NAREB members are called realtists (rather than realtors) and include all professional disciplines within the real estate industry including residential and commercial real estate agents and brokers, loan officers, mortgage brokers, title companies, appraisers, insurance agents and developers.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the NAREB National Mid-Winter Conference that was held in February 1968, in San Francisco, California a few months before he was assassinated.
During his speech, King talked about how a privately managed "Marshall Plan", similar to the one initiated in Europe following World War II, was needed to revitalize America's inner cities.
In early August 2011, at its national convention in New Orleans, LA, NAREB announced an engagement with Wall Street investors to launch an $800 million Homeowner's Assurance Program (HAP) to address the effects of the housing mortgage crisis on African-Americans and other communities of color across the United States.
As a result of that meeting the organizations issued a joint report entitled "The Five Point Plan: Refocusing the Future of Minority Homeownership.
[5] Additionally, NAREB announced its partnership with PartnerFirst, LLC, a provider of resources to mortgage services and outsourcers, creating a certified, nationwide, and multicultural short sale agent network to help communities of color across the United States avoid foreclosure.