Impact

Impact: Core Goal

Build vibrant, diverse communities and enhance the quality of life in North Carolina.

Demonstrate the integral role of REALTORS®

100 Years, 100 Stories campaign celebrating 100 years of NC REALTORS® and the many members who made an impact on the association

Watch the NC REALTORS® 100 Years of Legislative Victories video on our YouTube by visiting ncrealtors.org/LegislativeVictories.

Support equal opportunities for home ownership

Workforce Housing Specialists

The Workforce Housing Specialist Certification Program provides real estate professionals with the knowledge of available programs and resources to assist workforce housing buyers while enhancing their skills, expertise, and versatility in the field of real estate.

The NC REALTORS® Housing Foundation certifies REALTORS® as Workforce Housing Specialists so that these real estate professionals can better understand the important issues and economic barriers facing those entering the housing market. The Housing Foundation provides educational programs, housing resources, and downpayment assistance that help more North Carolinians affordably purchase a home of their own. The Housing Foundation has been working to enhance this certification and increase the benefits to this very special group of REALTORS® and their clients.

For more information and to become a Workforce Housing Specialist, visit ncrealtorshf.org/become-a-specialist.

Members certified in 2021

• Felicia Chambers

• Angelina Corroo

• Christina Curry

• Mary Donnell

• Athena Dygert

• Clayton Hamerski

• Helen Hammond

• Rob Herald

• Demetria Holliday

• Mark Lindsey

• Jessie Lynn

• Tikola McCree

• Regis Murphy

• Carolyn Nelson

• Mitzie Newman

• Patti Pero

• Barbara-Ann Philip

• Russell Pollard

• Jennifer Reiner

• Michelle Roberts

• Brian Tessener

• Emily Tischer

• Katie Wangrin

Champion the community-focused initiatives of the Housing Foundation

$1,000 given to Brunswick County tornado victims

$50,000 donated to support Hurricane Fred flood victims in Western NC

$100,000 donated to support Tornado victims of Kentucky

$5,000 donated to Texas winter victims through NAR REALTORS® Relief Fund

$75,970 raised through major fundraising projects in 2021

• $22,798: Golf Tournament

• $13,644: Raffles

• $2,600: Giving Tuesday

$20,000 in Matching Grants Awarded to support:

• Albemarle Area Association of REALTORS®, $4,000

• Central Carolina Association of REALTORS®, $2,000

• Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®, $4,000

• Carteret County Association of REALTORS®, $500

• High Point Regional Association of REALTORS®, $2,000

• Orange Chatham Association of REALTORS®, $2,000

• Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS®, $1,500

• Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association, $4,000

1,724 visited Fairhaven

In November 2020, NAR launched Fairhaven, a new fair housing simulation training for REALTORS® that uses the power of storytelling to help members identify, prevent, and address discriminatory practices in real estate. In real estate scenarios inspired by real fair housing cases, learners confront discrimination from the point of view of an agent and a client and then choose how to react.

For more information, visit fairhaven.realtor.

500+ completed the Fairhaven Challenge

NC REALTORS® wanted everyone to visit Fairhaven in 2021. That’s why we launching the Visit Fairhaven Challenge and offered all who enter a chance to win some amazing fair housing swag to showcase their commitment to equal professional service to all.

$20,000 in down payment assistance awarded to applicants in the following areas:

• Brown Summit

• Durham

• Fayetteville

• Greensboro

• High Point

• Kernersville

• Locust

• Middlesex

• Raleigh

• Thomasville

• Trinity

• Wake Forest

• Waxhaw

• Wilmington

• Winnabow

2021 NC REALTORS® Housing Foundation Officers and Directors

• Antonio Worsham, President

• Mark Connor, Vice President

• Coleen Curtis, Secretary

• James McDuffie, Treasurer

• Shaleen Young, Director

• Sondra Trice-Jones, Director

• Ashley Hudler, Director

• Carmen Palmer, Director

• Coleen Curtis, Director

Spotlight how REALTORS ® serve and strengthen their communities

570 hours of community service provided by NC REALTORS® during Gives Back Day

Cape Fear REALTORS®

Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

Burlington-Alamance County Association of REALTORS®

Jacksonville Board of REALTORS®

Jacksonville Board of REALTORS®

Salisbury/Rowan Association of REALTORS®

Gaston Association of REALTORS®

Gaston Association of REALTORS®