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Tina Smith: the home ownership rate for White families is one of the highest in the country, about 70 percent, while home ownership…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2022
the home ownership rate for White families is one of the highest in the country, about 70 percent, while home ownership for Black families is closer to barely 20 percent.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Highlighting racial disparities in home ownership rates in Minnesota.

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