Why Take This Course?

If you need to complete your NAR Fair Housing training requirement, this is the day to do it!  Join CEO Justin Porembo and Director of Professional Development Allyson Lysaght for this class at DeSales University’s University Center.

REALTORS® are required to complete Fair Housing / Anti-Bias Training upon becoming a member, and every 3 years thereafter, coinciding with the Code of Ethics training timeline. The training must meet specific learning objectives and criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS® and will include the history of housing discrimination, a review of federal and local fair housing laws, Article 10 of the Code of Ethics, and current hot topics in housing discrimination. The current training cycle began January 1, 2025 with a deadline of December 31, 2027.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Understand why fair housing laws were necessary by learning about the history of housing discrimination and its lasting impact.
2. Identify the laws that make housing discrimination illegal, and the actions prohibited and required by these laws in the business of real estate.
3. Know the personal characteristics that federal law protects from discrimination in housing, including race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability.
4. Distinguish state and local government protections that may exceed federal protections.
5. Explain what steering is, and discuss strategies to avoid it.
6. Describe what reasonable accommodations and modifications for people with disabilities may be required by fair housing laws.
7. Describe best practices in fair housing marketing.
8. Identify what resources are available to provide fair housing information and assistance to clients.
9. Recognize the danger in making assumptions based on stereotypes, and the importance of allowing consumers to choose which communities/neighborhoods they want to live in.
10. Utilize interventions to interrupt implicit bias so that consumers are treated with equal concern, respect, and fairness.