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Appraisal Institute taking steps to root out racial bias
Appraisers are at the center of nearly every home sale, scrutinizing the size, condition and quality of the property....
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State will use undercover testers to combat housing discrimination
New York state is taking a cue from a Long Island newspaper and sending undercover testers to root out...
National
Powell sees new opportunity to reform low-income lending rule
In September, an effort to update a rule encouraging lending in low-income communities turned into a faceoff among three...
NY Senate to pass housing discrimination bills
The New York state Senate is set to approve a series of bills aimed at tackling the pervasive problem...
Lawmakers call for stiff penalties, reform after housing discrimination probe
The New York State Senate issued sweeping recommendations on Wednesday to address housing discrimination, including increased fines for real...
National
Biden exec order lays foundation for restoring fair-housing rule
President Joe Biden has taken the first step toward reinstating a fair housing rule that was scrapped by the...
National
NAR apologizes for housing discrimination
The National Association of Realtors has issued an historic apology for its role in housing discrimination, but some say it falls short. Charlie Oppler, the president-elect of NAR, which represents 1.4 million real estate...
DOJ accuses broker of housing discrimination
The Department of Justice has accused a Staten Island real estate broker of housing discrimination after a testing program...
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Fed wants banks to step up lending in low-income areas
The Federal Reserve has proposed modernizing and strengthening a 43-year-old law aimed at encouraging banks to provide loans in...
Tri-State
“What would we discipline them for?”: Brokers deny discrimination at heated hearing
One by one, Long Island real estate agents appeared before U.S. senators on Thursday to respond to allegations of...