Research and Media Coverage of Discrimination in the Boston Area
This listing was created as part of the Fair Housing Center’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program application in July 2008.

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1. “Population Growth and Change in Massachusetts” :  [View this Document]
   , May 3, 2008
2. “Massachusetts: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States
   from the 2006 American Community Survey “
   [View this Document]
3. “The Changing Face of Massachusetts,” [View this Document]: Andrew M.
   Sum, Johan Uvin, Ishwar Khatiwada, Dana Ansel, Paulo Tobar,
   Frimpomaa Ampaw, Sheila Palma, Greg Leiserson  
4. [View this Document] : CommonWealth, Fall 2006 
5. “We don’t want your kind living here.” A report on discrimination in the
   greater Boston rental market. Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston,
   April 2001. [View this Document]
6. Acceso Negado/Access Denied: Discrimination against Latinos in the
   Greater Boston rental market. Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston,
   2002. [View this Document]
7. “You Don't Know What You're Missing: Realtors Disadvantage African American, Latino Homebuyers,”[View this Document]
8. “The Gap Persists: Discrimination in Mortgage Lending,”
   [View this Document]
9. Nelson, A.C. et al. “The Link Between Growth Management and Housing
   Affordability:  The Academic Evidence.” Brookings Institution Center on
   Urban and Metropolitan Policy. February, 2002.  
   [View this Docement] 
10. Glaeser, E.L. and Joseph Gyourko. “The Impact of Zoning on Housing
    Affordability.” Harvard Institute of Economic Research.  March, 2002.
    [View this Document]
11. Federal Reserve interactive map
    [View this Document]
12. Changing Patterns XIV: Mortgage Lending to Traditionally Underserved
    Borrowers & Neighborhoods in Greater Boston, 1990-2006. Campen, Jim.
    Massachusetts Community & Banking Council. February 2008.
    [View this Document]
13. “Report of the Special Commission Relative to Ending Homelessness in the
    Commonwealth”. The Massachusetts Commission to End Homelessness.
    January 2008. [View this Document]
14. “Mission Statement and Fair Housing Principles,” Department of Housing and
    Community Development, 2005. [View this Document]
15. Race, Place and Opportunity: Racial Change and Segregation in the Boston
    Metropolitan area: 1990-2000. Nancy McArdle, Harvard Civil Rights Project, 2003.
    [View this Document]
16. More than Money: The Spatial Mismatch Between Where Homeowners of Color
    in Metro Boston Can Afford to Live and Where They Actually Reside. Harvard
    Civil Rights Project, January 2004.  Due to the size of the maps and charts in
    the report, we have saved the document as two separate files. 
    View document part 1 [View this Document]
    View document part 2 [View this Document]
17. Ethnic Diversity Grows, Neighborhood Integration Lags Behind. Lewis MumfordCenter, April 3, 2001. Revised December 18, 2001.  [View this document.]
18. Discrimination in the Lowell and Merrimack Valley Housing Market. Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, 2004. [View this Document]
19. Newton Fair Housing Audit. Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, 2005. [View this Document]
20. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
    [View this Document]
21. City of Newton Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice [View this Document]
22. North Shore HOME Consortium Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
    View document part 1 [View this Document]
    View document part 2 [View this Document]