Sector DAO
🏛 Real Estate DAO
Expand Black land ownership and cooperative real estate through community-controlled housing and cooperative enterprise.
The Real Estate DAO leads all real estate and housing initiatives in the BBS 10-Year Agenda. It coordinates cooperative housing development, Community Land Trust (CLT) programs, and land acquisition strategies across the BBS chapter network. Operating under the National BBS-DAO, the Real Estate DAO partners with State DAOs to deploy housing programs at the local market level — connecting members to mortgage resources, CLT opportunities, and cooperative real estate ventures in their communities.
Methods & Programs
- ›National Housing Working Group coordinating cooperative housing programs
- ›Community Land Trust (CLT) model development, licensing, and chapter deployment
- ›Mortgage access partnerships with Black-owned credit unions and CDFIs
- ›DAO-funded down payment assistance pools for BBS members
- ›Cooperative real estate enterprise development and community land acquisition
Responsible for 2 Agenda Items
Agenda Items Led by the Real Estate DAO
Black Homeownership Expansion
Objective: Increase Black homeownership from 45.4% to 65% nationwide by 2035.
Current Rate: 45.4% Black | 74.5% White — U.S. Census Bureau, 2024
This initiative is led by the Real Estate DAO. It will establish a National Housing Working Group to coordinate cooperative housing programs, partner with Black-owned credit unions for expanded mortgage access, and develop a replicable Community Land Trust (CLT) model deployable by local BBS chapters and State DAOs.
Methods
- ›Cooperative housing development programs through BBS chapter network
- ›Community Land Trust model — developed, licensed, and supported by BBS
- ›Mortgage access partnerships with Black-owned credit unions and CDFIs
- ›DAO-funded down payment assistance pools for BBS members
Cooperative & Community Ownership Development
Objective: Establish 50 Black-owned cooperative institutions — including worker cooperatives, food co-ops, cooperative commercial real estate, and community land organizations — under shared ownership by 2035.
Black Americans own a disproportionately small share of cooperative and collectively-held enterprises nationwide.
This initiative is jointly administered by the Real Estate DAO and the Business DAO. The Real Estate DAO leads community land acquisition and cooperative real estate ventures. The Business DAO leads cooperative enterprise development — providing startup capital, legal formation templates, and operational support. BBS chapters and State DAOs serve as incubation hubs.
Methods
- ›BBS-DAO Cooperative Development Fund providing startup capital to qualifying cooperatives
- ›Community land acquisition program coordinated through BBS chapter network
- ›Legal and operational templates for cooperative formation — free to all BBS members
- ›Chapter-based incubation and mentorship for new cooperative enterprises
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Charter Members participate in the BBS-DAO governance structure, including the work of Sector DAOs like the Real Estate DAO.