Housing Equality & Policy
All Policy & Current Issues
May 3, 2024
White people took out 62% of new mortgages last year, down from 64% in 2022 and 70% in 2018. Meanwhile, the share taken out by Hispanic, Black and Asian buyers ticked up. People of color are taking out a rising share of mortgages because an increasing share of them are of prime homebuying age, and […]
April 29, 2024
A similar share of Trump voters want to live in a place that has laws allowing discussion of LGBTQ topics in schools and laws ensuring equality based on gender or sexual orientation. Over half of Trump voters say they don’t want to live somewhere with easy access to mail-in-voting. Biden voters feel particularly strongly about […]
Nearly Half of Biden Voters Want to Live in a Place Where Weed Is Legal. Only 12% of Trump Voters Do
April 18, 2024
High earners, college grads and remote workers were all more likely than the typical survey respondent to say they want to live somewhere with legal weed. Over half of LGBTQ+ respondents want to live in a place where weed is legal, compared with under one-quarter of non-LGBTQ+ respondents. Nearly half (46.8%) of U.S. homeowners and […]
April 17, 2024
12% of Florida respondents who have faced insurance changes have been dropped by their insurance company—an increasingly common trend as insurers back out of flood-prone areas. The share is almost as high in fire-prone California. Nationwide, one-third of homeowners who lost insurance have moved or plan to move, but nearly the same share are staying […]
April 11, 2024
Nearly 20% of recent buyers have no idea who paid their agent and how the amount was determined. 39% of homeowners with plans to sell think a 3% buyer’s agent commission seems high, but nearly the same share think it seems just about right. More than one-quarter of recent homebuyers (28%) have no idea how […]
