The REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati proudly supports efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion – both within the organization and throughout the communities we serve. We are also deeply committed to upholding Fair Housing and expanding opportunities for everyone to access to the American Dream of homeownership.
As REALTORS® we subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice that sets forth an obligation to treat all parties honestly and fairly. RAGC affirms its support of federal and state fair housing laws that provide equal opportunity in housing by protecting individuals from discrimination in the sale, rental, financing, or advertising of housing.
We strive for a common purpose – celebrating all perspectives by providing equal professional service regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.
The REALTOR® commitment to diversity and equality is perhaps the strongest in real estate, even going a step farther than the federal Fair Housing Act, which does not include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes against housing discrimination.
NAR has improved and strengthened its relationship with the national multicultural organizations The Alliance, AREAA, NAHREP & NAREB.
Learn more about the four nationalmulticultural real estate organizations using the links listed below.
LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance (The Alliance) – Founded in 2020, influential real estate professionals and allies joined with other members of the LGBTQ+ community to create a new voice in real estate. With chapters across North America, the Alliance are an all-inclusive and all-embracing organization acting as a leading advocate in real estate and housing policy, working on behalf of all LGBTQ+ people and their housing needs. The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance has a mission to advocate, elevate, and celebrate.
Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) – Founded in 2003, AREAA is a nonprofit professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable home ownership opportunities in Asian American communities by creating a powerful national voice for housing and real estate professionals that serve this dynamic market.
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) – NAHREP’s mission is to advance sustainable Hispanic home ownership by educating and empowering the real estate professionals who serve Hispanic home buyers & sellers. The group advocates for public policy that supports the association’s mission, facilitating relationships among industry stakeholders, real estate practitioners and other housing industry professionals.
National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB or Realtists) – formed in 1947 by chartered African American real estate professionals seeking equal housing rights, NAREB has participated in meaningful legal challenges and has supported legislative initiatives that ensure the availability of fair and affordable housing for all Americans.
View the State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) Annual Report
RESOURCES …
U.S. homeownership rate experiences largest annual increase on record, though black homeownership remains lower than a decade ago
Age Friendly Resources
- Livability Index
NAR, AARP team up to provide livability index - RPR Now Includes Livability Index
Informs NAR members of the various community factors that best support people as they age. - AARP Age-Friendly Resources
Materials that inform & support member communities through all stages of the program - AARP How Livable is your Community?
Scores neighborhoods & communities across the U.S. for the services and amenities that impact you the most
Universal Design: Keys to a Livable Community
- Inclusive Mobility is an approach to designing the public realm in a way that is accessible to all people.
NAR Housing Opportunities Resources
- Housing vouchers, stabilization, financial readiness, homelessness resources
- NAR Fair Housing Toolkit
- Equal access to rental housing and homeownership opportunities is the cornerstone of this nation’s federal housing policy.