Local realtor’s association advocates to improve housing for growing Hispanic population

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the Hispanic population growing at record rates in Central Florida, so is the need for housing.

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Several local realtor’s associations predict that by 2030, 70% of local home buyers will be Hispanic.

However, our local realtors aren’t just selling houses, they’re advocating for housing policy.

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With every phone call, Rose Kemp works to keep Central Florida housed.

“We endorse those candidates that stand behind homeownership rights,” Kemp said. “98% of the candidates that we have endorsed in recent years have been elected to those positions.”

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And by “we,” she means the Orlando Regional Realtor Association.

“We’re actually nonpartisan,” Kemp said. “We have what’s called the Realtors Political Action Committee, which is known as our PAC.”

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Kemp said the government affairs committee takes care of doing interviews, interviewing candidates, and making sure those candidates stand behind home ownership rights.

See more in the video above.

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