When it comes to purchasing a home, buyers in the LGBTQ community want to know that they are safe and accepted, according to recent reports released by Realtor.com® and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
/PRNewswire/ Realtor.com® today announced it is collaborating with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance in an effort to help identify challenges and initiate.
Kate Kendell, the former longtime executive director of the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights, is now the first chief of staff for the California Endowment.
Kendell began the new position June 1, after having served for nine years on the endowment s board of directors, a news release stated. The endowment is excited to have Kate Kendell continue to serve our foundation, now as chief of staff, stated Dr. Robert K. Ross, CEO and president of the endowment. Kate s career is steeped in racial justice, LGBTQ advocacy, and civil rights. She will be a strong leader for our work in the next decade.
Published June 04. 2021 12:01AM
The National Association of Realtors® announced today a new partnership with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance. The Alliance was founded June 2020 and currently has chapters throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The collaboration will allow the groups to identify training opportunities that cultivate LGBTQ+ leaders and mobilize members in support of mutually beneficial federal policies, among other pro-LGBTQ+ and real estate industry initiatives. NAR has long championed LGBTQ+ rights in the housing market, and we re proud to continue leading today s industry in the fight against discrimination, said NAR President Charlie Oppler. As the nation recognizes Pride Month this June, we re excited to announce this partnership with The Alliance and begin our work toward initiatives that will provide tremendous benefits to American real estate and our society as a whole.