{"id":2699,"date":"2021-12-08T19:28:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/08\/amazon-launches-program-for-real-estate-developers-of-color\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:39:49","slug":"amazon-launches-program-for-real-estate-developers-of-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/08\/amazon-launches-program-for-real-estate-developers-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon launches program for real estate developers of color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Amazon Housing Equity Fund<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/community\/amazon-launches-21m-program-for-real-estate-developers-of-color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on Wednesday a $21 million-plus commitment to pilot a professional training, mentorship and capital funding program to help promote real estate developers of color in Amazon\u2019s corporate locales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-year part-time professional development program is free for participants and aims to teach real estate developers of color how to advance their careers and lower barriers they face when bidding for affordable housing developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon hopes the program will increase the number of professional real estate developers of color who are focused on affordable housing and inclusive community building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a 2019 <strong>Urban Land Institute<\/strong> survey, 5% of its U.S. members are Black, compared to the 13% of the overall U.S. population that identifies as Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith this accelerator program, we are laser focused on lifting up emerging real estate developers of color. We want to foster their professional growth through education and training, as well as improve their access to capital, which can be elusive to developers of color,\u201d Catherine Buell, the director of the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to achieve its goal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/press.aboutamazon.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/amazon-launches-2-billion-housing-equity-fund-make-over-20000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Housing Equity Fund<\/a> has partnered with local social impact and civil rights organizations, <strong>The Local Initiative Support Corporation<\/strong> in Puget Sound, <strong>Capital Impact Partners<\/strong> in Northern Virginia, and <strong>The Urban League of Middle Tennessee<\/strong> in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the program will support up to 30 participants, who will be selected by each partner organization. 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