LED BY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS, REPORTS SHARES LGBTQ+ HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IS AT ITS HIGHEST
San Diego, Calif. (June 5, 2025) – The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ trade organizations with approximately 4,000 members, unveiled its fifth annual LGBTQ+ Real Estate Report which showed that parents of heterosexual children were more bullish on their child’s future access to homeownership, fair housing and financial security than those with LGBTQ+ children.
The 25-page report also showcased how LGBTQ+ people had a different view than heterosexuals on the potential impact of the current federal administration’s continued anti-LGBTQ+, anti-TGX (transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming) and anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies.
Additionally, the report found that housing discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community rose to its highest levels since the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance began tracking data while real estate professionals are again the leading culprits of where such discrimination occurred.
KEY FINDINGS:
Parents and LGBTQ+ vs. Heterosexual Children’s Futures
- Parents of heterosexual children were 10.4% more likely to believe that their child would have equal access to homeownership than those with LGBTQ+ children. Interestingly, LGBTQ+ parents were 25.9% more likely to believe their heterosexual child would have equal access to homeownership compared to an LGBTQ+ parent with an LGBTQ+ child.
- Parents of heterosexual children were 23.1% more confident about their child’s potential equal access to financial stability than those with LGBTQ+ children.
- 71.4% of those parents with heterosexual children believed their child will have equal access in the future to fair housing (i.e., lack of discrimination in renting, buying, and living) compared to just 49.0% of parents with LGBTQ+ children.
Impact of Current Administration’s Policies
- 58.5% of LGBTQ+ respondents believed the administration’s anti-TGX policies will drive more TGX individuals and families with a TGX child to relocate. This was 16% higher than heterosexual respondents.
- LGBTQ+ respondents were 24.7% more likely than heterosexual to believe non-TGX LGBTQ+ people and families with a non-TGX LGBTQ+ child will be forced to move.
State of Housing Discrimination
- 33% of responding Alliance members reported seeing an increase in housing discrimination over the last three years. This is a 45.8% increase since 2022 when the Alliance began collecting this data.
- Real estate professionals who discriminated against buyers were the leading culprits of where anti-LGBTQ+ housing discrimination showed itself for the first time since 2022 when the Alliance began tracking this data. Legal forms needing signatures and real estate professionals discriminating against prospective tenants followed.
QUOTE:
“LGBTQ+ people are facing the greatest hostility since the AIDS epidemic because of the current administration’s anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-TGX executive orders along with its efforts to end DEI,” said Justin Ziegler, National President of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance. Our LGBTQ+ Real Estate Report looked at the current and future implications of these attacks. We recognize that more education is needed as those in the LGBTQ+ community had a different view than heterosexuals about numerous homeownership-related issues. For example, LGBTQ+ people are more likely than heterosexuals to believe that TGX and non-TGX LGBTQ+ people will be forced to move to a safer community because of the administration’s actions. We are also troubled to learn that our members believe that real estate professionals were the leading cause of record-high housing discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. Our industry has a lot more work to do to root out discrimination and ensure that the LGBTQ+ community has equal access to fair housing and equal access to homeownership.”
DATA:
| Belief that their child will have equal access to homeownership | Parent (All) with LGBTQ+ children | Parent (All) with heterosexual children | LGBTQ+ parent with heterosexual children | Heterosexual parent with heterosexual children | LGBTQ+ parent with LGBTQ+ children | Heterosexual parent with LGBTQ+ children |
| Yes | 60.8% | 67.9% | 75% | 54.8% | 55.6% | 63.6% |
| No | 15.7% | 10.7% | 7.1% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 12.1% |
| Don’t Know | 21.6% | 16.1% | 14.3% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 21.2% |
| Belief that their child will have equal access to financial stability | Parent (All) with LGBTQ+ children | Parent (All) with heterosexual children | LGBTQ+ parent with heterosexual children | Heterosexual parent with heterosexual children | LGBTQ+ parent with LGBTQ+ children | Heterosexual parent with LGBTQ+ children |
| Yes | 54.9% | 71.4% | 82.1% | 54.8% | 55.6% | 54.5% |
| No | 17.6% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 30.3% |
| Don’t Know | 27.5% | 14.3% | 10.7% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 15.2% |
| Belief that their child will have equal access to fair housing | Parent (All) with LGBTQ+ children | Parent (All) with heterosexual children | LGBTQ+ parent with heterosexual children | Heterosexual parent with heterosexual children | LGBTQ+ parent with LGBTQ+ children | Heterosexual parent with LGBTQ+ children |
| Yes | 49.0% | 71.4% | 78.6% | 58.1% | 50% | 48.5% |
| No | 19.6% | 3.6% | 0% | 9.7% | 22.2% | 18.2% |
| Don’t Know | 29.4% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 27.8% | 30.3% |
| Policies targeting the TGX community and their impact on the LGBTQ+ and TGX communities | Number of TGX people and/or families with a TGX child moving to a new location(LGBTQ+ vs. heterosexual response) | Number of non-TGX LGBTQ+ people and/or families with a non-TGX LGBTQ+ child moving to a new location(LGBTQ+ vs. heterosexual response) | TGX children’s future access to homeownership(LGBTQ+ vs. heterosexual response) |
| Will dramatically increase… | 35.6%/20% | 28.7%/13.6% | 0%/0% |
| Will somewhat increase… | 22.9%/29.1% | 25.5%/27.3% | 0%/1.8% |
| Will have no impact on… | 3.7%/3.6% | 5.9%/7.3% | 6.9%/4.5% |
| Will somewhat decrease… | 5.3%/5.5% | 6.4%/6.4% | 22.9%/22.7% |
| Will dramatically decrease… | 17%/15.5% | 16%/15.5% | 58%/50% |
| Discrimination against potential LGBTQ+ homeowners over the last three years | 2022 % change over the last three years | 2025 % change over the last three years |
| Dramatically increased | 4% | 9.9% |
| Somewhat increased | 13.9% | 23.1% |
| No change | 38.3% | 37.3% |
| Somewhat decreased | 16.7% | 5.6% |
| Dramatically decreased | 9.2% | 0.4% |
| Types of discrimination visible over the last three years | % of members reporting (chose top 3) |
| Real estate professionals discriminated against prospective homebuyer | 22.2% |
| Legal forms needing signature did not adequately represent life experiences of potential homebuyer | 17.8% |
| Real estate professionals discriminated against prospective tenant | 15.7% |
| Seller discriminated against prospective homebuyer | 14.4% |
| Landlord/leasing agent discriminated against prospective tenant | 13.5% |
| Landlord/leasing agent refused to rent to prospective tenant | 9.6% |
| Legal forms needing signature did not adequately represent life experiences of potential tenant | 8.7% |
| Seller refused to sell to prospective homebuyer | 5.7% |
| Lender discriminated against prospective homebuyer | 4.8% |
| Lender quoted higher mortgage rates and/or worse terms to prospective buyer | 2.2% |
| Other | 3.9% |
A download of the full report is available here.
Methodology: The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance allowed members to participate in its fifth annual member survey from March 21 to May 2, 2025. 304 members and real estate professionals participated, including 188 who self-identified as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Nearly half (47.9%) of survey respondents reported being parents, with 34.9% having an LGBTQ+ child and 36.3% a heterosexual child.
ABOUT THE LGBTQ+ REAL ESTATE ALLIANCE
The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance is a 501(c)6 non-profit dedicated to empowering the LGBTQ+ community on the path to homeownership as we also advocate on behalf of the community on housing issues. The Alliance, founded in June 2020, is an all-inclusive organization that works to improve the professional lives of its members through a public-facing Alliance Referral Community. The Alliance began accepting members in October 2020 and has approximately 4,000 members and dozens of chapters in North America. It was named the 2022 Inman News Innovator of the Year in the MLS, Association, or Industry Organization category. Its public-facing website, LGBTQplusHomes.com, provides information on home buying and selling along with allowing the LGBTQ+ community the opportunity to reach Alliance members for their real estate needs. For more information visit realestatealliance.org.
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