Zillow Says The Racial Homeownership Gap Narrowed Significantly In The Last Few Years—But It’s Now What You Think

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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated February 28, 2024

The American Dream may be a bit more equitable than we thought, according to a new report from Zillow.

Homeownership, one of the most touted bastions of wealth-building, has notoriously been more challenging for Black Americans than white Americans. But new data from Zillow suggests the gap between the share of Black and white renting families that could comfortably afford a mortgage payment shrunk significantly

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