How to Navigate Down Payments as a First-Time Black Homebuyer in Houston

How to navigate down payments as a first-time Black homebuyer in Houston

Black potential first-time homebuyers who dream of owning a home often stop at the first step: Saving up for a down payment.  Despite the availability of down payment assistance programs at the city, county and state levels, many homebuyers face systemic challenges, such as low wages, lack of intergenerational wealth and knowledge gaps, which keep them from owning a home. LaTisha Grant, owner and real estate broker at TAS Realty Group, believes…

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity

No one has written more beautifully about the shotgun house than the late theorist, educator, and social critic bell hooks. While the shotgun style and name may trace back to Haiti and Africa in the eighteenth century and earlier, it was the most popular type of house in the Southern United States from the end […]