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2026 Canopy Realtor® Association Fair Housing Celebration
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Join friends and colleagues at the 2026 Fair Housing Month Celebration the signature event during the Canopy Realtor® Association Fair Housing Challenge.
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Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Time: 3:00-7:30 p.m.
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Location: Canopy Realtor® Association, 1120 Pearl Park Way, Charlotte, NC 28204
AGENDA
3:00-3:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
PROGRAM
⇒National Perspective on Fair Housing
Hear what the National Association of Realtors® is doing to advance fair housing and expand housing opportunities.
⇒Property Tax Relief in North Carolina
Learn how North Carolina’s Property Tax Homestead Exclusions can provide meaningful tax relief for eligible homeowners.
⇒Keynote Presentation
Charlotte historian Dr. Tom Hanchett, sharing insights from his 2025 book, Affordable Housing in Charlotte: What One City’s History Tells Us about America’s Pressing Problem, on the evolution of affordable housing and its impact today.
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Locally, regionally, and nationally, the lack of affordable housing is an urgent and ongoing issue. As elected officials rush to ramp up aid for the construction of affordable apartments, scholars and policymakers are asking how our present system of housing subsidies, both its strengths and its shortcomings, came into being. In this book, Affordable Housing in Charlotte: What One City’s History Tells Us about America’s Pressing Problem, Tom Hanchett takes a case-study approach, tracking low-rent housing in the growing city of Charlotte, North Carolina, from the beginnings of public housing circa 1940 to the present.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
EVENING RECEPTION & EXPERIENCE
You don't want to miss an evening of networking and fun featuring:
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Activities, food and exhibits on two floors including the 4th floor terrace
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Get a "taste" of Canopy with different cuisines featured on each floor
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Visit the resource room with representatives from housing non-profit organizations, real estate industry multi-cultural organizations, and government agencies
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The Realtor® Store will have extended hours for shopping (5:30-7:00 p.m.)
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A networking game to help members meet and become more engaged
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Members of the Canopy Diversity and Inclusion Alliance and Young Professionals Network look forward to meeting members and engaging in conversations
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Prizes include a grand prize of one free quarter of MLS fees
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Purchase a Fair Housing T-shirt and all proceeds go to the Canopy Housing Foundation
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Music, dancing and fun
Registration|Cancellations|No-Shows
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Open to Canopy Realtor® Association members only (primary & secondary). No charge to attend.
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$30 no-show fee if not canceled by April 27.
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No guests permitted and this is an adult-only event (no children permitted).
Please Note: Each attendee receives one drink ticket (option to purchase one additional).
This program is brought to you by the Canopy Realtor® Association Diversity and Inclusion Alliance and Young Professionals Network.
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