One of the nation’s top housing regulators places 35 workers on leave, a union says.
The National Treasury Employees Union represents about 500 of the more than 600 employees at the housing regulator, which ...
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‘A slap in the face’: As local realtors launch a dueling housing measure, Santa Cruz mayor accuses group of dirty play
A political firestorm is brewing in Santa Cruz as realtors launch a rival housing initiative to one put forward earlier this ...
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Fair Housing Groups Sue HUD, DOGE for Canceling Funding
Relman Colfax, a civil rights law firm, and four members of the National Fair Housing Alliance filed their case on behalf of ...
Black Homeownership Rate Sees Largest Annual Increase Among Racial Groups but Still Trails White Homeownership Rate by Almost 30 Percentage Points
While the Black homeownership rate (44.7%; +0.6 percentage points) achieved the highest annual gain among all races in 2023, it remains substantially lower than White (72.4%; +0.1 percentage points), ...
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HUD choked funding to enforce fair-housing laws. Legal aid groups may not survive
Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful.
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The ripple effects of Minnesota’s racial covenants are still being felt
Racial covenants were used to prevent people of color from owning property and can partially be blamed for lingering racial ...