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Virtual Classroom: Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing (DE & I Certification Program)

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Ohio REALTORS® supports Diversity and Inclusion, as well as a continued commitment to Fair Housing as part of its core values.  Take your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion to the next level by achieving your DE & I Certification.

Participants who complete this certification will gain a better understanding of how to foster a more inclusive and welcoming environment and promote equity for all.

For 2024, this new certification is being offered as an Ohio REALTORS member Benefit, free to all attendees!

DE & I Certification Overview

• 10 virtual (live online) classes offered, one per month, beginning in March 2024.
• Each class provides 1 hour of Real Estate Continuing Education (CE).
• Certification requires completion of 6 out of 10 classes.
• NAR’s Fairhaven & Bias Override Courses each qualify as one of the 6 courses required for this certification.

We’re excited to offer our third DE & I Certification course Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing, with presenter Tiffany Lobertini.

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing helps real estate professionals interrupt stereotypical thinking so they can avoid fair housing pitfalls and provide equal professional service to every customer or client. Participants will examine the history of bias in real estate, learn about the mind science of identity, study how implicit bias can result in fair housing violations, and engage in interactive exercises to enhance communication skills and business relationships with clients of all backgrounds.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the history of bias and discrimination in real estate to understand how neighborhoods became segregated and appreciate the challenges many consumers still face because of their identities.
• Explain how implicit bias may result in violations of Fair Housing laws and industry ethics.
• Identify interventions to prevent implicit bias, identity anxiety, and stereotype threat from influencing behavior so that consumers are treated with equal concern, respect, and fairness.
• Increase personal motivation to confront these phenomena in their business and community.

Instructor: Tiffany Lobertini, ABR, AHWD, C2EX Ambassador, ePro, GREEN, MRP, SRS, PPS

Due to the high volume of attendees, this presentation will be produced as a Zoom webinar.  This course will require submitting six code words upon conclusion in order to qualify for CE credit.

CE Logistics (Please read):

• This livestream webinar is certified for 3 hours civil rights credit, DE & I Certification course credit, required for the Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing certificate.
• Active participation will be monitored using codewords, which will be shared during the program for attendees to report afterwards. 
• Per ODRE requirements, you must be present for 90% of the program to receive credit.

Additional upcoming offerings to earn the DE & I Certification:
June 27 - Do’s & Don’ts of Working with Special Needs Clients
July 25 - The Color of Real Estate
Aug. 29 - Cultural Differences and Etiquettes for Global Business
Oct. 24 - Bias in Appraisals: What Agents and Appraisers Need to Know
Nov. 21 - Fair Housing for the Property Manager
Dec. 17 - Life’s Not Fair, but Digital Advertising Must Be

Contact: Deanna Wright, Professional Development Coordinator -

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