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Fairway Community Access First-time homebuyers in eligible census tracts in 21 metro areas — including Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New York City, Phoenix and St. Louis — can qualify for a $7,000 grant for closing costs or a down payment.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
According to a 2018 study that assessed tens of thousands of census tracts across the U.S., majority Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities were found to have up to 50% higher susceptibility to wildfires in contrast to majority white communities.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
For example, a large study that draws on immigration statistics, FBI crime data and U.S. census community surveys found that immigration has no impact on crime.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Currently, that formula uses a metric for poverty based on the 2000 census.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
According to a 2018 study that assessed tens of thousands of census tracts across the U.S., majority Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities were found to have up to 50% higher susceptibility to wildfires in contrast to majority white communities.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
For example, a large study that draws on immigration statistics, FBI crime data and U.S. census community surveys found that immigration has no impact on crime.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Currently, that formula uses a metric for poverty based on the 2000 census.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
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