【Zillow】Pandemic Impacts Felt More Strongly by Lower-Income, Renter and Households of Color

While the coronavirus pandemic created new challenges for all Americans, Black, Latinx, lower-income and renter households were more likely to report encountering housing and economic challenges, according to new Zillow research. 

In partnership with the National Fair Housing Alliance, Zillow surveyed 10,000 adults in 20 major metro areas nationwide on topics ranging from the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to housing, to overall knowledge around home buying. In addition to being more likely to report housing and economic challenges during the pandemic, Black, Latinx and renter households were also less likely to report feeling knowledgeable about key situations related to the homebuying process. Together, these have the potential to slow progress to close theracial wealth gap.

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