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If ‘Housing Is a Right,’ How Do We Make It Happen?
By Eva Rosen | The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021 Dr. Rosen has been conducting in-person research on the housing market in poor neighborhoods in Baltimore for more than 10 years. Her book, “The Voucher Promise: ‘Section 8’ and the Fate of an American Neighborhood,” tells that story. “Housing is a right in…
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Freddie Mac Investigates the Homeownership Gap
Freddie Mac’s Equality in Housing mission is to expand homeownership opportunities and to access affordable housing for underrepresented borrowers, especially communities of color. During the Great Recession and the subprime lending crisis, Black and Hispanic homeowners were disproportionately affected by foreclosures and the tighter lending standards. New HMDA-reported mortgage originations to Black and Hispanic borrowers…
