A Black woman claims a white homeowner tried to pull out of a sale because of her race.

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.

  • taipan@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Not necessarily a happy ending.

    From the comments:

    So did Dr. Baxter end up waiving the right of inspection repairs? A proper remedy in this case should include, at a minimum, the seller paying for any identified repairs (given that Dr. Baxter was in a poor position to negotiate due to the seller’s illegal behavior) and any legal costs Dr. Baxter has incurred.

    If the seller’s (and, frankly, the buyer’s) agents want to show they take this seriously, they should act to make sure that, one way or another, none of those costs are incurred by Dr. Baxter.

    @Matt Thanks for reading and commenting. She did waive the right of inspection repairs, yes. She says it’s a decision that she now regrets but at the time she was scared of the entire sale falling through.