Some additional evidence on the topic.
Race determines home values more today than it did in 1980
New research into how a neighborhoodâs home values are impacted by its racial composition reveals that appraisals were affected to a larger extent by race in 2015 than in 1980 â to the financial detriment of homeowners in majority-Black and majority-Hispanic neighborhoods.
Using Census Bureau data from 1980-2015, the study from Junia Howell and Elizabeth Korver-Glenn shows that during that period, homes in white neighborhoods appreciated in value, on average, almost $200,000 more than comparable homes in neighborhoods of color.
Primarily, the reason for the large disparity lies in âcontemporary appraisal practices,â according to Howell and Korver-Glenn; in particular, âthe use of the sales comparison approach has allowed historical racialized appraisals to influence contemporary values and appraisersâ racialized assumptions about neighborhoods to drive appraisal methods.â
Shame on us.