Special screening of ‘Our America: Lowballed’ held in Washington

WASHINGTON — There was a particular screening in Washington on Thursday of the ABC documentary “Our America: Lowballed.”

The Brookings Establishment and the Nationwide Truthful Housing Alliance hosted the occasion, which was attended by Rep. Maxine Walters and the Secretary of Housing and City Improvement Marcia Fudge.

The documentary takes a better have a look at racial bias within the dwelling appraisal course of and shares experiences from Black households whose dwelling values jumped as a lot as $500,000 after they so-called whitewashed their properties.

That concerned changing objects to make it seem {that a} white household lived of their dwelling as an alternative.

“This has been one more sign to Black and brown communities that our methods don’t see us as equals, take into consideration what that does to an individual, take into consideration how it could really feel so that you can must take away every little thing in your house in order that it could possibly be offered,” Fudge mentioned.

After the screening, audio system mentioned racial bias within the dwelling appraisal course of, the results on majority-Black neighborhoods and what reforms and guidelines could be applied on the federal stage.

HUD mentioned it’s making modifications to assist individuals who consider they’ve skilled appraisal bias.

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