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Restrictive covenants drew color lines in residential neighborhoods. A Washington program to correct that is gaining traction, professionals say.

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Covenant Homeownership Project showing results
November 7, 2025 3 a.m.

Covenant Homeownership Project showing results

MOSES LAKE — Washington’s Covenant Homeownership Project is beginning to do what it’s designed to. “As of the beginning of last week, 886 people had closed on their homes using this program,” writes Margret Graham, communications director for the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, in an email to the Columbia Basin Herald. Another 92 buyers are waiting to close, she wrote.