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William E. Brown is first African-American president of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
 
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26)— When REALTOR® William E. Brown assumed the helm of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) in November, he became the first African-American president in C.A.R.’s 103-year history.
Brown held a number of other important leadership positions in his field prior to this ground-breaking milestone.
Brown has been a C.A.R. director since 1980 and has chaired numerous committees, including Federal Issues, Real Estate Finance, Local Governmental Relations, and the Legislative committees, as well as the Issues Mobilization Political Action Committee (IMPAC). In 2002, he was chairman of CREPAC, C.A.R.’s Political Action Committee. In addition, he has been an active member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) board of directors for the past 16 years.
His NAR Leadership positions include serving as 2006 Committee Liaison to the State and Political Issues Group, 2004 Chairman of RPAC, and as 2007 President’s Circle Chairman.  Brown specializes in apartment brokerage to institutional and private capital investors and was selected by Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson to serve as the first landlord representative on the city of Oakland’s Residential Rent Arbitration Board.
Brown is co-owner of William H. Brown, REALTOR® in Oakland, Calif. The company was founded by his father, William H. Brown, nearly 50 years ago.
“It’s a privilege to be able to work with my colleagues to enhance professionalism in our field, and to lobby for the removal of barriers to homeownership for all people,” Brown said.
You may schedule an interview with Brown by calling Mark Giberson at (213) 739-8304.
Leading the way…® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with about 200,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.
 
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