NAGLREP’s 2019 LGBT Real Estate Report showcases how housing discrimination truly impacts the LGBT community in its path to homeownership. The report found that LGBT homeownership rates are 16% below the national average. The number is low partly because 46% of LGBT renters fear discrimination in their future home buying process.
Housing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people takes a variety of forms. For example, couples have been discriminated against when shopping for a home. Others have been told they cannot put both partners’ names on a homeowner’s insurance policy, which is important to do if both partners share ownership of the home. […]