MAAPL recommends the following recent articles highlighting the dramatically decreased levels of Black homeownership in the wake of the financial crisis, as well as the impact of mortgage discrimination on Black homebuyers.
- Black homeownership rates haven’t changed much in the 50 years since the Fair Housing Act by Jeff Andrews (Curbed.com)
- Black homeownership plummets to ‘crisis’ level by Hazel Trice Edney (The Louisiana Weekly)
- The Social Structure of Mortgage Discrimination by Justin P. Steil, Len Albright, Jacob S. Rugh, and Douglas S. Massey (Housing Studies)