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After the COVID-19 pandemic, some baby boomers whose children have moved away have found it prohibitively expensive to move into smaller homes, a paradox caused by the higher prices of newer homes, tax benefits given to long-time owners, higher interest rates, and low supply of appropriately-sized housing caused by restrictive zoning that ...
Housing discrimination has contributed to environmental racism, which refers to how communities of color suffer from disproportionate exposure to toxins and other health risks. Those suffering housing discrimination and people living below the poverty threshold often rent small or low-quality housing.
Another behavioral influence of residential segregation is the effect on social networks created. Friendships and marriages tend to occur at a higher probability among people living in close proximities. In other words, people who are spatially separate are less likely to form lasting relationships. [10]
I’d argue it’s fueled by skyrocketing housing costs, which have put homes out of reach for hundreds of thousands of people. Sure, shelter has been expensive before. Sure, shelter has been ...
In 1950, the average American life span was 65 years, he pointed out during a panel he spoke at called “Navigating Longer Life Spans.” Today, it’s more like 77.5 years—an almost 13-year gain.
While it has traditionally been associated with racial segregation, it generally refers to the separation of populations based on some criteria (e.g. race, ethnicity, income/class). [3] While overt segregation is illegal in the United States, housing patterns show significant and persistent segregation along racial and class lines.
A presentation and community discussion this week will look at historic discriminatory housing practices in Boone County. Presented by University of Missouri librarian Rachel Brekhus, the event ...
Once the eviction moratorium was lifted, a lot of people lost their homes and had to relocate into different areas in search of jobs. [19] The housing market was at an all-time high in construction, in 2021 the single family units hit 1.1 million while the multi-family units hit 470,000, leading it to be the highest amount of housing ...