Seattle neighborhoods are moderately more integrated today than in years past. Today, the persistence of racial separation can result in, among other things, a complicated mix of individual preferences, housing discrimination, and economic opportunity. A recent study by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that among equally qualified whites and nonwhites looking for homes, whites were given preference in learning about more available homes than people of color . And a housing study by a University of Washington graduate student found that whites prefer to live white