More on racism in housing appraisals

A Black family in Seattle got their home appraised: $670,000.

3 weeks later, they took down their family photos and African art. A white neighbor stood in for the family when a new appraiser arrived.

New value: $929,000.https://t.co/ogYlmNYrLW
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) November 15, 2022

Home appraisals from 2013 to 2021 show a persistent, widespread practice in the home appraisal industry to give higher values to homes when the occupants are white, and devalue them if the owners are people of color, research shows.https://t.co/Ih9nGtJ2sk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 2, 2022

"Black homeowners with incomes between $75k-$100k had higher interest rates than white homeowners with $30k or less in household income. Across most income categories, white homeowners with primary mortgages had lower interest rates than the highest-earning Black homeowners" https://t.co/PMszRZluhX
— A Shady Dame From Seville (@SorayaMcDonald) August 25, 2022

Evictions could be coming

Republicans are to blame for not acting in time.

Saying this louder: MORE THAN 40% OF RENTER HOUSEHOLDS ARE AT RISK OF EVICTION. https://t.co/AZmBjBmza6
— ACLU (@ACLU) July 27, 2020

“The (eviction) ban is ending just as a federal enhancement to unemployment benefits — a $600-a-week boost that has helped many laid off tenants pay at least some of their rent — also lapses this weekend.” https://t.co/jDWFvSny9n
— Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) July 25, 2020

It has been widely suggested that this is why @POTUS #Trump has sent paramilitary forces to #Portland, & threatens to do the same to Chicago, Detroit, NYC — anticipating rebellion over rent evictions & financial desperation. https://t.co/ABe5JuRiAF
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 21, 2020

"Nearly 12 million adults live in households that missed their last rent payment, and 23 million have little or no confidence in their ability to make the next one, according to weekly Census Bureau data." https://t.co/HtV4VgAbRq
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 21, 2020

Analysis: A jump in mortgage delinquencies was among the very first signs of the housing crisis and the Great Recession that followed.

And new data shows this leading indicator is higher than it's been in decades. https://t.co/4lZGR3Stn0
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 14, 2020

20 to 28 million Americans are at risk of being evicted by September.

For context, 10 million Americans were displaced from their homes following the 2008 foreclosure crisis.

We are about to experience a housing crisis unlike anything we’ve seen since the Great Depression.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 14, 2020

Meanwhile in ALABAMA https://t.co/9sNApF2WMB
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) July 29, 2020

Mass evictions could be coming

In more than half the country, local courts are reopening and beginning to process a backlog of eviction cases, sparking what economists and housing advocates say could be a historic surge in homelessness as millions of Americans lose their homes https://t.co/9F84BTy0IB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 6, 2020

32% of U.S. households missed their July housing payments. (via @CNBCMakeIt) https://t.co/v3LLqDpNLy
— CNBC (@CNBC) July 9, 2020

And Trump says everything is improving… https://t.co/vxYg6pSlW4
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 8, 2020

“The United States is facing an eviction crisis of biblical proportions.”https://t.co/cjKlRte69d
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) July 12, 2020

Millions of Americans could face eviction in July—and it could 'destabilize communities for years to come.' https://t.co/VyRTUzEkeo
— CNBC Make It (@CNBCMakeIt) July 6, 2020

20 million renters face eviction!

20 million renters face eviction!

20 million renters face eviction!

Let that sink in. https://t.co/ChlHCMDLii
— ❤️Black Rose/Rosa Negra🖤 (@BRRN_Fed) July 7, 2020

You think the riots have been bad so far? We haven't seen anything yet.

Millions fear eviction without more aid from Congress https://t.co/QGzDL8h3V2
— beth, uprising enthusiast (@bourgeoisalien) July 7, 2020

Without some kind of plan and further aid, the looming end to NYC's eviction moratorium has the potential to be a catastrophe https://t.co/w2mQuY67lc by @mrgopal pic.twitter.com/rT7hbh8tpH
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) July 8, 2020

More than 20 million people face eviction by the end of September as GOP threatens to cut aid: study https://t.co/yhjqKWtkRC
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) July 11, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge across the US and states throttle back on economic reopenings, experts and advocacy groups warn that low-income families could face utility shutoffs as moratoriums on disconnections lift — with Black families especially at risk. https://t.co/jyQVDnKZwA
— CNN (@CNN) July 12, 2020

HUD – loyalty is more important than experience

A thorough investigation by the Washington Post

HUD awarded promotions & pay increases to 5 political operatives w/ no housing policy experience within their first months on the job.

The raises resulted in salaries between $98-$155k for the 5, all of whom had worked on Trump’s or Carson’s campaigns. https://t.co/w2zCpcRMiC

— ProPublica (@ProPublica) September 20, 2018

That HUD policy that would've tripled rent for America's poorest families? It was pushed by a former Koch consultant with zero policy experience and a three-month fellowship in "welfare studies" https://t.co/HlMErbESLz pic.twitter.com/BVTAhipvjt

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) September 20, 2018

Of the 24 Trump administration HUD appointees without housing policy experience on their résumés or LinkedIn profiles, 16 listed work on either Carson’s or Trump’s presidential campaigns — or had personal connections to their families. https://t.co/Ux1uLhDoCa

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) September 20, 2018

Carson declares mission accomplished

What is he thinking of?

Ben Carson declared mission accomplished in East St. Louis—where public housing is still a disaster https://t.co/cWxhUrPmIH pic.twitter.com/ZPBWiieaHA

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 11, 2018

HUD plan would raise rents for many poor people

This article discusses an analysis of HUD’s proposal to raise rents.

Some points from the article:

“Overall, the analysis shows that in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, low-income tenants — many of whom have jobs — would have to pay roughly 20 percent more each year for rent under the plan. That rent increase is about six times greater than the growth in average hourly earnings, putting the poorest workers at an increased risk of homelessness because wages simply haven’t kept pace with housing expenses.”

Update:

Ben Carson is backing off his plans to triple the minimum rent paid by some of the country's poorest households https://t.co/ZFCKM5kSYi

— POLITICO (@politico) June 9, 2018

Another inexperienced Trump administration member

This is the HUD chief of staff.

Sad!

Carson wants to raise rents on the poor

This column states:

“”More than 4 million households will see their rents rise,” Will Fischer, Senior Policy Analyst at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, told Salon. He also emphasized that the effect of Carson’s new policy on poor families would be devastating.”

Sad!

HUD is reducing efforts to enforce fair housing laws

This article points out how the Trump administration intends to… “roll back the Obama administration’s attempts to reverse decades of racial, ethnic and income segregation in federally subsidized housing and development projects.”

Sad!