Fair Housing for All

After hearing from over a hundred witnesses, the Commission concluded that discrimination "continues to be endemic, intertwined into the very fabric of our lives.  Ironically, even though more Americans than ever are living in diverse communities, residential segregation remains high. Sustaining the racial and ethnic stability in diverse communities remains a challenge because of perceptions and prejudices that devitalize them. And while nationally the incidence of discrimination is down, there are at least four million fair housing violations in our country every year."

The Commission made a series of recommendations, including recommendations to create a independent fair housing enforcement agency, to focus on affirmatively furthering fair housing, to develop a regional approach to fair housing, and to ensure that fair housing principles are emphasized in programs addressing the mortgage and finanical crisis.

 The principal authors of the report, the full text of which is available below, were Sara Pratt and Phil Tegeler.