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Long Island landlord forks over just $15K to settle voucher case
The owner of two multifamily properties in Suffolk County will hand over a modest sum to settle housing discrimination...
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Appraisal gap worsened as racial disparity persists
Home appraisals shot up across the country in recent years, especially during the pandemic. But the racial gap in...
AG slaps Compass on wrist for voucher discrimination
Compass, deep in an existential crisis, got a visit Tuesday from the ghost of blunders past. The brokerage reached...
Tri-State
In redlining case, New Jersey lender to pay $12M
The Justice Department has settled another case involving alleged redlining by real estate lenders, this time in New Jersey....
National
Bank of America piloting no-down payment mortgages
Bank of America is attempting to close the disparity between Black and white home ownership with a pilot program...
Brokerages cough up $115k to settle Newsday discrimination claims
Nearly three years after a Newsday investigation pulled back the curtain on racial discrimination by Long Island residential brokers,...
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“Gut punch:” Black redlining expert faces appraisal bias
An Black expert in redlining was himself the subject of racial discrimination in the housing market, according to a...
National
DOJ snares Berkshire Hathaway-owned lender for historic redlining settlement
A former mortgage lender with ties to Warren Buffett has been hit with the second-largest settlement for a redlining...
Tri-State
“Sucks, right?” Long Island landlord fined for fair housing violation
“Sucks, right?” That was the response from a Long Island landlord to a woman he refused to rent an...
National
Barack Obama blasts liberal NIMBYs
Unlike many issues, NIMBYism doesn’t adhere to party lines. But it’s rare for leaders to call out not-in-my-backyarders on their own side of the political spectrum. Barack Obama just did, blasting progressives’ role in...