In a major shift, appraisal industry leaders have acknowledged bias in setting home values. Will it be enough to fix the problem?
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ICONIC HOME DESIGNS
The preservation campaign stalled for years over difficulties in documenting Underground Railroad ties that were clandestine by design.
To tackle barriers to capital for Black businesses, an Oakland project is trying a new strategy: Monthly cash payments, no strings attached.
If Joe Biden hopes to enact an ambitious recovery agenda modeled on the New Deal, he must confront its racist legacy.
In the early 1970s, African Americans in North Carolina coalesced around constructing a new community where the mission was black empowerment. And they were able to pull it off with financing from President Richard Nixon.
A new Brookings Institution report shows how black migration patterns have been reshaping the urban landscape, particularly in the South.
Vietnam’s traditional “tube-houses” combine living and retail space, though new developments are replacing many.
Gecekondu, or “landed overnight,” homes were hastily constructed as residents from the countryside rushed to Turkey’s urban centers after World War II.
Why do mid-rise tenements dominate Berlin? The Mietskaserne, or “rental barracks,” have shaped the city’s culture and its counterculture.
The London-style floor plan of Sydney’s terrace houses never made sense for Australia, but this iconic home design has seen a resurgence in popularity.
Built to beat the heat, these distinctive elongated homes are a fixture of the Crescent City, and beyond.
