Homes in Black and Latino neighborhoods still undervalued 50 years after US banned using race in real estate appraisals
- Written by Junia Howell, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
Real estate prices are still related to a neighborhood's racial composition, despite laws prohibiting the explicit consideration of race in appraisals. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Racial inequality in home values is greater today than it was 40 years ago, with...
