Redfin vowed more support for minority employees, but not everyone believes it will deliver
UPDATED, July 29, 2020, 1:13 p.m.: When Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman blogged about the brokerage’s pledge to fight racism, the move backfired. Some former...
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“I had to be better, stronger, faster”: Basis CEO Tammy Jones talks strategies for more diversity in real estate
When Tammy Jones decided to launch her own business, she found a partner in her former client, the Manhattan development and investment firm JEMB...
Don Peebles looks to deploy capital for $500M diversity fund by year-end
Don Peebles said he’s hopeful the $500 million fund his firm launched last June to invest in projects by...
Incidents at Nooklyn and Core outrage Black agents, staff
For weeks after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police, Brooklyn agent Wileen Saint Louis...
Racist comment posted using name of real estate executive
A webinar last month was marred when someone used the name of a real estate executive to post a...
‘Your pedigree is always questioned’: Black real estate execs push for change
From blatant racism to more subtle microaggressions, the predominantly white real estate industry can be an isolating place for...
“We must do better”: Real estate leaders move to address discrimination in industry
Nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police have quickly shifted to a larger...
Robert Reffkin recounts instances of racism
UPDATED: June 3, 2:35 p.m.: As a young man in New York, Robert Reffkin was stopped by police who left his white friends alone. He watched taxis pass him by “over a hundred times.”...
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