Ninety-three per cent of Black real estate agents believe that discrimination plays a role in the rental process in Ontario, according to a new report by the Ontario Real Estate Association.
The association’s Presidential Advisory Group on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion released its first-ever’ report on Tuesday which outlines 19 recommendations on how to eliminate systemic racism and improve inclusion in Ontario’s housing market.
Over one third of real estate agents have experienced discrimination or racism and one in four BIPOC realtors say that a client has refused to work with them because of their identity, according to the report. “I have anecdotal studies. I have Caucasian agents coming up to me all the time going, ‘what's wrong? I can't believe this is happening to my client. They have an incredible credit score. They make a ton of money, they've got a great job yet the landlord will not accept them,’” Morrison said.
Despite the report’s results, the report said a number of real estate agents don’t recognize there is a problem. Advocating for a review of the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act , with the goal of improving access to affordable homes for disadvantaged communities Encouraging expansion of affordable homeownership programs for disadvantaged communities, including rent-to-own programs
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