Neighborhoods with Black residents were 40 times more likely to be redlined in the 1930s, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University, confirming racism as the defining factor of ...

The Justice Department has secured $122 million from a dozen banks and mortgage companies in redlining cases since Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the agency's Combat Redlining Initiative ...

This past month, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Century Center, I attended a presentation by Antonius M. Northern and learned about an exhibit aimed at understanding and providing solutions for ...

Redlining became illegal decades ago. Yet from building wealth to getting a mortgage, the discriminatory practice is still ...

The American dream of homeownership remains painfully out of reach for far too many Black and Hispanic families. Only 43% of Black households and 60% of Hispanic households in Chicago own their home — ...

Thousands of red tulips are blooming this week in long-vacant lots around 53rd and Prairie, a noted Chicago artist’s way of bringing attention to sites where the 20th-century practice of redlining led ...

Federal prosecutors have accused mortgage lender Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. of discriminatory redlining practices in predominantly Black neighborhoods in Birmingham, AL. The allegations were ...

Redlining, as defined by Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute, is a discriminatory practice characterized by the deliberate refusal of essential services like mortgages, insurance loans, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2020, we had a robust conversation, nationally and locally, around racial justice issues. Many of us in the real estate ...

Navigating the real estate market as a Black homeowner involves understanding unique challenges, preparing for systemic inequalitie and making informed decisions to secure a better future. Buying a ...