Be the Change - Fair Housing and You!

Content
20 modules
Difficulty
Basic
Rating
Course length
2 hours
Instructor
Niki Ackels
Price
$10.00 USD

Description

Newsday published the results of a three-year investigation into alleged discrimination by real estate agents in the communities on Long Island, NY.  Newsday is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island.

The purpose of this class is to provide real estate professionals working in today’s diverse real estate environment with the knowledge and information they need to understand the importance of fair housing laws and insure they are responsibly practicing real estate in a nondiscriminatory fashion.

This is an online independent study course completed on demand. Participants are able to exit and reenter the course as needed, and will independently read the course text and watch relevant course videos.

Objectives

The purpose of this class is to sensitize participants about fair housing issues and provide information to help them avoid violation of fair housing laws.  In this class you will learn how to:

  • Define and Understand the topic of Fair Housing
  • Describe Fair Housing Laws
  • Explain the Seven Protected Classes
  • Recognize activities prohibited under Fair Housing Laws
  • Identify Exemptions to Fair Housing Laws
  • Understand how Fair Housing Laws affect Advertising

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Be the Change Completion Certificate

1.
Be the Change Introduction
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Understanding Laws Affecting Fair Housing
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Actions Prohibited Under Fair Housing Laws
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Exercise: A Look at Inadvertent Discrimination
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5.
Steering and Blockbusting
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Discussion: Steering
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7.
Understanding Bias
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Questions You Can Answer to be Compliant with Fair Housing
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Discussion: Discrimination
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10.
Exemptions to the Federal Fair Housing Act
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What About Advertising and the Federal Fair Housing Act?
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Exercise: Client Statements
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13.
Top Ten Fair Housing Mistakes
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Knowledge Check: How Well Do You Know Fair Housing?
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15.
Filing a Fair Housing Complaint
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REALTOR® Fair Housing Declaration
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Be the Change Conclusion
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Appendix
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Exam Acknowledgment
20.
Be the Change Final Exam
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Added 3 days ago, by Rhinel
This course was great and educative.
 
Added 4 days ago, by Jennifer
Great course!
 
Added 4 days ago, by Diana
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Added 8 days ago, by Valerie
Excellent course with practical, real-world scenarios that reinforced Fair Housing principles and ethical decision-making. The interactive examples made the material engaging and easy to understand.
 
Added 11 days ago, by Anonymous
MUY BUENO E INFORMATIVO
 
Added 14 days ago, by Anonymous
very good
 
Added 23 days ago, by Anonymous
This course was easy to navigate and gave all the needed information
 
Added 24 days ago, by Barbara
I would have learned more if you had given the correct answers to questions I missed rather than make me guess so I still don't know what the correct answer was
 
Added 24 days ago, by Jerry
Well written course, only trouble I had was I got side tracked into fairhaven model that was lengthy, and thought it was a part of this models course (had to be done) it was interesting but prolonged my time in this couse by 2 hours.
 
Added 27 days ago, by Anonymous
Corse was great and very well structured great information.

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