Laurie Benner joins this week’s episode to discuss the history of housing in the US, how it’s impacted where we are today, and what we can do as REALTORS to ensure housing opportunities for all.
We cover:
- Laurie’s career and background in housing
- Brief history of housing in the US
- Economic factors that impact the racial wealth and homeownership gaps
- Programs that exist to help close the gap
- Current state of housing today
- How the past four years has changed the views of homeownership
- REALTORS role in fair housing
- Keys Unlock Dreams Initiative
