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Kevin Sears has been the face of NAR since January 2024, traveling the country to offer encouragement, explanation and sometimes apology in challenging times.
Another Kevin, meanwhile, has been watching, learning and preparing for 2026. That's when Kevin Brown will take over as president of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Brown is broker-owner of Better Homes Realty and Brown Commercial Investment Real Estate Services in Oakland, working with his brother — 2017 president William Brown — to manage the family business.
"You probably don't know a lot about my family history, but I'm only three generations removed from slavery," Brown told Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered podcast hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson during a special Drive with NAR event earlier this month at NAR NXT.
"Real estate has moved people from poverty to the middle class … and that's why I do what I do. I've seen the transformative impact of homeownership," Brown said. He sees real estate as a ladder, allowing first-timers to become move-up buyers and then second-home buyers with investment property. "And that's worth fighting for. That's why I do this."