Discrimination has been a longstanding issue in Affordable Housing. Several studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reveal that certain demographic groups are subjected to discrimination in the sales and rental housing markets, despite the enactment of recent legislation designed to protect said groups from housing discrimination. This portion of the website explores real estate discrimination through the lens of prevalent case studies offering quantitative evidence of the adverse treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, same-sex couples, people with disabilities, and families with children by landlords, real estate agents, and housing providers.