Chicago Crusader: Report: Public Housing Authorities Can Play A Role In Reducing The Racial Homeownership Gap

Chicago Crusader, June 30, 2021, Public Housing Authorities Can Play A Role In Reducing The Racial Homeownership Gap

A report released recently draws attention to an under-utilized program that, if scaled up, could meet tremendous demand for greater homeownership opportunities and begin to repair the damage of racist policies that have created housing inequity for decades. The report, authored by the Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance (CAFHA), draws on interviews, surveys, and administrative records focused on the relatively unknown public housing authority homeownership program that is embedded within the better-known housing choice voucher (formerly known as Section 8) program.