April is Fair Housing Month. As stewards of the right to own, use, and transfer private property, REALTORS understand that fair housing protects the real estate industry and our businesses. In short, fair housing makes us stronger!
BY THE NUMBERS
[one_fourth]362,000[/one_fourth]
[three_fourth_last]The net gain of new Hispanic homeowners in 2018, according to the 2018 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). This raised the Hispanic homeownership rate from 46.2 percent in 2017 to 47.1 percent in 2018 and was the largest net gain for Hispanics since 2005. LEARN MORE[/three_fourth_last]
[one_fourth]46[/one_fourth]
[three_fourth_last]The percentage of LGBT renters who said they fear discrimination in their future homebuying process according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP). NAGLREP used the survey’s findings to call for support of the recently reintroduced Equality Act in Congress, which is aligned to NAR’s Code of Ethics. If passed, the bill would amend the Fair Housing Act and several other civil rights laws to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in seven key areas. LEARN MORE[/three_fourth_last]
[one_fourth]30[/one_fourth]
[three_fourth_last]The percentage gap in homeownership between African Americans and non-Hispanic Caucasians between 2015 and 2016 according to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers’ (NAREB) 2018 State of Housing in Black America report. This is the highest it has been in the new millennium. NAR supports NAREB’s Two Million in Five initiative to expand African American homeownership, and is working closely with the NAREB and the Urban Institute to develop strategies NAR can use to support this effort. LEARN MORE[/three_fourth_last]
