LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month -- a time to honor the history, achievements, and commitment to diversity and inclusion of LGBTQ+ communities. At SAMCAR, we join the California Association of REALTORS (C.A.R.) in proudly celebrating the efforts that these communities champion every day. Supporting Pride isn't just about visibility -- it's about fostering inclusion, community, and connection. In particular, we'd like to take this opportunity to highlight one of our valued partners, the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance...

3... 2... 1... LAUNCH: LGBTQplusHOMES.com IS NOW OPEN! LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance CEO and Founder, Ryan Weyandt, announced the launch of LGBTQplusHomes.com—a new consumer site that will not only share important real estate content to the LGBTQ+ community through a partnership with Keeping Current Matters, but also allows the LGBTQ+ community to connect directly to practitioners.

The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, one of the nation's leading LGBTQ+ trade organizations with more than 2,200 members, has unveiled its second annual LGBTQ+ Real Estate Report, which found that while Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts and marketing towards the LGBTQ+ community have gained traction, unconscious bias and blatant discrimination remain all too common in the real estate industry. This includes 20.7% of surveyed Alliance members identifying real estate agents as the leading culprit in how housing discrimination occurs against the LGBTQ+ real estate home buyer.