Lease-to-own programs allow future homeowners to rent out a home for a specific amount of time with the intent of purchasing at the end of the lease. Nonprofit and government entities have historically deployed these programs as a means to increase homeownership in their local communities. Landis is a new private company seeking to scale the lease-to-own model to U.S. markets that are most in need of strengthening homeownership and wealth-building. Landis’s public goal is to design a lease-to-own model that increases homeownership for populations that have low homeownership rates like African Americans. However, there is a history of lease-to-own models that exploit the American dream of homeownership and simply mask high rents with false promises of ownership
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The nation's largest Black mortgage company, LEGACY Home Loans is on a mission to help the Black community build sustainable wealth through homeownership. Led by President & CEO Ben Slayton, a 55-year mortgage industry veteran who was also the first Black REALTOR® in America. LEGACY's goal is to fund $1 Billion to new Black homebuyers by year end 2023.
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Together with residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America–great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association is the United States national association representing all facets of the real estate finance industry. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., MBA represents over 2,200 member companies.
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At My Home Pathway, we believe that homeownership isn’t just the right of the few. Homeownership is an achievable goal for all Americans. Regardless of credit score, student loan balance, or how much wealth one comes from, we know that with the right tools, education, and guidance, we can positively impact the financial health of generations to come through the power of homeownership.
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NAAHL’s core business is to champion, support, and advance the deployment of private capital for affordable housing and inclusive neighborhood revitalization. NAAHL has long recognized that rental housing, homeownership, and neighborhoods are integrally related in both practice and policy.
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The National Association of Real Estate Brokers was formed July 29, 1947, making it the oldest minority trade association in America. NAREB was established by African-American real estate professionals as an alternative for African-Americans who were excluded from the National Association of Realtors.
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The National Association of Realtors is an American trade association for those who work in the real estate industry. It has over 1.3 million members, including NAR's institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries
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The National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST) is a non-profit organization that works to restore vacant and abandoned properties to productive use and protect neighborhoods from blight. Our programs facilitate the rehabilitation of vacant but structurally sound homes, enable safe, targeted demolition when necessary, and support creative and productive re-use of vacant land.
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The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the voice of fair housing. NFHA works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity for all people through leadership, education, outreach, membership services, public policy initiatives, community development, advocacy, and enforcement. NHFA is a member of the Black Homeownership Collaborative.
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