"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><span id="docs-internal-guid-0f626c9a-7fff-3069-c525-b7bb7516b0f1"><span><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">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"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inman News</span></a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"></p><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;"><i>Caption: Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-243e7335-7fff-b1cf-bf1f-3ba7d7f8c5ef" style="font-size: large;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><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;"><i>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.</i></span></p></span></div></span></span></span></div></div>

fair housing decoder, mlk, mlk day

"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...

This MLK Day, will you join me in (re)prioritizing "People over Profits"?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">As featured in <a href="https://www.inman.com/2024/01/15/this-mlk-day-its-time-to-put-people-over-profits/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inman News</span></a><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">. </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-l-UyYUtYsdJu-aigBpDEx8H7bsCMzDQLTfFxJ_8trnTIj3FRrZkgE3LTKWmGASru9n31tLRgfBjq062_G6l5av9iNGNj90IqYtq5p9tNRK9nz4-YLpZkJRCI66BZY515fwZ7KAMqyyBHqhiE0XFqePZ7k8B23asyis0-vgLay6aZ-FQS0dCgyE7a4U/s1280/martin-luther-king-4751568_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1280" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-l-UyYUtYsdJu-aigBpDEx8H7bsCMzDQLTfFxJ_8trnTIj3FRrZkgE3LTKWmGASru9n31tLRgfBjq062_G6l5av9iNGNj90IqYtq5p9tNRK9nz4-YLpZkJRCI66BZY515fwZ7KAMqyyBHqhiE0XFqePZ7k8B23asyis0-vgLay6aZ-FQS0dCgyE7a4U/s320/martin-luther-king-4751568_1280.jpg" width="320"></a></div>  <br><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do you know the pivotal moment that has allowed anyone on U.S. soil to imagine their dream home? <br></b></span><br><i>Hint: It has to do with today’s federal holiday. </i>For a quick primer, learn more in this 1-minute video lesson: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Hqqo8u1oI/?igsh=MWE3MWhvMzQxZTBjNg=="><span style="color: #3d85c6;">click here</span></a></div><span></span>

buy back the block, leah rothstein, legacy residents, mlk day, richard rothstein

This MLK Day, will you join me in (re)prioritizing "People over Profits"?

As featured in Inman News .    Do you know the pivotal moment that has allowed anyone on U.S. soil to imagine their dream home? Hint: It has...

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

<p style="text-align: 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"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inman News</span></a>. </p><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><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Race </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Color </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>National Origin </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Religion </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation) </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Familial Status </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Disability</i></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">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?</span></div><div><span></span></div>

fair housing, mlk, mlk day, real talk

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...