Our guest today is business leader and best-selling author, Ms. J. Rene Walker. Ms. Walker is currently the managing broker for Compass Texas, overseeing almost 4,000 real estate agents in the state of Texas. She's been past president of the Austin Black Real Estate Professionals and past president of Williamsburg County Association. She has also been named Realtor of the Year and Businesswoman of the Year. On top of all these successes, Ms. Walker has something that makes her leadership truly invaluable: She has the lived experience of being a black woman buying her first home.

We discuss Ms. Walker’s book, “Her First Place,” which she says is both a how-to book and love letter to black women. She lists the steps the reader needs to take to buy their first home, including all the questions to ask about mortgages, home history, etc. But she also makes sure to tell the human side– her book includes story after story of black women successfully buying their first home. Her bottom line message: You can do this, and you are not alone. In fact, based on the book, Ms. Walker started her own foundation to help black women cover the down payment to their first home.

From denying the right to land after the Civil War, to red lining, to predatory practices today, there has been multi-generational, intentional action to impoverish black people in America. Ms. J René Walker is an inspiring, powerful counteracting force. Tune in to hear her story, her vision, and her plan. 

Resources:

• Learn more at The Color of Money
• Check out J René Walker’s book and foundation: Her First Place
• Become a real estate agent HERE

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