Brown is poised to take over NAR leadership when Kevin Sears’ term ends. Brown is a second-generation real estate professional with four decades in the industry. The broker-owner at Better Homes Realty and Brown Commercial Investment Real Estate Services in California has served in numerous local association committee positions and has previously led both the Oakland Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors as president. Brown’s brother, Bill, is also a Realtor who served as NAR’s 2017 president.