For Immediate Release: 
June 24, 2025

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Keynotes Consolidated Board of Realtists’ Annual H.O.M.E. Fair

Los Angeles, CA – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, delivered a keynote speech at the Consolidated Board of Realtists’ Annual Home Ownership Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) Fair.

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, Congresswoman Maxine Waters attended the Consolidated Board of Realtists’ Annual H.O.M.E. Fair, which was presented in collaboration with the West Angeles Community Development Corporation. Each year, this annual resource fair connects hundreds of people with home ownership resources. Congresswoman Waters works closely with the Consolidated Board of Realtists to seek their input and concerns on what’s happening in the real estate market and provides resources to assist Realtists’ ability to promote home ownership and related services. 

“I commend the Consolidated Board of Realtists’ continued leadership in championing the economic advancement of African Americans throughout Southern California through the promotion of homeownership as a pathway to build generational wealth,” said Congresswoman Waters. 

The Consolidated Board of Realtists formed its roots in 1949, when a group of young, dynamic African-American real estate brokers gathered to discuss the inequitable and prejudicial treatment of brokers in the Los Angeles area. As the membership of the board grew, its focus as a proponent of fair treatment of African-American brokers and agents in the real estate industry and equal housing opportunities for minorities expanded.  In the 1970s, the Consolidated Board of Realtists became a catalyst for legislative actions against the redlining practices of the lending and insurance industries.  As an affiliate of the California Association of Real Estate Brokers (CAREB) and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), the Consolidated Board of Realtists remains an advocate for social and economic parity for minority real estate industry professionals and community members.

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