She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black.
Two federal laws — the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the much older Civil Rights Act of 1866 — make it illegal for both home sellers and their real estate agents to discriminate during a home sale. But more than 50 years after redlining was outlawed, racial discrimination remains an issue, housing advocates say. A multiyear undercover investigation by the National Fair Housing Alliance, a Washington-based nonprofit coalition of housing organizations, found that 87 percent of real estate agents participated in racial steering, opting to show their clients homes only in neighborhoods where most of the neighbors were of their same race. Agents also refused to work with Black buyers and showed Black and Latino buyers fewer homes than white buyers.
I vehemently disagree with you. Potatos are our friends.
Sorry you had a racist piece of shit for a realtor though. Fired.
Are you calling white people potato's? Cause if so thats a new one and I can't say that you're wrong
It's the commenter's username.
I will proudly accept the label of potato.
Cracker, chip, crisp, what's the difference?
I honestly do not understand what the realtor meant by these things. can anyone explain?
Simply put, it's perfect for black people and dangerous for whites.
ah yeah that makes sense, cheers
Yeah, "urban" is an American dog whistle for "black and/or Hispanic", e.g. "the young man who rang our doorbell was so urban. i don't feel very safe."
It's called "steering", and it was very illegal for her to do.