Fair housing laws and social media play critical roles in promoting housing opportunities. The former, rooted in the Fair Housing Act of 1968, addresses discrimination in the real estate market, based ...

Who is protected under the Fair Housing Act? A federal fair-housing law prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, ethnicity, religion and other factors, like gender identity and disability.

What does “home” mean to you? I start off most fair housing continuing education courses with a similar question. Why? Because it is apparent that “home” is universal in that it means stability ...

Connecticut is years into a crippling housing crisis, and the situation is only getting worse. Home prices are up nearly 10 percent just in the past year, even as a recent study found the state was ...

New York City announced new fair housing goals to increase access in every neighborhood. “Everyone should be able to choose a home in the neighborhood that is best for them,” said Lucy Joffe, deputy ...

Greater Cincinnati's Housing Opportunities Made Equal is among fair housing agencies seeing big cuts under Trump administration efforts to reduce federal spending. Executive Director Elisabeth Risch ...

In 2021, Boston began requiring real estate developers to consider how their projects could hurt residents historically discriminated against in housing and take steps to reduce those impacts. In ...

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The latest shutdown layoffs at HUD target fair housing investigators around the country. Critics say that'll make it hard to enforce the fair housing laws Congress has passed. Housing and Urban ...

Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) Calls to the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center’s ...

Internal documents reveal Trump administration officials have drastically reduced Fair Housing Act enforcement at HUD. Settlements dropped from $4-8 million annually to less than $200,000, while ...

There are laws to protect people from discrimination in buying, renting and living in their homes. By Debra Kamin A federal fair-housing law prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, ...