Author: Peter.Ciurczak@bostonindicators.org

How Big is the Racial Homeownership Gap? Depends How You Slice the Data.
October 25, 2023
By Peter Ciurczak October 26, 2023 There's been growing attention to the size of the racial homeownership gap in Greater Boston. While we often use simple headline calculations of homeownership…
Behind the Numbers: Perspectives on Homeownership in Massachusetts
October 24, 2023
By Alyssa Haywoode October 26, 2023 Statistics provide an overview of how one’s race and income can make it tough to buy a home in the Boston area, in turn…
A Long Road Home: A Racial Equity Analysis of Homeownership Support Programs in Massachusetts
September 13, 2023
Massachusetts has among the largest racial homeownership gaps in the country, but we also have some model affordable homeownership programs working to make a difference.
Racial Wealth Equity Chartbook: National Trends and the Challenge of Local Data
May 16, 2023
Access to wealth is more than security against hard times. Wealth determines where you live, the quality of schools your children attend, whether banks will offer you a loan, and…
The Color of the Capital Gap
May 21, 2021
Roughly half of small businesses nationwide have unmet need for capital, and this share jumps to two-thirds for entrepreneurs of color.