Homeownership Prospects for Black America and Economic Recovery Subject of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Realtist Forum

State of Housing in Black America Report (SHIBA) issued by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) to serve as basis for imminent call to action to help African American communities and homeowners recover from massive wealth drain and lost home equity.

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by National Association of Real Estate Brokers:

WHO:
National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), nation's oldest professional Minority trade association under the direction of NAREB president, Donnell Spivey, assembled a six-member expert panel to present perspectives on the current and future prospects of homeownership among African Americans.  

WHEN:
Friday, September 20, 2013 / 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Walter E. Washington Convention Ctr, Room 207-B, 801 Mt. Vernon Pl., NW, Washington, DC

WHAT:
NAREB hosting a solutions-focused panel discussion and call to action during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 43^rd Annual Legislative Conference. Forum entitled, "Real Estate Recovery: Is It REAL for African Americans?" sets the stage for six experts to present possible avenues that reverse the economic devastation sustained by the African American community during the recent "Great Recession" and collapse of the housing market. Session goes beyond the recent publication of NAREB's groundbreaking report, entitled the State of Housing in Black America.

• James H. Carr – panel moderator, co-author of SHIBA report, Sr. Fellow with the Center for American Progress and Distinguished Scholar with The Opportunity Agenda
• U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) - senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
• Mark Alston – NAREB member, owner of Los Angeles, CA-based Skyway Realty and Alston and Associates Mortgage Company
• Algernon Austin – director, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy for the Economic Policy Institute
• Laura Gottesdiener – New York City-based journalist and author of newly released book,  A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home
• Maurice Jourdain-Earl – managing director, Compliance Technologies
• Larry Parks – senior vice president, External and Legislative Affairs, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
• Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. – co-founder, president and ceo of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and SHIBA contributor to close out panel discussion and issue a "Call to Action."

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) was formed in 1947 out of a need to secure the right to equal housing opportunities, regardless of race, creed, or color.  Since its inception, NAREB has participated in and promoted meaningful challenges and supported legislative initiatives to ensure fair housing for all Americans.  www.nareb.com.

SOURCE National Association of Real Estate Brokers