Carl Horst Chief Executive Officer at Cincinnati Area Board of REALTORS | Official website
Carl Horst Chief Executive Officer at Cincinnati Area Board of REALTORS | Official website
The REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati (RAGC) is sponsoring Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan Michele Lemon Kearney’s OWNBLK Homeownership Symposium on June 28 and 29. This event aims to empower Black homeowners and address disparities in Black homeownership within the community.
As part of the symposium, RAGC will host a panel discussion titled “Leveraging Your Equity – Home Renovations to Age in Place.” The panel, moderated by RAGC’s Advocacy Chair Jeff Rosa, will feature REALTORS® discussing programs designed to assist Black homeowners with aging-in-place strategies and preserving generational wealth.
Rosa emphasized the importance of this initiative, stating, “Cincinnati has a long, sordid history of discriminatory housing policy. The recent Connected Communities Initiative, coupled with increased outreach and education, can help Black Cincinnatians turn the tide and increase Black homeownership.”
Mary Huttlinger, RAGC’s Government Affairs Director, highlighted the need for community support: “Cincinnati has a wide gap to fill, and there is ample opportunity for all Cincinnatians to rally behind helping our fellow citizens achieve the American dream of homeownership. We applaud Vice Mayor Kearney and our very own Darrick Dansbury, both REALTORS®, for their leadership in addressing and increasing black homeownership.”
The symposium invites attendees to join on Saturday, June 29 at 1 PM at the Cintas Center at Xavier University for the RAGC-hosted panel. The two-day event is free to attend; free Metro passes, child care services, and meals will be provided.
For more information and registration details, visit the OWNBLK Cincy website.
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