The structure of the US housing market doesn't grant equal access to housing opportunity. Persistent barriers, including discrimination and legal structures such as Jim Crow, have limited equal access.

2017 paper by Raphael Bostic & @arthuracolin.bsky.social:

https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/research-areas/working-papers/shared-future-potential-huds-affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing