For the Culture Archives - Black Real Estate Agents

The Importance of Black Real Estate Developers

We’re advocates of home ownership as a key component of building generational wealth. Since 2019, we have built a network of some of the best black real estate agents in the country. Realtors help you buy and sell homes. But what about the people who actually build those homes? That’s where real estate developers come […]

Invest in Real Estate or Invest in Yourself? The Business of You Inc.

Conceptually, if you think of yourself as a business, your perception of the riskiness of different investments will change. Businesses decide what projects/investments to make and assign them different hurdle rates, essentially based on risk/reward. They task their consultants and finance nerds with making these Net Present Value (NPV) calculations. When they no longer think […]

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The Struggles of Being a Black Realtor – Part 2

We wrote about the struggles of being a black real estate agent 3 years ago. The New York Times recently wrote a piece “Selling Houses While Black” that highlighted some of the same issues. The piece interviewed several black realtors, some of whom are in our network, who detailed stories of some of the challenges […]

Gentrification’s a Good Thing, Right? Finding a Balance Between Change and Preservation

Gentrification is a process that occurs when a neighborhood undergoes a shift in demographics, often resulting in an influx of wealthier residents, rising housing costs, and the development of new businesses and amenities. This process can have both positive and negative impacts on a community, and it has a particularly complicated history within the African […]

Black-Led & Black Owned Mortgage Lenders – by State

Increasing Home Ownership in the Black Community (List Below) Realtors helps you find a home, but lenders💰 help you pay for it! The first step in the home buying process is to apply for a home loan. You may want to compare and contrast 2-3 mortgage lenders to see who is the best fit. The […]