Texas Border Business
Myssie Cardenas Barajas of Keller Williams Realty RGV in McAllen, TX, has been awarded the At Home with Diversity® certification from the National Association of REALTORS®.
Barajas joins 20,000 other real estate professionals in North America who have earned the certification specializing in addressing topics of diversity, fair housing and business planning development. The program is designed to meet the nation’s fair housing commitment by educating and equipping NAR’s members with the tools they need to expand homeownership opportunities for the growing number of culturally diverse buyers and sellers in the housing market who identify with groups entailing race, ethnicity, religion, gender, handicaps, familial status, or national origin.
Myssie’s passion for inclusion and equality for all people was recognized in 2018 by Texas REALTORS® leadership and Board of Directors. Chairman of the Board, Tray Bates, appointed Barajas to the State’s newly created Texas REALTORS® Diversity Committee. She and several other outstanding local leaders representing various minorities and organizations attended the first meeting in early December in Austin. The committee discussed goals to increase participation among all member of the REALTOR® association, foster an environment of inclusiveness, and expand awareness of diversity among members, the public and other industry groups.
“I am humbled, honored and excited to be, first of all, recognized for my efforts, and second, to be sitting amongst the top shepherds of inclusion in the real estate industry from all around the entire State of Texas,” said Cardenas-Barajas.
Today, more than one-third of Americans are minorities. By 2050, minorities will be the majority. Real estate professionals like Myssie who adapt to increasing cultural diversity in the market and wisely plan to meet the needs of diverse clients gain a competitive edge and expand opportunities. At Home with Diversity® certification allows REALTORS® to not only apply the multi-faceted skills and tools they learned in the course to business practices but conveys to clients they’re dynamic real estate professionals with expertise that transcends cultural barriers.
For more information on the At Home with Diversity® certification, visit www.nar.realtor/ahwd.
Myssie Cardenas-Barajas, REALTOR®, GRI®, e-Pro®, AHWD® is also a 3-year elected member of the Board of Directors for the Greater McAllen Association of REALTORS®, New Member Orientation Chairperson for GMAR®, and a former Team Leader with Keller Williams Realty RGV. She can be reached at Keller Williams Realty RGV at (956) 928-1155, her mobile (956) 802-0217 or myssie@kw.com and her website at www.Myssie.com.
