Home Renovating While Black: The Very Real Costs That Nobody Tells You About

Home Renovating While Black: The Very Real Costs That Nobody Tells You About

Blondel Pinnock speaks to Abigail Glasgow about the importance of Restoration’s homeownership services

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 “Systemic discriminatory practices that have existed for decades continue to keep Black homeowners from making improvements to their home that will increase its value, especially for [those] who may not have as much liquid cash in reserves as their white counterparts,” adds Blondel Pinnock, CEO of Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

Restoration is one of many organizations “providing services that, in Pinnock’s words, respond to “the pitfalls of purchasing older homes and what they need to be prepared for as far as maintenance and upkeep,” including financial resources, homeownership preparedness counseling, home repairs, and weatherization support, along with other assistive services to sustain Black homeownership and build generational wealth.”