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"Where Do We Go From Here?" From MLK’s Dream to Our Responsibilities to Make Housing Fairer Than We Found It

<div style="text-align: center;"><div>As featured in <a href="https://www.inman.com/2026/01/19/where-do-we-go-from-here-6-actions-real-estate-agents-can-take-to-keep-mlks-dream-alive-in-2026/" target="_blank">Inman News</a>.  <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjO-YEWWUpupFz0Su08-TIsDa8dYKxOkbrF_dFxoznMFESxFnOuq0Q2i5GrOVKU2DAhtOrh2YbHAWxYMc3m2-Rcsv8m0TsxPLbn7iBfDQrDT7gyItCTUNwMhjDBmD_2i2iG5oPEk1mrKn5HDTjA-mISixr3tZXbY-iGMD_uJgVe3lg-oy8DCxAS3j7Yc/s5000/unseen-histories-bTF3gkd2L28-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="5000" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjO-YEWWUpupFz0Su08-TIsDa8dYKxOkbrF_dFxoznMFESxFnOuq0Q2i5GrOVKU2DAhtOrh2YbHAWxYMc3m2-Rcsv8m0TsxPLbn7iBfDQrDT7gyItCTUNwMhjDBmD_2i2iG5oPEk1mrKn5HDTjA-mISixr3tZXbY-iGMD_uJgVe3lg-oy8DCxAS3j7Yc/s320/unseen-histories-bTF3gkd2L28-unsplash.jpg" width="320"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caption: Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Dr. King’s 1967 question isn’t rhetorical for real estate professionals. Here are six simple action items that answer his call with a 2026 flair, ensuring we can make the housing industry fairer than we found it.</div></div></div>

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"Where Do We Go From Here?" From MLK’s Dream to Our Responsibilities to Make Housing Fairer Than We Found It

As featured in Inman News . Caption: Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash. Dr. King’s 1967 question isn’t rhetorical for real estate profe...

LISTEN: Commemorating Dr. King’s Dream for Fair Housing with Dr. Elizabeth Rosner of The King Center

As featured in <a href="https://www.inman.com/2023/01/16/listen-commemorating-dr-kings-dream-for-fair-housing-with-the-king-center/" target="_blank">Inman News</a>. <blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI2VXr19OIM9M70ker3CFSSeIlWpwyHfwN4BdqWcFkGlU37EiHJj1kgr94Cwntwe21sDj0uI1KB3GXpdZaluAI_qeTyPebrxWRcbkXAJFLACO5NTvpaKEr5DNKv72HKkxYVFNq5fHvZoUxEyzjo6AchB_oG2dyvZ3eAVUCDUgPkm-Qkge1s6xxNhx/s865/martin-luther-king-giving-i-have-a-dream-speech.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="865" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI2VXr19OIM9M70ker3CFSSeIlWpwyHfwN4BdqWcFkGlU37EiHJj1kgr94Cwntwe21sDj0uI1KB3GXpdZaluAI_qeTyPebrxWRcbkXAJFLACO5NTvpaKEr5DNKv72HKkxYVFNq5fHvZoUxEyzjo6AchB_oG2dyvZ3eAVUCDUgPkm-Qkge1s6xxNhx/s320/martin-luther-king-giving-i-have-a-dream-speech.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Race </div><div>Color </div><div>National Origin </div><div>Religion </div><div>Sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation) </div><div>Familial Status </div><div>Disability</div></blockquote><div> </div><div>Did you know that every last one of these classes (a.k.a. "The Big 7") has protected status when it comes to federal fair housing due to the ultimate sacrifice of Dr. King's life?</div><div></div>

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LISTEN: Commemorating Dr. King’s Dream for Fair Housing with Dr. Elizabeth Rosner of The King Center

As featured in Inman News . Race Color National Origin Religion Sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation) Familial Status...

Real (Estate) Talk: Dr. King's Most Challenging Struggle Was Housing and Where It Stands Today

<div>As featured in my monthly <a href="https://www.inman.com/2022/01/17/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-most-challenging-struggle-was-housing/" target="_blank">Inman News column on race and real estate</a>. "Location, location, location" signals the crème de la crème of real estate. On its surface, "location, location, location" seems to be a benign phrase. Unfortunately, <a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/" target="_blank">for much of the 1900s</a>, there had not always been equal opportunities to buy, rent, sell, and enjoy prime properties if you were not white and Gentile.  <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYzQSM9GuHkasALRU2jO0mbNqDGq2F1_thnVhljOc1IVJT38elklCFJRLhPSv7MkhXgzQVZHxWiwCTRXzaGDNMDRi3hNKWx0sHQzyPhud9Nn-p7z0Zt-R4DXqpw_2lgAedAIu8DoMXIVhNR4fICvxhLxmEHzRMGZAYk-20fxVwzki05KNXzwqFpDpv=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYzQSM9GuHkasALRU2jO0mbNqDGq2F1_thnVhljOc1IVJT38elklCFJRLhPSv7MkhXgzQVZHxWiwCTRXzaGDNMDRi3hNKWx0sHQzyPhud9Nn-p7z0Zt-R4DXqpw_2lgAedAIu8DoMXIVhNR4fICvxhLxmEHzRMGZAYk-20fxVwzki05KNXzwqFpDpv=w640-h360" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example of a deed restriction that barred everyone that was not white or Gentile from real estate. Source: https://illinoisnewstoday.com/new-illinois-law-allows-homeowners-to-remove-the-racist-language-of-restrictions-from-housing-practices/460122/</td></tr></tbody></table> </div>

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Real (Estate) Talk: Dr. King's Most Challenging Struggle Was Housing and Where It Stands Today

As featured in my monthly Inman News column on race and real estate . "Location, location, location" signals the crème de la crème...

Make Real Estate Selling Great Again

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As featured in <a href="http://www.inman.com/2017/01/16/make-real-estate-selling-great/" target="_blank">Inman News</a> </div>
 
What is your plan to make this your greatest year in real estate? 
 
Your auto-response is likely: 
Make X number of calls, 
Attend Y number of networking events,  
Knock on Z number of doors,  
And a host of other sales metrics. 
 
But amidst all those critical numbers, have you forgotten the thing upon which greatness hinges? 
 
 
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"Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.</blockquote>
 With the Dr. <a href="https://www.serve.gov/site-page/mlkday" target="_blank">Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service</a> upon us, this is a great time to reflect on purposefully building service into our real estate businesses. If you are not convinced that service is a key to your greatness, particularly in real estate, then think back: 
 Have you ever offered to help another sales colleague during a time of bereavement or illness? If you did a good job, you probably closed a deal or two, got referrals, or gained new clients. That's pretty great! 
 Or, have you ever been a faithful volunteer at your local school, community center or church and became the go-to, onsite real estate maven? That's also great! 
 Have you gone to DC with <a href="http://www.realtoractioncenter.com/rpac/" target="_blank">RPAC</a> to ensure home buyers and sellers have legislation that protects their right to the American Dream and walked away with referral partners throughout the nation? That's super great! 
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering the iconic 
"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/us/the-lasting-power-of-dr-kings-dream-speech.html" target="_blank">I Have a Dream</a>" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963</td></tr>
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 Or, there may be another instance where you gave your time, energy or dollars to a person, cause, event or organization that left a positive impact while simultaneously (and often unexpectedly) increased your credibility and "stock" value as a real estate professional. Great, great and great! 
 If you say, "Nope, I've never done such things in my business", then you may be missing opportunities to enrich the lives of others while effortlessly growing your clientele. That is how to start the year winning! 
 Families. 
Communities. 
Schools. 
Neighborhood stores. 
Office complexes. 
Homes. 
 People are the essence of each of these words. Without people, those are simply words on a page. And, when we are champions of these people and their causes, it's amazing how they will, in turn, champion our real estate businesses. 
 Need ideas to get started? The always real and super helpful <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leighthomasbrown/videos/vb.560019154/10155029589444155/?type=2&theater&notif_t=video_reply&notif_id=1483647484485452" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Leigh Brown</a> breaks down how to effectively intertwine service without missing a beat in this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leighthomasbrown/videos/vb.560019154/10155029589444155/?type=2&theater&notif_t=video_reply&notif_id=1483647484485452" target="_blank">video replay</a> (starting at minute-48 but the whole video is worth watching :-) ). 
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