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Black Homeownership Feedback Form
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On a scale of 1-5, please rate in order of importance the top barriers to achieving higher rates of Black homeownership in the District. *
1 - Not at all important
2 - Slightly important
3 - Moderately important
4 - Very important
5 - Extremely important
Lack of availability of affordable homes
Location of available homes
Difficulty qualifying for a mortgage
Difficulty affording a down payment
Competitiveness of buying homes
On a scale of 1-5, please rate in order of importance the top barriers to preserving Black homeownership in the District. *
1 - Not at all important
2 - Slightly important
3 - Moderately important
4 - Very important
5 - Extremely important
Appraisals that devalue the homes of Black homeowners
Difficulty with affording increasing property taxes
Difficulty with affording maintenance and repair costs
Difficulty with passing down family homes to the next generation
On a scale of 1-5, please rate the importance of the following for addressing the financing challenges in purchasing homes for Black households in the District. *
1 - Not at all important
2 - Slightly important
3 - Moderately important
4 - Very important
5 - Extremely important
Develop or expand alternative credit programs to increase access to mortgages for Black households
Increase financial readiness of potential Black homeowners through financial coaching and counseling
Increase competitiveness of homeownership programs with the private market
Create or expand programs to provide down payment assistance
Enhance anti-discrimination laws and enforcement for home appraisals and mortgage approvals
Integrate financial and savings interventions into existing rental housing programs
On a scale of 1-5, please rate the importance of the following for addressing the supply of homes available for Black households in the District. *
1 - Not at all important
2 - Slightly important
3 - Moderately important
4 - Very important
5 - Extremely important
Create more "shared equity" programs that limit wealth-building, but maintain the supply of affordable homes for low-income households
Increase the supply of affordable homes in all Wards and neighborhoods and reduce segregation
Reduce investor purchases of homes and reduce conversion of ownership to rental
Maintain housing affordability across a wide set of income groups to reduce the pressures of gentrification and displacement
Update zoning codes to increase the number of homes that are allowed to be built
Increase the supply of homes by expanding financing for construction and reducing costs for building
Expand programs that allow for conversion of rental to ownership
On a scale of 1-5, please rate the importance of the following for addressing the stability and preservation of homeownership for Black households in the District. *
1 - Not at all important
2 - Slightly important
3 - Moderately important
4 - Very important
5 - Extremely important
Improve the property tax appeal system and encourage fair appraisal practices
Create or expand programs that provide financial assistance for home repair and rehab
Create or expand programs that help to prevent foreclosures
Create or expand programs that provide legal and financial assistance with keeping homes in the family or passing to the next generation
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