The number of Black households owning their own homes has plunged across the nation, according to new data , in a drop that some economists think may be linked to the Trump administration's crackdown against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

The Black homeownership rate fell to 43.9 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new Redfin report found—its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2021. It was also down from the 45.3 percent recorded a year earlier, showing that the recent slowdown of the U.S. housing market has not helped Black households get onto the property ladder.

Homeownership rates fell among non-Hispanic white households (to 74 percent from 74.4 percent) and Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander households (to 62.1 percent from 62.8 percent). By co

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