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Report: Most Housing Discrimination Complaints Were Disability Related

Report: Most Housing Discrimination Complaints Were Disability Related

by Phil Hall | Nov 5, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 32,321 housing discrimination complaints were filed nationwide during 2024, according to the new Fair Housing Trends Report published by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). The majority of the complaints (54.6%) involved disability related...
Court Blocks HUD’s Termination of Fair Housing Initiative Program Grants

Court Blocks HUD’s Termination of Fair Housing Initiative Program Grants

by Phil Hall | Mar 25, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A district court judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from terminating 78 Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP) grants for nonprofit organizations contracting to investigate housing...
National Fair Housing Alliance Expands Civil Rights Legal Team

National Fair Housing Alliance Expands Civil Rights Legal Team

by Phil Hall | Mar 4, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) announced the addition of two civil rights law experts to its legal team. Janell Byrd-Chichester was named interim general counsel at NFHA. She was previously the inaugural director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the...
HUD Rescinds Obama-Era Fair Housing Rule

HUD Rescinds Obama-Era Fair Housing Rule

by Phil Hall | Feb 27, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A fair housing rule that was enacted during the Obama administration, then rescinded in the first Trump administration, then restored in the Biden administration, has been rescinded again by the second Trump administration. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
HUD’s Turner Stops Enforcement of Gender Identity Rule, Declaring ‘There Are Only Two Sexes’

HUD’s Turner Stops Enforcement of Gender Identity Rule, Declaring ‘There Are Only Two Sexes’

by Phil Hall | Feb 10, 2025 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The newly sworn-in Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner issued an order directing his department to halt any pending or future enforcement actions related to the 2016 rule entitled “Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s Gender...
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