It is our responsibility to take action toward tangible and lasting change for our organization and our community. MIBOR REALTORS® are actively fighting discrimination. We are committed to providing every potential homeowner access to the home and neighborhood of their choice.
This work cannot be accomplished alone. As we move forward, we will partner with industry and community groups for input and collaboration. We will seek opportunities to strengthen our marketplace and empower our members as they help fulfill the dream of homeownership for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or other qualities by which we may define ourselves.
MIBOR REALTOR® Association is committed to a membership culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are integrated into every aspect of MIBOR REALTOR® Association, the MIBOR Service Corporation, and the MIBOR REALTOR® Foundation.
This is our commitment. Join us on our journey to a better future for all.
Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
It is important to understand what we mean when we are talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Diversity
The range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs.
Sourced from Ferris State University.
Equity
Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same exact resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person or group has different circumstances and needs, and so provides to each individual or group the resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.
Adapted from> George Washington University’s Online Public Health Resources.
Inclusion
People across varying identities feel welcomed, valued, represented, and heard. Everyone feels that they fully belong, can be authentically themselves, and contribute to the collective.
Adapted from: “Inclusion in the Workplace”
Multicultural Real Estate Organizations
Multicultural Real Estate Organizations
There are several organizations, both locally and nationally, that work with specific multicultural groups.
Asian Real Estate
Association of America
A nonprofit professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable home ownership opportunities in Asian American communities by creating a powerful national voice for housing and real estate professionals that serve this dynamic market.
Central Indiana
Realtist Association
The local chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). CIRA’s mission is to improve the quality of life of the unserved and the underserved, by promoting home ownership and providing real estate services that support this goal. It is also their mission to enhance the economic development of their members and the community they serve.
LGBTQ+
Real Estate Alliance
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)
NAHREP’s mission is to advance sustainable Hispanic home ownership by educating and empowering the real estate professionals who serve Hispanic home buyers & sellers. The group advocates for public policy that supports the association’s mission, facilitating relationships among industry stakeholders, real estate practitioners and other housing industry professionals. Learn about the Indianapolis chapter here.
Acknowledging Our History
Acknowledging Our History
Pre - 1960
1938 – The Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Boards is formed. In 1972, the group changed its name to the National Women’s Council of REALTORS®.
1942 – Mary Binford is appointed as Executive Secretary, the first woman involved in MIBOR leadership.
1947 – The MIBOR Board votes to accept women, but still does not permit women to become officers in the association.
1954 – MIBOR member Margaret Evans becomes the first woman to operate her own brokerage in Indianapolis.
1960 - 2000
1965 – MIBOR admits its first Black member, William T. Ray.
1970 – Helen Hirt is first woman to receive the REALTOR® of the Year award.
1970 – MIBOR grants Dr. Daisy Riley Lloyd membership, the first Black woman to become a MIBOR member. Dr. Lloyd had been a member of the National Association of REALTORS® since 1968.
1973 – The National Association of REALTORS® forms a committee to promote “The REALTORS’® Agenda” in Washington, D.C.. Indianapolis REALTOR® Wanda Grabner (a former Indiana Association of REALTORS® president) is one of the first women to serve on this committee.
1976 – Helen Hirt becomes the first woman president of MIBOR.
1984 – The MIBOR REALTOR® Foundation is established. The REALTOR® Foundation supports local nonprofits solving homelessness in central Indiana, based on the belief that everyone deserves a safe place to call home.
2000 - Present
2021 – Regina Jones becomes the first Black president of MIBOR.
2022 – MIBOR establishes a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, which helps to ensure the MIBOR’s success in achieving the DEI-related strategic priorities outlined in the strategic plan.
2022 – MIBOR’s Dr. Daisy Riley Lloyd Breaking Barriers Scholarship Program is launched. This program is intended to increase the recruitment, retention, and success of underrepresented minority real estate professionals.
2025 – MIBOR establishes the Global Advisory Group, which supports members in expanding their business in multi-cultural and global markets.
Breaking Barriers Scholarship Program
Breaking Barriers Scholarship Program
The Dr. Daisy Riley Lloyd Breaking Barriers Scholarship Program is designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and success of minority real estate professionals in central Indiana. It is named in honor of Dr. Daisy Riley Lloyd, who broke the barriers of entry into the real estate profession in central Indiana as the first Black woman to be granted MIBOR membership in 1970 after being rejected the first time she applied.
Breaking Barriers Scholarship Program
The Dr. Daisy Riley Lloyd Breaking Barriers Scholarship Program is designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and success of minority real estate professionals in central Indiana. It is named in honor of Dr. Daisy Riley Lloyd, who broke the barriers of entry into the real estate profession in central Indiana as the first Black woman to be granted MIBOR membership in 1970 after being rejected the first time she applied.