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Housing

How a proposed HUD rule would make it harder to file some housing discrimination claims

Clark Merrefield | October 25, 2019
The federal agency charged with ensuring fairness in housing is proposing a rule change critics say would make it harder to fight housing discrimination — and supporters say would help prevent unnecessary lawsuits.
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Housing

Drop in voter turnout among Hispanic Democrats linked to home foreclosures

Denise-Marie Ordway | August 23, 2019
Lagging home values and high foreclosure rates among Hispanic Democrats helped shift Florida from a blue state in 2012 to a red one in 2016, study finds.
Government

7 tips for covering the 2020 US census

Denise-Marie Ordway | July 9, 2019
Two experts — a university researcher and a former Census Bureau director — point out weaknesses in news coverage of the U.S. census and how journalists can do a better job covering the once-every-10-years population count.
Photo of census worker speaking with a resident.
Government

2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities

Denise-Marie Ordway | July 2, 2019
As the U.S. prepares for its 2020 census, we summarize research that looks at who’s most likely to be missed by the decennial population count and how an incorrect tally can hurt communities.
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Public Health

Rural Americans struggle with health costs, lack of high-speed internet access

Chloe Reichel | May 21, 2019
Paying for medical, housing or food bills is a challenge for 40% of rural American adults, according to the results of a new nationally representative survey.
Housing

Soaring rents and plunging home values: How 1930s housing practices eroded black wealth

Clark Merrefield | May 9, 2019
In neighborhoods that shifted from white to black in the prewar era, housing rental prices soared while home values plunged, according to a new NBER working paper.
Image of a blue house on the edge of a concrete structure.
Economics

How Fed rates helped fuel the investment bust that sparked the Great Recession

Clark Merrefield | May 2, 2019
Rising Federal Reserve interest rates in the lead-up to the Great Recession may have steered investors toward riskier housing investments, according to new research.
Race and history scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Race

Calling racism what it is: 8 questions for Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Denise-Marie Ordway | April 15, 2019
Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, offers journalists guidance on covering racism in America and explains why newsrooms should use the term "racist" more often.
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Housing

U.S. county health rankings focus on the burden of housing costs

Chloe Reichel | March 19, 2019
Over one in ten households in the U.S. spends more than half their income on housing costs – a financial burden that takes a toll on health, too.
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Housing

Cutting through the clutter: What research says about tidying up

Chloe Reichel | February 11, 2019
Is tidying really that beneficial to well-being? We look into the research on the benefits of decluttering.

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