Hello HousingWire listeners --
Are you ready for another round of our most engaging podcast episodes?
This week, we're highlighting our newest miniseries, Honest Conversations.
For our new subscribers, Honest Conversations is a show that examines the state of minority homeownership and the factors that have contributed to inequality within American housing.
In this week's featured episode, Michael Neal, a senior research associate in the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute, discusses the history of housing discrimination.
During the episode, Neal explains how inequality within housing came to be and what it means for today's borrowers.
Neal also examines standardized policies that have promoted segregation in the housing market, explaining what their legacy means for people of color in America today:
The gap between African Americans and white Americans with respect to homeownership, remains as wide as it was back in the days in which we were talking about, in spite of a lot of the policy action that has been taken to try to eradicate it. I think that is very important, because number one, homeownership has very important implications for family outcomes, and not just wealth, not just in terms of housing equity, but also in terms of household stability, development of the community in which you live, as well as political clout.
This episode is educational, informative and great for anyone who wants to learn more about minority homeownership and what experts are doing to close the gap.
If you want to hear more on minority homeownership, click the links below to listen to HousingWire Daily episodes that touch on the topic.
Until next time,
Alcynna Lloyd
Digital Media Manager
HousingWire
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