The Boston Globe, May 7, 2022, Priced out of the city, Black Bostonians are finding their dream homes on the South Shore
The outmigration of thousands of Boston’s Black residents, observers say, also means the loss of the culture and community they carry with them. And it presents a challenge for city leaders: How to keep Black and brown residents who were born in the city and want to stay, but have been priced out of the city’s sizzling real estate market. The dynamic applies across Boston, as young residents find themselves priced out of neighborhoods from Jamaica Plain to Allston, but of particular concern is the effect the gentrification and displacement are having in Boston’s historically Black neighborhoods.
With home ownership a key means by which Americans build wealth, housing and planning experts warn that the demographic shift could accelerate the loss of Boston’s middle class, as Black Bostonians looking to buy their first homes increasingly must do so in another city.
