The Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968, outlawed housing discrimination. However, more than 50 years later, the homeownership rate between white and Black Americans remains nearly unchanged. 

On top of that, communities that faced discriminatory policies in the past still feel the impacts today. According to research from the University of California, Berkeley, people living in historically redlined neighborhoods are highly vulnerable to air, water, and noise pollutants as well as other health problems. Discrimination is also not solely a thing of the past. 

On this episode of The Buildout, we hear from housing professionals in Colorado who have been working to close the gap between white and Black homeownership: CHFA development specialist Greg Brown, Arthur Brown of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation and Kevin Marchman, co-founder and chairman of the National Organization of African Americans in Housing.  

Resources from this episode: 

• Learn more about CHFA resources for first generation homebuyers 
• Learn more about Own Your Tomorrow homebuyer programs  
• Learn more about Own Your Tomorrow events in Denver 
• Learn more about Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 
• Learn more about the National Organization of African Americans in Housing 

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