National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals Issues Housing Report.

NAGLREP’s 2019 LGBT Real Estate Report showcases how housing discrimination truly impacts the LGBT community in its path to homeownership. The report found that LGBT homeownership rates are 16% below the national average. The number is low partly because 46% of LGBT renters fear discrimination in their future home buying process.

A survey of more than 640 NAGLREP members found this fear impacts LGBTs in several ways. 44% of members said these potential buyers are anxious about how welcoming their potential community/neighbors while 40% said these LGBTs would be overly concerned with neighbor and community reaction if they were to have children.

27% of NAGLREP members believe LGBTs will “settle” for a home without fully exploring choices while 24% believe the fear of discrimination will force them to remain renters.

“The survey is the first time we have explored how the potential of housing discrimination impacts on LGBT homeownership rates and the timing of the report could not be better,” NAGLREP founder Jeff Berger said. “The Equality Act, which would protect LGBTs from discrimination in a variety of areas, including housing, was just re-introduced in Congress and we will leverage our LGBT Housing Policy Summit to learn where things stand and how we can further educate the real estate industry at the local and state level.”