#NewRelease #ArtificialIntelligence Using a more flexible AI model and controlling for property condition, we still find evidence that the percentage magnitude of AVM error is greater in majority-Black neighborhoods. urban.org/research/publi…

To ask teachers to be on the front line of mass shootings, the front line of a pandemic, and the front line of the struggle against inequality all while underpaying them and systematically underfunding the education system is both cruel and a recipe for societal collapse.

America doesn't take care of its kids in ways big and small — in schools, in homes, in every facet of life. School shootings, like the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, are one of the most visceral examples of that failure. trib.al/rVuIdq2

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From Libby Doyle for Housing Matters: By calling the police on unhoused people, "housing secure people are contributing to reduced security for people experiencing homelessness and a system that criminalizes poverty." urbn.is/3arp0hx

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just reversed nearly 50 years of precedent and overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion. We won't deny what a horrible moment this is. Half of the states are expected to ban abortion.

My latest for Housing Matters outlines the major proposed updates to the Community Reinvestment Act. Regulators declined to explicitly include consideration of race--what are the racial equity implications of that decision?

.Jason Cohn & Cait Young: Proposed student debt relief policies could speed up the path to #homeownership for some student loan borrowers. They could help by lowering DTI ratios, allowing borrowers to save down payments, and improving credit histories. urbn.is/3UfgRPO

From Jason Cohn & Cait Young: The proposed changes could speed up the path to homeownership for some student loan borrowers—particularly borrowers of color—by lowering DTI ratios, allowing them to save more for down payments, & improving credit histories urbn.is/3BFLvum

Very cool new feature from Housing Matters! Policing doesn't end homelessness, supportive housing does.

I wrote about public art as an equitable placemaking strategy! Public art can improve well-being by connecting us to our neighborhoods and communities.

From Housing Matters: "Research shows it costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize a single person experiencing homelessness while the yearly cost for providing supportive housing is $10,051." urbn.is/3Qr4mPH

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A massive coalition of NYT contributors (180 and counting!) have signed an open letter calling out anti-trans editorial bias in the paper. Please share widely: nytletter.com

How much do you know about homelessness in America? You can take this highly informative new quiz from my colleagues at Housing Matters to find out: urbn.is/3SudwM9

For Housing Matters, I wrote about the racist history of property taxes, the ongoing problem of over-assessments for homes of color, and what policymakers can do to ensure property tax equity for their residents housingmatters.urban.org/articles/what-…

In a new blog, Jim Parrott and I provide further clarity on Fannie and Freddie's pricing changes. The data clearly show that the FHFA is not penalizing people with good credit. urban.org/urban-wire/fan…

This is the only piece you actually need to read about Jordan Neely. It’s the true story about a talented man with an incredibly hard life who was killed. Thank you Bridget Read curbed.com/2023/05/jordan…

Atlanta’s Trans Housing Coalition shows how trans-led organizations can reduce homelessness & support housing stability for trans women. urbn.is/3qMK5Lq

For National Homeownership Month, Jung Choi, @amalie_zinn, and I wrote about why it may be time to rethink homeownership as the primary path to prosperity and how we can do so urban.org/urban-wire/ret…