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Homeownership
Biden administration says it will address racial inequity in home appraisals
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 2, 2021
The government plans to use fair housing laws and regulatory action to address the racial disparity in home valuations.
Overcoming fear as a first-time homebuyer
May 25, 2021
“It’s been very empowering for me, even though it has been very difficult,” says Ko Bragg, a journalist based in New Orleans.
Grandmother's foreclosed home tests new California law
May 6, 2021
The law gives tenants and nonprofits the opportunity to match a bid made at a foreclosure auction and purchase a property.
More homeowners are back to paying their mortgages
by
Amy Scott
May 3, 2021
But the recovery has been unequal. Black homeowners are at a higher risk of foreclosure when forbearance rules expire, one nonprofit says.
How homeowners have gained a financial advantage during the pandemic
by
Amy Scott
Sep 10, 2020
During the Great Recession, owning a house could sink you. Now, it's a life raft.
Homeowners had amassed record equity as crisis began
by
Amy Scott
Jul 6, 2020
Housing wealth and other protections advantage owners over renters.
Oyler School is helping more of its families become homeowners
by
Amy Scott
Oct 17, 2019
A partnership with Habitat for Humanity aims to double the ownership rate.
For public good, not for profit.
Racial disparities in home appreciation values may perpetuate a homeownership gap
Jul 17, 2019
A study explores reasons some African Americans may be at a disadvantage when trying to build home equity.
Remodeling booms as housing stock ages
by
Amy Scott
Mar 14, 2019
Spending on home improvement has increased by 50 percent since the recession.
Closing the homeownership gap in Houston and beyond
by
Amy Scott
Jan 30, 2019
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, a black trade group, is on a mission to add 2 million new black homeowners nationally in five years.