Policy & Industry

LGBTQ+ Renters Face More Challenges, Including Higher Up-Front Costs

LGBTQ+ renters comprise about one in eight of all renters and one in five of those that moved recently, according to new analyses of the 2022 Consumer Housing Trends Report (CHTR). These LGBTQ+ renters face disproportionate hurdles to finding housing, like higher costs in areas that protect them from housing discrimination and a higher frequency and likelihood of paying upfront costs like application fees and security deposits.

Manny Garcia • Jun 29 2022

Pride Month

June is Pride Month, with a goal of raising awareness and increasing efforts to achieve equal opportunities for LGBTQ+ Americans. This month and every month, Zillow Research is committed to shining a light on housing market challenges and opportunities that disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ home buyers, sellers and renters.

Zillow Research • Jun 01 2022

Renters of Color Pay Higher Security Deposits, More Application Fees

Renters of color typically submit more applications — and pay more in application fees — before they secure a place to live than white renters do. Renters of color also typically pay a higher security deposit when they move in

Manny Garcia • Apr 06 2022

Black Mortgage Applicants Denied 84% More Often than White Borrowers

Black applicants are denied a mortgage at a rate 84% higher than white applicants, an increase of 10 percentage points since 2019. 

Nicole Bachaud • Jan 13 2022

Where the Rent Burden is Most Unequal Across Racial Communities

The typical black and Latinx renting households are considered housing cost burdened; typical white and Asian renter households are not.

Zillow Research • Oct 12 2021

Housing Market Expected to Stay Stable as COVID-era Protections End

Only a small share of inventory is expected to come from homeowners foreclosed upon after the expiration of key federal protections.

• Sep 21 2021

How the Latinx-White Wealth Gap has Shrunk — and Why There’s Still So Much Farther to Go

The typical Latinx household currently has less than half (43.7%) of the wealth of a typical non-Hispanic white household, up from 28.4% in 2016.

Treh Manhertz • Sep 08 2021

After Supreme Court Ruling, More Than 3 Million Americans Are Still At-Risk of Eviction

Some 3 million Americans are at risk of eviction, and Zillow estimates there will be about 485,499 eviction filings in the next two months.

Zillow Research • Sep 01 2021

Forbearance Exits Will Likely Add to Inventory Starting in August

A significant share of homeowners exiting forbearance programs in coming months will likely end up listing their home for sale.

Daniel Handy • Aug 10 2021

Pandemic Impacts Felt More Strongly by Lower-Income, Renter and Households of Color

Black, Latinx, lower-income & renter households were more likely to report housing and economic challenges brought on by the pandemic.

Manny Garcia • Aug 06 2021