how it startedIn 1949, 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. African-American Brokers in Los Angeles were being denied membership in local real estate boards and trade organizations.
In addition, they were being prevented from marketing properties in certain areas of the city and even denied access to open houses for viewing by their clients. It was patently clear to this group of Brokers assembled that a collective effort would be required to mitigate these obstacles to their professional success.
| How it's going1.CBR works with a number of real estate groups, civil rights organizations, fair and equal housing advocates, and financial services institutions to create homeownership for African Americans and other minorities. 2.CBR offers Realtist-only listing opportunities to assist with doing business with others within the organization. 3.CBR offers an opportunity to be a part of the oldest real estate trade association that has a professional real estate network located throughout the United States all working to ensure “Democracy in Housing. 4.CBR provides tools for our Realtists to meet today’s real estate challenges with training, certifications, and designations to keep up with the current times. 5.CBR provides links to experts from a broad spectrum of real estate industry disciplines and affiliates.
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THE MEETINGThat meeting initiated by Mr. Willis E. Carson was the genesis of the Consolidated Realty Board of Southern California, Inc. Other founding members of the Board included William Black, William Bujol, Ernest DeGruy, Charles Dunning, Wesley A. Fairchild, Hernbert Gleed, Claude Jolly, Fred Ninehouse, Cluese Reid, Lorenzo V. Spencer, Oscar White, Bryce Wisner, and Dave Wolf. Members of this new board designated themselves as REALTISTS. A distinctive emblem was adopted by the membership. Arnold McNeeley, a local African-American artist, developed that emblem that serves as the Board’s logo today. With counsel from Attorney Thomas Newsome, the Board formulated its constitution and by-laws. The principal objectives of the Board indicated were the development of social, political, and economic imperatives for African-American Brokers, and the promotion of equal housing opportunities for minority citizens. | MARCH 16, 1950On March 16, 1950, a charter was issued to the Consolidated Realty Board of Southern California, Inc. by the California Secretary of State. On March 24, 1950, the California Real Estate Commissioner, Dean D. Watson, installed the first elected officers of the Consolidated Realty Board at a banquet held at the Golden State Mutual Insurance Company Auditorium. The officers included Willis E. Carson, President; Cluese Reid, Vice President; Bryce Wisner, Secretary; and William Black, Treasurer. The first office of the Consolidated Realty Board was located at Western Avenue and 36th Place in Los Angeles. The Board membership grew rapidly and approximately 1,200 listings were placed with the Board during its initial year. In 1973, the Board office was relocated to its present location on Don Felipe Drive in scenic Baldwin Hills, California. |
HISTORY CONTINUED
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 1975, the Consolidated Realty Board was 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 National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), the Consolidated Realty Board remains an advocate for social, political, and economic parity for minority real estate industry professionals and community members.
