About Us

The California Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc., (CAREB), a REALTISTS® organization, was founded in 1955 to be the central advocate for the original eight local California member boards chartered under the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB, founded 1947, Miami, Florida).

Although NAREB and CAREB were founded by African Americans, the organization has lead the way and opened the doors for all minority real estate professionals and all underserved communities in California and the nation. During that era of the civil rights movement they specifically demanded Democracy Housing which included fair and equitable treatment in all aspects of homeownership and the practice of real estate.

Some of CAREB's most significant early achievements included participation in the creation and support of legislation like the 1963 Rumford Act, also known as the "fair housing act", which declared racial discrimination in sales or rentals of housing to be against the law. CAREB led the fight against Redlining and Restrictive Covenants. CAREB and NAREB, along with other civil rights organizations led the fight for the Community Reinvestment Act which led to members of CAREB being appointed to several key California Department of Real Estate regulatory boards and commissions and employment opportunities for minorities in financial and lending industries. The history of CAREB and our trade name, Realtist are now included in study materials for the California real estate exam.

Today we continue to provide special educational and professional enhancement and opportunities for our members that directly impact the urban and minority real estate professional and the communities and clients that REALTISTS® traditionally serve.

Join CAREB because like you, REALTISTS® care.