Distraction: NAR honors our diversity groups: LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, Asian Real Estate Association of America, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, Women’s Council of REALTORS®, and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.
Fact: Endorsing or funding candidates who are anti-immigrant, anti-DEI, anti-Asian, anti–body autonomy, or anti-LGBTQ directly violates our Code of Ethics. Recognition alone is not enough — we must do better.
Celebration Without Accountability
NAR proudly celebrates diversity groups. They host events, feature leaders, and highlight inclusion in their marketing. Those gestures are important — they show that diversity matters to our profession.
But a plaque, a ribbon-cutting, or a press release doesn’t erase what happens behind closed doors in PAC meetings.
The Ethical Gap
- Endorsing anti-diversity candidates while honoring diversity organizations is hypocrisy.
- Article 10 of the Code of Ethics demands that REALTORS® uphold fair housing, equality, and nondiscrimination. That standard must apply to PAC endorsements just as much as day-to-day business practices.
- When PAC dollars flow to candidates who actively work against marginalized communities, it undermines every promise NAR makes to its diversity partners.
Why It Matters
Diversity isn’t just a talking point. It’s the foundation of equal access to property rights — the very heart of our mission as REALTORS®. You cannot honor communities in one breath and fund their oppression in the next.
A Higher Standard
Recognition is the first step. But to truly honor these organizations, NAR and RPAC must:
- Endorse and fund only those candidates who uphold Article 10 values.
- Apply the same fair housing and anti-discrimination standards to political activity as we do to REALTORS® in practice.
- Publicly reject candidates whose records clearly oppose diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Bottom Line
Token gestures without accountability are empty. If NAR wants to be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, it must back up the celebration with ethical action.
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