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Closing the Racial Gap in Home Ownership
Ashon Nesbitt
Chief Programs Officer, Florida Housing Coalition
Danny Felton
3rd Vice President, National Association of Real Estate Brokers
June Grant
Design Principal, blink!LABarchitecture
Michael Neal
Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute
Closing the Gap Closing the Gap is the first major program of the Florida Housing Coalition’s Center for Racial Equity, through which the Coalition will partner with a community for two years to develop and implement strategies to close the racial gap in homeownership. As this issue touches every community throughout the state, this forum will model how practitioners and stakeholders can begin to frame and address this issue at the local level. These local efforts, taken together, will work to close Florida’s racial gap in homeownership.This forum will include an opening panel discussion where experts will discuss data and solutions from a national perspective. This panel will be followed by breakout sessions, seeking to answer questions and draw out potential solutions and strategies to be shared at the conclusion.
Breakout Groups
Michael Chaney Moderator Technical Advisor Florida Housing Coaltion
Kimberly Henderson
President & CEO, Neighborhood Housing Services of SFL
Carrie Davis President & CEO, Wealth Watchers
Danny Felton
3rd Vice President, National Association of Real Estate Brokers
Maria Gaitan
Director of Housing Counseling, Consolidated Credit Solutions
Counseling and Education 1) What are the most effective means of reaching young buyers? 2) How can local governments, counselors, real estate professionals, and community groups all work together and support each other in outreach efforts?