Study: Housing costs hit minorities harder
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Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in Massachusetts are having a tougher time than whites in juggling housing costs with other everyday expenses, according to a University of Massachusetts study that seeks to spur debate as the governor's office changes hands.
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Nearly one in four Californians say the cost of housing in their area could force them to move elsewhere in California or out of the state entirely, a new survey shows.
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Black people in the United States are  far more likely than whites to die from strokes, diabetes and  other diseases, according to a federal study that shows wide  racial disparities persist in health care.
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Veterans face serious inequities in compensation depending on where they live, an analysis by The New York Times has found.
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Even as African Americans and other minorities have made economic progress in the last 40 years, many of those reaching the middle-income rung are finding it a hollow promise.
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Many homeowners who raise money against the value of their house spend it on home improvements, a survey says.
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Price and consumer satisfaction are not necessarily fellow travelers, according to a survey of new-home buyers. But buyers of new homes in the greater Bay Area were for the most part satisfied with the people
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The squeeze on home buyers' finances is highlighted by TUC and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports.
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A new study shows that people who live in areas with a high degree of suburban sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems, such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches, and breathing difficulties, than those who live in urban areas.
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BusinessWeek Online - In many U.S. cities, the housing market looks as extravagant and top-heavy as a Dr. Seuss castle. In metro New York, the median price of a single-family house is up 78% since 1999, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. The gains are even bigger in Miami (87%), Los Angeles (97%), and San Diego (115%). For years house prices in these markets have risen faster than family incomes. The trend made sense when mortgage interest rates were falling, but rates hit bottom in mid-2003 and they're likely to rise. Put it all together, says Yale University economist Robert J. ...
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Minority families lost significant ground to white counterparts after 2001 recession, report shows.
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Black and Hispanic homeowners were more likely to receive refinancing loans aimed at borrowers with low credit ratings than were whites, according to a nationwide study released Wednesday by the Consumer Federation of America.
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A record number of homeowners with high-cost mortgages have fallen behind on their payments or are facing foreclosure, a side effect of the growth in lending to people with poor credit, according to an industry group survey released yesterday.
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Dec. 1, 2004 -- Minorities remain vastly more vulnerable than whites to HIV and AIDS, according to a new CDC report released Wednesday.
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Blacks and Latinos in the Boston area were denied mortgages at the highest rates since the early 1990s, when minority loan rejections sparked charges of racism in the city's lending industry.
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U.S. lenders turned down more black  and Hispanic borrowers for mortgages than white borrowers last  year at a rate comparable to 10 years ago, according to a study  released on Thursday by a consumer advocate group.
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A majority of black and Hispanic households in metropolitan Washington now own their houses instead of renting, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.