The path to homeownership for Black people in urban Puget Sound is more treacherous today than it was nearly 60 years ago, when it was still legal for home sellers to discriminate.
The Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, but the practice of redlining wasn't outlawed until 1976.
The consequences reverberate in the current housing market. A Black person illegally denied a home loan in Seattle in 1976 would have accrued an average of $500,000 to $507,000 in equity by 2023, according to Black Home…
