# France: Racial discrimination in the housing market in the Parisian region (Le Parisien, 5 May 2019) * **Housing and racism: a year-long investigation into discrimination** * Original headline in French: *Logement et racisme : un an d’enquête sur les discriminations* * By Timothée Boutry. Published in Le Parisien on 6 May 2019 * * **Summary**: * The article presents the results of a year-long investigation by the NGO SOS Racisme into the phenomenon of racial discrimination in the region of Ile-de-France (Parisian region). * The NGO responded to 775 real estate rental ads in all the departments of the Ile-de-France region, using the same (fake) profile of the aspiring tenant, and changing only their last name. * A person with an Asian sounding last name has a 15% less chance of getting a flat than a person of French origin (or French-sounding name); a person from Maghreb/of Maghreb descent has 28% less chance of getting a flat than a French, and a person from overseas or sub-Saharan Africa has 38% less chance. * Rental price didn't have any impact on discrimination. However, the investigation found that individual landlords tend to discriminate more than rental agencies (in 87% and 68% of cases respectively). * **Keywords**: France, Ile-de-France, racism, discrimination, racial discrimination, race, racism, housing market, rental market, Paris, SOS racisme --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://housing-base.journalismarena.eu/access-to-housing/media-stories/2019/france-racial-discrimination-in-the-housing-market-in-the-parisian-region-le-parisien-5-may-2019.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.