REALTORS join New Mexico housing groups in recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act

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Published: 01 February 2018 01 February 2018

ranm rsL to R: Mike Fietz, Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico President; John Garcia, Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico Executive Vice President; Bobby Griffith, Apartment Association of New Mexico President; Art Garcia, USDA Rural Development State Director; Steven Anaya, RANM CEO; Jay Czar, Mortgage Finance Authority Executive Director; Connie Hettinga, RANM President; Suzie Nance, New Mexico Mortgage Lenders Association President; Jack Thompson, New Mexico Mortgage Lenders AssociationMembers of the REALTORS Association of New Mexico (RANM) joined five other New Mexico housing groups at the Roundhouse in January to kick off a year-long celebration of the Fair Housing Act.

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law on April 11, 1968. The Act states "It is the policy of the United States to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the United States." The 1968 Fair Housing Act prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion and national origin. In 1974, the Fair Housing Act was amended to prohibit discrimination based on sex.

Connie Hettinga, President of RANM, said that real estate professionals initially fought passage of the Fair Housing Act, but have now come to understand and support the legislation. "New Mexico is such a diverse state, and the principals of the Act have served our citizens well."

"While the Fair Housing Act has done a lot to prevent discrimination, our work is not done," adds Steven Anaya, RANM CEO. "A recent report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reveals that there is an increase in areas of concentrated poverty and a new wave of resegregation occurring."

Hettinga adds, "RANM will keep attention focused on the Fair Housing Act throughout 2018 – especially In April (Fair Housing Month) and in September at the New Mexico Housing Summit (Sept. 12-14 in Albuquerque).

The REALTORS® Association of New Mexico is one of the state's largest trade associations, representing over 6,000 members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate market.

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