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Fair Housing 2010
(Updated annually on April 1)
April is Fair Housing Month.
Watch the SAR Fair Housing TV spot, scheduled to air on a variety of Comcast cable channels, including A&E, Discovery, ESPN, Family, Food, Fox News, Hallmark, HGTV, History and TNT. Thank you to Comcast for 500 TV spots this year. Our 2010 Fair Housing partners also include the City of Spokane and Spokane County.
Here is your Fair Housing flyer - downloadable/printable EHO flyer for display.
Bonus: Color Poster too!
Download this pdf of the April 2010 Fair Housing issue of Spokane REALTOR® newsletter.
Upcoming Education & Articles
SAR announces April's Education course It's "WIN-WIN" with Fair Housing scheduled on April 9 and April 29, 2010, which includes 3.5 clock hours, and will be taught by Linda Miller, SAR President. Click here for flyer & registration info.
What Everybody Should Know about Equal Opportunity in Housing
Read the summary.
Take a Fair Housing Quiz here.
The Many Languages of Real Estate. Read this special from the Washington Post, telling how firms turn to diversity in agents, ads and web sites to tap immigrant markets.
Recent Fair Housing News
2.2.09: DOJ settles racial discrimination lawsuit against RE/MAX franchisee & agent for $120,000. Click here.
11.6.08: DOJ files racial discrimination lawsuit against Coldwell Banker franchisee. Click here.
3.08: Craigslist not liable for Fair Housing violations posted by third parties. Click here.
In '06, there were over 10,000 housing discrimination complaints: an all time high. Read the HUD news release.
Local Fair Housing News: It doesn't just happen somewhere else.
1.09: Spokane apartment owner pays $13,000 to settle Familial Status complaint.
4.07: Local Fair Housing violation that was settled.
Fair Housing Resources
There are many online resources for fair housing. The links below are just a few that might be helpful.
REALTOR® Fair Housing Publications
There are several no-cost downloadable .pdf's and reduced-cost printed brochures.
Click here. (Log-in for NAR member pricing).
Fair Housing DVD is just $5
Does your office have this DVD? (Log-in for NAR member pricing, regularly $31.95)
24 mins in length
Top 100 Fair Housing Frequently Asked Questions
King County Office of Civil Rights has an excellent FAQ (Updated Sept 2008). You can either browse it online or download it as a PDF. It can be found here.
Fair Housing: 8 Violations to Avoid from REALTOR® Magazine
Online Fair Housing Courses
NAR's "At Home With Diversity" online through REALTOR University, worth 4 credit hours (WA approved). 50% Savings - Only $24.50, now through 2009 (reg. price $49)
Washington REALTORS® Online Education has a Fair Housing course worth 3 credit hours.
Click here to go to the class list.
Websites
US Dept of Housing and Urban Development - the Federal website for Fair Housing.
National Fair Housing Alliance - the only national organization dedicated solely to the elimination of housing discrimination. Don't miss their companion site: A Richer Life.org
Northwest Fair Housing Alliance - local resource for Fair Housing.
EHO logo - contains copies of the Equal Housing Opportunity logo suitable for web and publication.
Federal Fair Housing Act - Fair Housing Act from the Department of Justice website.
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