Fair Housing Act
As many Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a holiday from work or school, the country continues to fight over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and discriminatory practices. Personal finance website WalletHub offered a glimmer of hope for Texans with a study released last week showing the Lone Star State has made the…
The Dallas Office of Equity and Inclusion is hosting four in-person workshops on Fair Housing this week, and there’s a good chance they won’t be well-attended. Why? Because many people don’t realize how the Fair Housing Act of 1968 affects them, or even know it exists. We sat in on a virtual session last week and…
Rising interest rates and flattening wages have made it increasingly more difficult for anyone to purchase a home. Add racial disparity to the mix, and it’s enough to make a once-eager prospective homebuyer throw in the towel. June is National Homeownership Month, and CandysDirt.com is taking a look at the obstacles people face when making…
by Rogers HealySend a love letter to your significant other, not the seller of a home you’re determined to purchase. In this increasingly competitive market, buyers are ready to do nearly anything to secure a property. “Love letters” to sellers are becoming more common than they have been in years prior due to the competitive…
If the lending practices of the 1940s were still in place, would you have been able to get the mortgage you currently have? In some neighborhoods in Dallas, you’d be fairly confident in saying yes. But in others, the answer might surprise you. A week ago, I was able to attend a workshop hosted by…
