families of […]
