Fair Housing

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

NAR and the Perception Institute have teamed up to create a curriculum that will help REALTORS® recognize unconscious biases. The online video explains how our brains’ automatic, instant association of stereotypes with particular groups can cause us to treat those who are different from us unfairly, despite our best intentions…...

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Frederick County REALTORS® Maintain its Focus on Fair Housing

Undaunted by the forced cancellation of its annual Fair Housing Conference, the Frederick County Association of REALTORS® moved the message online in a colorful upbeat video highlighting the results of a Fair Housing Art Contest, complete with a mayoral proclamation. ...

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#FairHousingMakesUSStronger: Fair Housing Action Plan Announced

Yesterday, we, along with other members of NAR’s Leadership Team, met with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, HUD’s Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing Anna Maria Farias, HUD General Counsel Paul Compton, and FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery and other senior officials to discuss fair housing…...

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Realtor® Leaders Meet with Secretary Carson, Pass Sweeping New Fair Housing Action Plan

Leadership from the National Association of Realtors® met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and other senior Department officials on Wednesday in Washington to discuss fair housing issues just hours after unanimously passing a new plan to tackle the issue....

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April Highlights Fair Housing and Tax Day

April is Fair Housing Month. REALTORS® understand that fair housing protects the real estate industry and our businesses. In short, fair housing makes us stronger. It’s also 4 days until Tax Day. We encourage you to review What REALTORS® Need to Know About the New Tax Law and other resources…...

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