homeownership – Kelsey Hamlin

Homeownership expansion policy

The median household income of Seattle's white residents is 3 times that of indigenous residents. Seattle's Black homeownership rate is half that of white homeowners, and yet Black homeowners are twice as cost-burdened. What can be done to tip the scales? Home ownership program expansion.

Excerpts I wrote for mayoral candidate Andrew Grant Houston: I am a renter, and I’ve been one my entire life. Though while Seattle is a majority-renter city, I recognize that homeownership is the fastest way to generational wealth. That history is drawn along racial lines. America, since its inception, has entrenched wealth in the abilityContinue reading “Homeownership expansion policy”

Home ownership program expansion policy

A sky blue graphic states "The median household income of Seattle’s white residents is 3x that of Indigenous residents. Seattle’s Black homeownership rate is 1/2 that of white homeowners, and yet Black homeowners are 2x as cost-burdened. So what can be done to tip the scales? Home Ownership Program Expansion"

Excerpts I wrote for Andrew Grant Houston’s policy proposal: I am a renter, and I’ve been one my entire life. Though while Seattle is a majority-renter city, I recognize that homeownership is the fastest way to generational wealth. That history is drawn along racial lines. America, since its inception, has entrenched wealth in the abilityContinue reading “Home ownership program expansion policy”