LETTER FROM NATIONAL HOUSING CONFERENCE PRESIDENT AND CEO
David M. Dworkin President and CEO National Housing Conference
As we know all too well, the homeownership rate for African Americans has fallen to a level as low as it was in 1968 when mortgage discrimination was still legal. Many of us have been working on this issue for years. Recognizing that our individual efforts would be more productive through collaboration, we came together to form the Black Homeownership Collaborative. The Collaborative is led by a steering committee consisting of NHC, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, the National Association of REALTORS®, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the NAACP, and the National Urban League, guided by research from the Urban Institute. NHC is proud to also serve as the Executive Secretariat, helping coordinate and staff our work. Together, we agreed on an audacious goal of 3 million net new Black homeowners by 2030. We also agreed that we cannot reach that goal without significant change. That change is cataloged in our 7-point plan and supporting recommendations. To achieve our goal, we are focused on tangible, actionable and measurable steps that will move the dial and get us there. Working together, we will achieve this goal and build momentum toward a future where the American Dream is truly available to all Americans.
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