Evidence of Racial Bias in Home Appraisals in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area

About the Authors

Ira J. Goldstein, PhD

Principal and Founder of IJG Urban Advisors, LLC.

Ira Goldstein is Principal and Founder of IJG Urban Advisors, LLC, (IJGUA), a consultancy that focuses on issues broadly within the housing and community development subject matter. IJGUA provides research and data-based advice and counsel on questions that practitioners, investors (for- and not-for-profit) and policymakers tackle as they design and evaluate policies, programs, and investments.

Alana Kim

Civic Data Manager

Alana Kim is the Civic Data Manager for Reinvestment Fund’ Policy Solutions group. In this role she maintains and improves department data infrastructure and practices, and support projects on matters of data – including discovery, curation, analysis, preservation, and visualization.