PRRAC Op-Eds and Blogs

By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC A major new study on housing discrimination released this week by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows persistent discrimination in sales and rental markets against Latinos, Asians and African Americans. Employing a “paired testing” methodology, researchers compared the treatment of white and minority homeseekers in 28 … [Read more...] about New Report Demonstrates Persistence of Housing Discrimination But Understates the True Extent of It (Huffington Post)

By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC The powerful new book from Brookings, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, shows how family poverty has spread beyond its traditional geographic boundaries, and how our institutions and policies need to adapt to this new reality. As the report points out, more poor people now live in suburbs than in central cities. There is both “good … [Read more...] about Good News and Serious Challenges in Brookings Report on Suburban Poverty (Huffington Post)

By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC  A very classy gesture: To kick off its month-long celebration of “Fair Housing Month,” the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invited four women who have benefited from a recently settled class action housing desegregation case against HUD to share their experiences before a large audience in the HUD auditorium, sharing the … [Read more...] about HUD Salutes Low-income Families Moving to Opportunity (Huffington Post)

By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC WASHINGTON — Over the last two decades, federal housing policy has often asserted housing choice as a goal — to help low-income families move to neighborhoods and communities that are safer, healthier and provide better educational opportunities for their children. But a new study, “Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High … [Read more...] about Housing Choice Vouchers Don’t Lead to Better Education (Huffington Post)