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In honor of Fair Housing month, NAR focused on new and existing programs \u2013 everything from podcasts, reports and research to its Fairhaven testing simulation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 The National Association of Realtors\u00ae (NAR) kicked off Fair Housing Month with a calendar of events, new resources and policy initiatives designed to empower its 1.5 million Realtors\u00ae to expand homeownership and support diverse, inclusive communities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are taking on a bold goal to narrow racial and ethnic homeownership gaps substantially,\u201d says Bryan Greene, NAR\u2019s vice president of policy advocacy. \u201cThe Black-white homeownership gap is larger today than when the Fair Housing Act was signed into law more than 50 years ago. NAR is going beyond observances and building an action plan with industry partners to really move the needle on homeownership for groups that have been historically excluded.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Before joining NAR in 2019, Greene was the Department of Housing and Urban Development\u2019s top career official overseeing enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. He also designed NAR\u2019s Accountability, Culture Change, and Training (ACT)<\/a> fair housing initiative. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing unprecedented efforts by industry, nonprofit, government and private sectors to confront barriers to homeownership,\u201d Greene says. \u201cThe wind is at our back, and we want to leverage every tool possible.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

NAR\u2019s April \u201cFair Housing Month\u201d plans<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The release of a new policy paper on April 12 detailing obstacles to home buying broken down by race and ethnicity. It comes on the heels of an NAR and realtor.com joint report in February titled \u201c Double Trouble<\/a>,\u201d which found that record-high home prices coupled with record-low inventory hold many Americans back \u2013 particularly Black Americans.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
NAR is on the steering committee of the Black Homeownership Collaborative and helped develop a seven-point plan to add 3 million net new Black homeowners by 2030. Dubbed 3by30<\/a>, many industry partners support the initiative.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
NAR says it\u2019s also rolling out a 50-plus page fair housing toolkit<\/a> to help state and local associations use fair housing grants to further fair housing in their communities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Realtors Tim Hurr, Stephen Beard and Lorraine Arora join Realtor Magazine\u2019s new podcast, Drive with NAR, to discuss NAR\u2019s Fairhaven fair housing simulation<\/a>, the ACT plan, accessibility and appraisal bias. Listen to the episode: \u201c Fair Housing: Who\u2019s Being Left Out of the Conversation?<\/a>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
On April 22, Greene and Alexia Smokler, NAR\u2019s director of fair housing policy, will speak at NAR\u2019s Conference Year-Round session, \u201c Fair Housing in your Neighborhood \u2013 How to Be an Agent of Change.<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
NAR will host a Facebook Live event on April 27 called \u201cHow Do We Close the Homeownership Gap?\u201d In addition to panel discussions and research presentations, the event will celebrate NAR\u2019s inaugural Fair Housing Champions.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\u201cNAR\u2019s Chief Advocacy Officer Shannon McGahn set an advocacy goal of Fair Housing for All, and with everything NAR has planned, I think we are moving in the right direction to achieve it,\u201d Greene says.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
For resources, book and media recommendations, and other information, visit NAR\u2019s Fair Housing Month<\/a> calendar of events.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Source: Realtor Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a9 2022 Florida Realtors\u00ae<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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