Working to right ongoing and historical harm caused by the real estate industry

Our mission

REPAIR exists to address historical and ongoing harm caused by systemic racism in the real estate industry. Centering Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPoC), and working in collaboration with BIPoC-led organizations and community members, our efforts are directed at encouraging white individuals involved in real estate to begin or continue an anti-racist path, fostering an environment for BIPoC individuals to enter and thrive in the real estate industry, and raising funds for BIPoC community members to build and retain generational wealth through homeownership.

We are a group of real estate professionals dedicated to using our resources and privilege to address decades of systemic racism within the real estate industry. Though our offerings are by no means comprehensive, and many are still in process, we feel it is important to get started.

We collaborate with BIPoC-led organizations and community members to offer the following programs:

  • The Open Entry Network fosters an environment for BIPoC individuals to enter and thrive in the real estate industry.

  • The Anti-Displacement Fund raises funds for Black community members to purchase and retain real estate.

  • Anti-Racist Journey encourages white individuals involved in the real estate industry to begin or continue an anti-racist path.

Historic photo of the Albina district from 1962 (Photo credit: Oregon Public Broadcasting)

“The heart of the Albina district, the corner of North Williams and North Russell, was once the center of a small yet thriving business district. This circa 1962 image shows the area before these businesses were torn down in the early 1970s.” - Photo: OPB

REPAIR’s office location (and much of REPAIR’s work) occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Cowlitz Peoples, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Clackamas Peoples, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Oregon’s Indian nations, for historic and current Indigenous communities in Oregon, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands.

Photo from the Oregon Historical Society. Exhibit wall is titled "Federal Indian Policies"