The US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development has decided that white neighborhoods are not white enough, black neighborhoods are not black enough and Hispanic neighborhoods are not Hispanic enough. So,
HUD has published a new fair-housing regulation intended to give people access to better neighborhoods than the ones they currently live in.The first time I bought a house was 1986. My agent was careful to note that she could not advise me on certain facts about prospective neighborhoods, one of them being the racial composition. Now the federal government is making it easy for people to find neighborhoods mostly like their own ethnic or racial identity. Will agents be required to present these data to clients? Of course they will.
The goal is to help communities understand "fair housing barriers" and "establish clear goals" for "improving integrated living patterns and overcoming historic patterns of segregation."
“This proposed rule represents a 21st century approach to fair housing, a step forward to ensuring that every American is able to choose to live in a community they feel proud of – where they have a fair shot at reaching their full potential in life,” said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.
“For the first time ever," Donovan added, "HUD will provide data for every neighborhood in the country, detailing the access African American, Latino, Asian, and other communities have to local assets, including schools, jobs, transportation, and other important neighborhood resources that can play a role in helping people move into the middle class."
All for the best intentions, of course - those being, I suspect, ensuring enduring minority voting majorities in the already-gerrymandered Democrat districts.
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S.
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