Since the 1960s, restrictive housing covenants have severely dampened the ability of families of color to own houses and accrue generational wealth. However, thanks to the work of dedicated nonprofits like HomeSight in Seattle, some of the effects of these harmful practices are starting to be mitigated.
In May, Governor Inslee signed a law that will create a downpayment assistance program to help people affected by racist covenants used to ban property from being sold or rented to non-white people prior to enactment of the Fair Housing Act in April of 1968.
Seattle area home prices are back up after a slump last year. And high costs are a barrier for many potential buyers.People from marginalized backgrounds face additional challenges in expensive housing markets like King County. Windermere’s Samantha Enos is here to talk about what’s out there to help BIPOC buyers get into the market.
How did the Central District of Seattle (CD) become the center of the Black experience in the Puget Sound area,…
Ginger Segel has 33 years of experience in affordable housing policy and development. She has participated in the creation and preservation of thousands of low-income rental units in Washington State…
The Seattle Office of Housing increases opportunities for families of all incomes to live in our city and provides home…
The Arches Apartments, located at Rainier Ave South and South Holly Street, has provided affordable housing to families in the…
In our last edition, we highlighted the new partnership between non-profit
In July 2021, Windermere partnered with the University of Washington College of Built Environments (CBE) to host students enrolled in…
The initial idea that eventually grew into HomeSight’s Sam Smith ‘Hi Neighbor’ Fund came from Paige Dumler, a broker in…
