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[deleted] t1_ixs2e7i wrote

Reply to comment by Moont1de in For most Americans, housing was a key component in personal wealth accumulation. However, racist housing policies eroded black wealth in pre-WWII American cities. Black families paid a 28% premium to buy a home on a majority white block, after which their homes lost 10% of their value. by smurfyjenkins

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merlinsbeers t1_ixthwfq wrote

>Do HOAs determine who can buy a house?

In some states they're still called "covenant controlled communities" which is a euphemism for everyone having sales contracts that they agreed to when buying that obligate then never to sell to nonwhites. Developers put them in place to keep prices up when selling lots and new homes.

Those restrictions are unenforceable now, but the language is still there on some people's deeds. And the neighborhoods haven't changed much and sometimes aren't exactly friendly to diversity.

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Moont1de t1_ixs6yq5 wrote

The issue is lack of isonomical enforcement

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