How to Be a Fair Housing D.E.C.O.D.E.R.© -- Real (Estate) Talk

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Despite how often we hear the phrase "Fair housing", the actual application of fair housing is not yet so part of our culture that it is intuitive - it is not yet like breathing that comes automatically. Case in point, the 2021 Fair Housing Trends Report by the National Fair Housing Alliance found over 28,000 fair housing violations reported in the previous calendar year. The starting point is simply asking more questions - questions that signify we want to hold and be held accountable - that center/promote fair housing not just solely making the Forbes list. Sidebar: Speaking of the Forbes list, quiet as it is kept, we can start incentivizing real estate pros to outdo each other in regards to fair housing by offering fair housing awards. Our industry is already acquainted with top producer's ceremonies, so let's add to our award lists and banquets categories like Top Fair Housing Advocate, Most Improved Vendor in Fair Housing and the like. Notably, the LGBTQ Real Estate Alliance found "The most visible examples over the last three years of how home buying discrimination" were:*Real estate professionals discriminating against LGBTQ buyers*Purchase-related forms*Discriminatory sellerTranslation: Those are all areas that can improve when we are proactively Fair Housing DECODERS, y'all!I was honored to be quoted in a fair housing post that discussed this second annual LGBTQ Real Estate Report by The LGBTQ Real Estate Alliance on ApartmentTherapy.com. Here's to your success!#LearnWithDrLee Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: fair housing, featured Share This Post : Tags : fair housing , featured Dr. Lee window.