James Fillyaw
James Fillyaw, who was instrumental in the creation of the equity-focused tech coalition Baltimore Tracks, is bringing that same energy to the real estate business with The Fillyaw Group, a Baltimore-based housing and development company committed to bridging the homeownership gap for middle class and working class communities.
After his mother’s passing during the pandemic, Fillyaw felt it was time to make his dreams a reality. So he launched The Fillyaw Group to bring affordable housing to middle class families.
“There was a trigger of, Jay, you gotta do something with that love, that void that she gave you, that passion, and you have to drive on a purpose,” said Fillyaw. “And I thought about my journey of being homeless, getting into the hotel industry, getting offered a job to be personal assistant to a government executive, and I went through the steppingstones of life. I put all of that together and thought real estate.”
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