Black Americans own a much smaller number of homes compared to other demographics across the nation’s 50 largest metros, according to a new study by LendingTree.  The study, which focused on homeownership trends among African Americans revealed that while Americans who identified as Black made up around 15% of the population in each of the metropolitan areas, only 10% of owner-occupied homes were owned by them.

By Radhika Ojha

The rate of Black homeownership in America – now at 41.1 percent, according to 2019 census numbers – is even lower than it was when the Fair Housing Act was signed into law 51 years ago on April 11, 1968. Read More...

By Hazel Trice Edney