Housing Equality & Policy
All Policy & Current Issues
February 15, 2019
In the second in a series of blog posts examining candidates’ housing policies, Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather breaks down the zoning proposals put forward by Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang 2020 presidential candidates are advocating for changes to zoning laws as a way to combat the housing affordability crisis. Senator Cory Booker […]
February 7, 2019
In the first in a series of blog posts examining candidates’ housing policies, Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather breaks down rent relief, put forward by both Kamala Harris and Cory Booker What is rent relief? Two of the latest Democrats to announce they are running for president have advocated for rent relief. Kamala Harris and […]
September 7, 2018
Minority Neighborhoods Had the Largest Percentage Gains in Home Equity But Starting with More Equity, White Neighborhoods Had the Largest Absolute-Dollar Gains Homeowners in white, minority and mixed-race neighborhoods posted substantial gains in home equity from 2012 to 2018. Minority neighborhoods started with the lowest levels of home equity but had the largest percentage gains. […]
February 6, 2018
Redfin survey results reveal that some respondents sold their home or did not buy because of worry over immigration policies, millennials are migrating and more.
February 5, 2018
According to a Redfin report, Wildfires threaten $1.5 trillion worth of homes in the United States
