The Power Is Now Media Fair Housing Series 2021- Charlie Oppler and Bryan Greene

The Power Is Now Media believes in Fair Housing and is conducting a series of interviews with industry leaders. Today Eric Frazier speaks with Charlie Oppler, 2021 President of the National Association of REALTORS and Bryan Greene, Vice President of Policy Advocacy at the National Association of REALTORS. Charlie Oppler, a REALTOR from Franklin Lakes, N.J., is the 2021 President of the National Association of REALTORS. He has been a REALTOR since 1981. Charlie is the CEO of Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, with 15 offices in northern and central New Jersey. He holds the At Home with Diversity certification from NAR. Charlie has served on NAR’s Board of Directors numerous times beginning in 2003. He has chaired the REALTOR Party Coordinating Committee and the RPAC Trustees Committee. Charlie has served on four of NAR's Presidential Advisory Groups. In 2005, he was NAR’s Vice President for Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), and in 2015, he was NAR Vice President for Chris Polychron. At the local level, Charlie is a member of the Greater Bergen Board of REALTORS. Charlie is a lifelong resident of New Jersey and is actively involved in his community, supporting organizations including IronMatt, a foundation dedicated to raising awareness of pediatric brain tumors, and Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. 

Prior to joining NAR, Bryan served for ten years as the highest-ranking career official in HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), where he oversaw the policy direction and operational management of the 600-person office enforcing the nation’s housing anti-discrimination laws. Under Bryan’s leadership as FHEO General Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD pursued large-scale, high-profile cases that addressed systemic discrimination and provided widespread relief.