Redlining and Home Values in St. Louis, Philadelphia and Portland, Ore.
We talked to locals in Portland, Philadelphia and St. Louis -- places where home values in formerly redlined areas have passed the values in some other neighborhoods. The reasons they gave ranged from imminent domain to gentrification to early efforts to stave off urban decay.
Hispanics and the Homeownership Divide
Although Hispanics say that owning a home is necessary to live the American Dream, only 45.6 percent do -- only slightly above the 40.2 percent who owned homes in 1900. Hurdles include saving down payments, establishing credit scores and finding the right mortgage.
Asians and the Homeownership Divide
Asians have been deeply affected by discriminatory housing policies from the 20th century, including redlining and restrictive racial covenants. Many Asian Americans, especially first-generation immigrants, face cultural barriers to the U.S. style of lending and home buying.
African Americans and the Homeownership Divide
The homeownership gap between blacks and whites has been the same for more than a century. Here's a look at how redlining, minority loan restrictions, government funding of white-only suburbs and other factors account for that stark reality.
What Amazon’s Growth Has Meant for Seattle
As Amazon weighs where to locate its second headquarters, it's worth considering what the company's blockbuster growth has meant in Seattle.
Are Coastal Areas Ready for Rising Seas?
With 1.9 million homes projected to be underwater if seas rise 6 feet, not all communities are prepared.
Combating Homelessness in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Tampa
Rents are so high in New York that 'we see lot of families that already have one or two jobs and are still unable to make ends meet,' said Raysa Rodriguez, vice president of policy and planning for Women in Need.
Matthew Desmond Q&A: Housing Insecurity Is a Problem We Need to ‘Out-Hate’
'We don’t need to outsmart this problem; we need to out-hate it. We need to figure out ways of investing more in housing, and we absolutely should, because without stable shelter, everything else falls apart. Whatever your issue is, whatever keeps you up at night, whatever cause you donate to, the lack of affordable housing is somewhere at the root of that cause.'
