Fair Housing Center joins in redlining case against Redfin Corporation
The Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit has joined with the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Fair Housing Justice Center, the Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania, the HOPE Fair Housing Center, the Lexington Fair Housing Council, the Long Island Housing Services, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Open Communities, and the South Suburban Housing Center in a federal court redlining case against Redfin Corporation. Redfin is a national realtor, operating in over 90 markets across the U.S. and Canada. The case has been filed in the Western District of Washington, as Redfin’s principal place of business is located in Seattle, Washington.
The complaint alleges that Redfin offers three tiers of service based on the listing price of the homes: full Redfin service provided by Redfin real estate agents (its own employees) including eligibility for a Redfin commission refund; referral to a Redfin partner with no Redfin refund; and no service. As shown on the following Metropolitan Detroit area maps, Redfin’s three tiers of service–based on the listing price of the homes–has an adverse impact on minority communities.
More detailed information concerning Redfin’s practices, including maps of other communities, are found in the federal court complaint. The federal court complaint may be accessed here:
