Home as a Human Right: Reimagining Access and Equity in Real Estate

Before I share anything else about the real estate journey, I want to begin here.

Real estate is an industry shaped by privilege — including my own.
I recognize that the ability to buy or sell a home, to build generational wealth through real estate, or even to dream about homeownership is not equally accessible to everyone.
And that truth matters.

Home should be a basic right — a source of safety, stability, and belonging.
But in our current world, it is still, too often, a privilege.
And that reality deserves to be named before anything else.

The Reality We Can’t Ignore

Real estate is often framed as a personal achievement — a milestone of success.
But behind every closing and every congratulatory post, there’s a much larger story: one shaped by generations of inequity.

• Homeownership rates remain significantly lower for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx households compared to white households.
  
  
• Practices like redlining, predatory lending, and exclusionary zoning have left deep, lasting scars.
  
  
• Even today, buyers of color face higher barriers to financing, lower appraisals, and systemic challenges that make access harder.
  
  

Access to homeownership isn’t just about financial investment.
It’s about security. Dignity. Opportunity.
It’s about the right to create a life rooted in stability and possibility.

When access is restricted, the harm compounds — across families, generations, and entire communities.

Why This Matters to Me

As someone working within this system — and as a person who has benefited from its privileges — I feel a deep responsibility not to look away.

Acknowledging privilege is not about guilt.
It’s about truth.
It’s about staying awake to the realities that shape our world, even when they are uncomfortable.
It’s about using whatever influence I have to honor the stories that often go unheard — and to imagine something better.

Home is too sacred to belong only to some.
Belonging should not be a privilege.
It should be a foundation.

What I Commit To

I don’t have all the answers.
I’m still learning, and always will be.
But here’s what I can promise:

• To listen first — Honoring the lived experiences of those most impacted by housing inequity.
  
  
• To stay open — Committing to ongoing education about access, equity, and justice in real estate.
  
  
• To support consciously — Guiding every client with presence, dignity, and awareness of the larger systems at work.
  
  
• To use my platform responsibly — Advocating for practices and conversations that move us toward a more inclusive vision of home. 

Where We Go From Here

In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing more about how we can move through real estate transitions with greater consciousness, intention, and care.

I’ll talk about homebuying as a transformational journey — not just a transaction.

But it felt important to begin here.
Because true transformation is not just about personal milestones.
It’s about collective belonging.

And true belonging must be rooted in justice, access, and a steadfast belief that home should be possible for everyone.