Gap between Black and white renting families who could afford a mortgage narrowed significantly during the pandemic
Zillow Group(Z) Prnewswire·2024-02-23 21:00Study underscores that factors not related to income are keeping the Black-white homeownership gap wide Racial mortgage affordability gap shrunk by more than a third since 2012 Among all races, renting families able to afford a mortgage dropped by nearly half from 2021 to 2022 White households own homes at a 73% rate, while Black households own at 44%, with over half of the top 50 metros showing a gap of 30 points or more SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The gap between the share of Black and white re ...