People over property: One real estate company’s perspective

by Sara Alvarado. Featured on Madison365.com

People over property – that may seem like a bold statement from a real estate company, but it shouldn’t be. It’s something I didn’t think I’d be writing about this year but 2020 has brought on a lot of things we hadn’t planned on. Human rights, looting, and property damage are topics that have been in the news a lot this past summer after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and months of protests, riots, and destruction.

It is also a topic that is as old as 400 years of racism and violence towards Black and Brown people.

New or old, this is the year we find ourselves in situations we never planned…

What it means to be an Antiracist Real Estate Brokerage

What makes the work we do at Alvarado Real Estate Group different? In acknowledging that racism exists in our country and in the real estate industry we step out of denial and silence. We are committed to exploring and challenging the way racism is embedded within the real estate industry as a whole. We practice this work in a way that is rooted in justice, transparency, and accountability to those most marginalized.

Everyone in the company has