NAREB to Host State of Housing in Black America Forum

""National Association of Real Estate Brokers"":http://www.nareb.com/ (NAREB) is hosting the State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) issues forum in Cleveland to discuss how the foreclosure crises, neighborhood blight, and natural disasters have continued to disproportionately impact minorities.

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The forum will include opening remarks from U. S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and other political officials and minority businesses will be present to tackle the issue head-on. The panelists will provide analysis of research, statistical data, and solutions to the problems being addressed.

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The forum is free and open to the public and will be held as part of NAREB's national convention.

After the forum, NAREB members will have an opportunity to go on a private bus tour in the area to see places affected by neighborhood blight.

""NAREB® has seen the impact of Congress on homeownership solutions in the past,"" says NAREB President, Julius Cartwright. ""We recognize the importance of providing Congress with accurate and detailed information and recommendations on how to improve housing conditions in not only low and moderate income neighborhoods, but the surrounding communities as well.""

The event will be the final SHIBA issues forum hosted by NAREB, with the final solutions forum to be held in Houston on November 16-17, 2012.

NAREB was formed in 1947 amd is the oldest African-American trade association of real estate business owners and analytic professionals in the country.

*Event details*
Monday, August 6, 2012, 1 p.m. â€" 4:30 p.m.
Auditorium on the Metro Campus of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, Ohio