Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), the nation’s leading effort to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, is announcing the return of Open Access, an initiative to increase diverse representation in community development finance. The Community Development Finance industry is dedicated to improving under-resourced and underrepresented communities nationwide, many of which are Black and Latinx areas disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Yet the industry itself is grossly underrepresented by BIPOC professionals on all levels. This across-the-board talent deficit often deprives organizations of the cultural…
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