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COLOR OF LAW Part II: Equitable Residential Appraisals
July 2, 2024

KeyNotes article authored by:
Jon B. DeVries, AICP, MLAI and Immediate Past President, LEF
In this article Jon brings his knowledge of planning to the diversity challenges in the appraisal industry – providing a “program guide” to the five-part LAI Global Initiative’s Color of Law II series – named for Richard Rothstein’s groundbreaking book: The Color of Law
The article also contains a link to the Color of Law I series with national speakers from LAI addressing the topic of structural bias in the housing industry. Jon is co-author with Brad Hunt of Planning Chicago written with support from LAI and LEF: Planning Chicago