Recommended Reading
The following resources on this topic were recommended during the symposium.
Books
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Author: Isabel Wilkerson
Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities
Author: Andre M. Perry
Race for Profit
Author: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Strategic CaseMaking: The Field Guide for Building Public and Political Will
Author: Dr. Tiffany Manuel
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Author: Heather McGhee
What Works: To Promote Inclusive, Equitable Mixed-Income Communities
Editors: Mark Joseph and Amy Khare
Initiatives
Building Black Wealth Campaign | California Housing Finance Agency
CONVERGENCE | Tennessee Housing Development Agency
THDA’s work in Memphis with the Mortgage Bankers Association to increase African American homeownership
From Challenge to Opportunity—Reaching Households of Color or Hispanic Ethnicity | Minnesota Housing
Opening Doors and SmartBuy | Illinois Housing Development Authority
IHDA’s programs to cut student loan debt and provide down payment assistance to help households of color and others become homeowners
MassHousing
- CommonWealth Builder Program
- Down Payment Assistance Website
- MassHousing Policy Innovation Team: Monique Gibbs and Francis Goyes Flor
Also:
- 2018 Changing Patterns Report | The Massachusetts Community & Banking Council
Played a key role in MassHousing’s homeownership research and policy analysis - “Housing Choice brings the biggest changes to Massachusetts zoning laws in decades”
Strategic Plan for 2021 – 2023 | Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
WHEDA Advantage | Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Testimony for Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities by WHEDA’s Joaquín Altoro and May yer Thao (December 11, 2020)
Research
2019 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report
Publisher: National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
What May Work about the Mixed-Income Approach: Reflections and Implications for the Future
Author: Rachel G. Bratt
Tenure and Location Choice Among Hispanic Households (October 2019)
Author: Rocio Sanchez-Moyano