Democracy in Housing
Pinellas County Association of Realtists is a 501(c)6 professional real estate trade organization and is the Pinellas County Chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). Our goal is to bring together professionals in the real estate industry to promote the meaningful exchange of ideas about our business and how best to serve our clientele. We aim to cultivate an atmosphere where creativity thrives in both the professional setting and the market. Central to our mission is the commitment to ensuring equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or color.
Mission
Our Approach
Uniting those engaged in the recognized branches of the real estate industry including brokerage, management, mortgage financing, appraising, land development, home building, and allied fields to exert influence on real estate interests. To service our target market, we ensure training and educational opportunities are available to our entire membership across the many disciplines we represent, providing certifications and special designations in many areas of interest. Our ability to professionally service our client base is the foundation by which we operate.
History
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB) was founded in Tampa, Florida, in 1947, making it the oldest minority professional trade association in America. It was formed as an equal opportunity and civil rights advocacy organization for African American real estate professionals, consumers, and communities in America. The purpose of NAREB is to enhance the economic improvement of its members, the community at large, and the minority community which it serves.
NAREB has played varying influential roles in the implementation of equal rights, fair housing, equal opportunity, and community development legislation at the local, state, and federal levels since its founding. Some significant policy achievements of NAREB were the first local fair housing legislation in 1962 in New York City, the first state fair housing legislation in 1963 in California, and the first national fair housing legislation in both 1947 and 1968. It was the 1963 California legislation that propelled NAREB into national prominence.
NAREB is comprised of its affiliate organizations: The National Society of Real Estate Appraisers (1956), Real Estate Brokers Management Institute (1968), The Women’s Council of NAREB (1969), The Mortgage Bankers/Brokers Institute (1968), United Developers Council (1974), Commercial Industrial Division (1985), NAREB Investment Division (1986), Contractors Division (1987), Sales Division (1987), Housing Counselors (1994), the Young REALTIST © Division (1998), and State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) (2011). NAREB, through its University of Real Estate, founded in 1986, and each affiliate, provides professional training and education for REALTIST © members.