{"id":15737,"date":"2025-04-17T18:37:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=15737"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:38:08","slug":"toledo-realtists-host-building-black-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/toledo-realtists-host-building-black-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Toledo Realtists Host Building Black Wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blair Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Day By Fletcher Word<\/em>
\nThe Truth Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

The Greater Toledo Realtist Association hosted a day of learning, networking and financial empowerment on Saturday, April 12, at the Wayman Palmer YMCA on Bancroft as dozens of Realtist members and assorted vendors offered attendees an opportunity to learn and take advantage of growth opportunities.<\/p>\n

Building Black Wealth Day was part of an annual 100 city tour hosted by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) which consisted of seminars on a range of topics such as homeownership and property investment to business startups and other wealth-building\u00a0 opportunities.<\/p>\n

The local event was hosted by the Realtist Association in partnership with the Delta Sigma theta Sorority, Toledo Alumnae Chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to educate and inspire the community to build Black wealth,\u201d said DeLisa Moore, president of the Greater Toledo Realtist Association.
\n\u201cThe wealth gap is huge because we are not educated on a lot of things \u2026 a lot of our people lose property because they just don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s event started at 9 a.m. and provided attendees with workshops and sessions on topics such as the ABC\u2019s of home buying, down payment assistance, how to manage inherited property, how to manage equity, disaster preparedness and title searches and their importance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In addition to hearing from the realtists, such as Blair Johnson and Rob Pasker who spoke on various wealth building topics, those in attendance also heard from bankers such as JacQui Wilson of State Bank, state Senator Paula Hicks Hudson, attorney Art Battle, as well as other community leaders and industry experts.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving the family educated on what to do with property that an older generation might have had, so that they don\u2019t lose a family home, is important \u2026 what to do with the equity in the house, buying another property, sparks generational wealth,\u201d said Moore about the issue of how to maximize property families may already possess.<\/p>\n

However, the key issue on Saturday was how to start building wealth when starting from a background of little or no wealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can just plant a seed and change the mindset and help our community learn how to get ready to buy a house, how to buy a house, dealing with credit\u2026 ,\u201d said Moore. \u201cWe are trying to erase fears. Our community has so many generational renters and we want to get them into the mindset to become generational homeowners. When you don\u2019t see it, you don\u2019t think it is attainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Greater Toledo REALTIST\u00ae Association (GTRA) is a Trade Association whose mission is to build a supportive infrastructure to become a positive and dominant influence in the Ohio real estate market. They aim to represent a unified voice for African Americans and other underserved populations, brokers, agents, affiliates and the clients [they] serve.<\/p>\n

The group is a local board of The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB\u00ae), that was formed in 1947 by African American real estate professionals out of a need to secure the right to equal housing opportunities, regardless of race, creed or color.<\/p>\n

The organization is not just an organization for realtors but anyone who is interested in breaking down barriers in black homeownership. Within the organization there are lawyers, brokers, contractors, event planners and title reps.<\/p>\n