'What we found early on in our investigation was that it seemed that real estate agents on Long Island were lacking when it came to fair housing standards,' says Keith Herbert, Newsday’s assistant managing editor for investigations.
,” the results of a three-year, multi-platform investigation that uncovered “widespread separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities,” by real estate firms and brokers across the island.investigation laid the foundation for subsequent state investigations.
In her statement announcing the settlements, Hochul said New York has "zero tolerance" for discrimination. Did your investigation show that to be the case? So, would you characterize these agents as confident they could engage in these practices and get away with it?
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