Episode #1 An interview with Francy, A UW Senior majoring in Real Estate, how her perception of real estate changed.

In this Episode Michael Fanning talks with Francy Elizabeth Garcia Moran. Francy is a 21-year-old Senior at the University of Washington. First generation college student in her family. She participated in Aspire, a new paid summer internship program that offers financial support, mentoring, and skill-building through academic and office settings. The focus for summer 2021 was single and multi-family residential real estate market through a partnership with Windermere Real Estate. Interns would Interact with industry and academic leaders while learning about the importance of home and homeownership to promote a thriving community. In this interview you will hear how Francy had a different understanding about Real Estate agents and our industry, but through education and interaction she learned that Real Estate is very different. There were 8 total interns, and they all had a final project they were asked to present. Here is what Francy and along with fellow interns Jackelin and Jesus presented. "Marginalized communities are not well informed on the home-buying process and are unaware of the many different careers that fall under real estate. They also hold misconceptions of the industry. Our goal is to inform young BIPOC students in Title One schools about the many professions within real estate, and the best way to reach our target audience is while they are young as we would like to bring in more young professionals of color into their predominantly white industry." Francy is working on getting her Real Estate license and wants to encourage others in her age group and younger to do the same. Aspire  Contact Francy. fegm@uw.edu Instagram