{"id":340,"date":"2021-04-22T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2024-09-17T05:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:30:03","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n
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Our Work<\/h1>\n

Putting an end to housing discrimination<\/h2>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n
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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing<\/h3>\n\n

In 1968, when it passed the Fair Housing Act, Congress made a promise to the American people that it would end discrimination in housing based on race, national origin and certain other characteristics. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Redlining<\/h3>\n\n

We are providing this Redlining Toolkit to help civil rights and consumer advocates understand the public data relating to redlining risk to protect borrowers and their communities and ensure fair and equitable access to credit.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Appraisal Bias<\/h3>\n\n

NFHA has published, and provided, several comprehensive resources to encourage conversations with key stakeholders in the appraisal and housing industries to seek workable, sustainable solutions to benefit the whole of the U.S. housing market.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Access to Credit<\/h3>\n\n

Centuries of discrimination, segregation, and disinvestment have led to the creation of a dual credit market.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Redfin Investigation<\/h3>\n\n

Over the course of two years, NFHA and nine of its member organizations investigated Redfin\u2019s services. The groups found that Redfin offered \u201cNo Service\u201d for homes in non-White areas at a greater rate than for homes in White areas.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Algorithmic Bias in Housing and Lending<\/h3>\n\n

Technology is the new civil rights frontier. High Impact AI, automated systems hold significant risks, including bias and discrimination risks, which can severely harm people.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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First Generation Homeownership<\/h3>\n\n

Increasingly, policymakers and community leaders are seeking ways to more effectively reach homebuyers who have been deliberately excluded from homeownership for generations<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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