The 1968 Fair Housing Act requires the federal government to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH), with the goal of ending discrimination and achieving equitable access to housing—including homeownership. Learn about how AFFH is a powerful tool to help address the homeownership gap.
How can communities and local governments turn the tide on vacant and so-called “zombie” homes (those caught in foreclosure limbo) that drive crime, sap the resources of municipalities and undermine most significantly the wellbeing of Black and brown people and their neighborhoods? A report from LISC, in collaboration with Urban Institute, describes in concrete detail how a New York State law, proceeds from an Attorney General settlement with banks responsible for the foreclosure crisis, and a groundbreaking initiative stewarded by LISC have helped municipalities across New York State do just that.
A coalition organized by the Urban Institute came together to pool their knowledge and resources behind an initiative called COVID Help for Home and an advertising campaign featuring their slogan: “Not OK? That’s OK.”
For many Americans, housing discrimination is a fact of life. Redlining and other policies and practices have contributed to a widening in the black-white homeownership rate gap over the past century, despite legal protections that apply by race and 11 other legally protected designations.
In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Trulia is proud to partner with the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) to spotlight the importance of fair housing and the work that remains to achieve housing equity.
Homeownership has always been a part of the American Dream. Homeownership provides stable environments, it is essential for wealth-building, and grants greater access to quality education, employment, and resources.
The Racial Wealth Gap in the United States is worse today than it was before the passing of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. Black households in the U.S. are just as likely to own their home as they were in 1960.
The adverse COVID health outcomes for people of color, and especially for Black Americans, are a manifestation of segregation and absence of opportunity in neighborhoods of color.
Check The National Fair Housing Alliance’s COVID-19 Resource page regularly for critical COVID-19 updates related to Fair Housing, Rental Assistance, Federal and Local Moratoria, and available Homeowners Assistance.