Housing Equality & Policy
Race & Real Estate
Race Gaps in Homeownership Rates and Home Equity Have Widened During the Decade-Long Economic Expansion
Just 40.6% of black Americans own homes, compared to more than 73% of white Americans. And black Americans have seen significantly smaller home-equity gains since 2010.
Since 2012, Broad Home-Equity Gains Across Minority and White Neighborhoods
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.
Nearly Half of Minority Homebuyers in a 2016 Housing Market Survey Felt They May Have Been Discriminated Against When Trying to Buy a Home
These results come from a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by SurveyGizmo in December 2016 that reached more than 3,000 people.
Race Gaps in Homeownership Rates and Home Equity Have Widened During the Decade-Long Economic Expansion
Just 40.6% of black Americans own homes, compared to more than 73% of white Americans. And black Americans have seen significantly smaller home-equity gains since 2010.
Since 2012, Broad Home-Equity Gains Across Minority and White Neighborhoods
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.
Nearly Half of Minority Homebuyers in a 2016 Housing Market Survey Felt They May Have Been Discriminated Against When Trying to Buy a Home
These results come from a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by SurveyGizmo in December 2016 that reached more than 3,000 people.
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