Journal Article

Testing for housing discrimination: findings from a HUD study of real estate agents


Abstract: Working with a real-estate agent is typically one of the first steps people take when looking to rent an apartment or buy a home. To determine whether people of certain races and ethnicities are treated differently during this process, HUD sponsored a nationwide Housing Discrimination Study. Julia Reade highlights findings.

Keywords: Discrimination in housing;

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File(s): File format is application/pdf http://www.bostonfed.org/commdev/c&b/2003/spring/testing.pdf

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Part of Series: Communities and Banking

Publication Date: 2003

Issue: Spr

Pages: 10-15