"Complaints tied to national origin rose 8.45% from the previous year — the highest level since 2018 — while retaliation complaints more than doubled, reaching a record high. Local fair housing organizations, which handled nearly three-quarters of all complaints in 2024, have also been affected by funding cuts, with several community-based agencies closing, NHFA added. NFHA said the closures have left vulnerable groups — including disabled veterans, seniors, families with children, survivors of domestic violence, and Black and Latino homebuyers — without vital protections."
"NFHA's 2025 Fair Housing Trends Report comes as deep funding and staffing cuts at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The agency's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity now operates with roughly one-third of the staff it had when President Donald Trump took office in January, the report said. HUD staffing cuts were also expanded during the government shutdown, with more than 400 employees laid off."
Complaints tied to national origin rose 8.45% from the previous year, the highest level since 2018. Retaliation complaints more than doubled, reaching a record high. Local fair housing organizations handled nearly three-quarters of complaints in 2024 but faced funding cuts and closures of several community-based agencies. Those closures deprived vulnerable people—including disabled veterans, seniors, families, survivors of domestic violence, and Black and Latino homebuyers—of vital protections. HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity operates with roughly one-third of its earlier staff levels, and staffing cuts expanded during the government shutdown with more than 400 employees laid off. Enforcement actions at HUD have been rolled back.
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