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April is Fair Housing Month

Posted on Apr 07, 2026
Posted in Advocacy, GAAR in the Community, Local News

Fair Housing Month signifies a recommitment to advancing equitable opportunities and expanding homeownership.

Observed each April to commemorate the landmark 1968 Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in housing. This month, let's commit to breaking down barriers and fostering fair housing for all. Every person deserves a place to call home, regardless of background.

Join NAR & GAAR in advocating for Fair Housing!

Local Event

Facing the Headwinds: What's Next for Fair Housing in New Mexico - SOLD OUT
State Bar of New Mexico, 5121 Masthead St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Wednesday, April 22nd | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Free to Attend > In Person (lunch will be served)

A celebration of Fair Housing Month, in honor of the Fair Housing Act passed by a divided Congress 58 years ago in 1968, just seven days after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Keynote Speaker will be Justin Monteiro, Vice President of Enforcement, National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). Hosted by United South Broadway Corporation at the State Bar of New Mexico's offices in Albuquerque.

Courses / Training

At Home With Diversity® (AHWD) Certification Course
NOTE: Continuing Education (CE) credit is NOT available for this course!
Tuesday, April 21st | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Virtual

The At Home With Diversity® (AHWD) certification course empowers you to thrive in a multicultural world by breaking down barriers, fostering trust, and ensuring every client feels seen, heard, and valued. Gain the tools to create meaningful connections, become a trusted advisor, and champion diversity, making the dream of homeownership accessible to all.

Fair Housing
4 CE (Core Elective)
Tuesday, May 12th | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
via Zoom

Discrimination can be subtle or overt and sometimes unintentional. It is crucial that real estate practitioners are aware of and compliant with the laws that govern housing discrimination. This course looks at the history of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was the first major legislation that applied to residential housing. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 broadened the coverage, increased the enforcement policies of the Act, and stiffened the penalties invoked for violation of the Act.

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing
4 CE (Core Elective)
Friday, June 26 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
In Person

Participants will 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.

Bias Override teaches REALTORS® how to:

Understand the history of bias and discrimination in real estate.
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.
Increase personal motivation to confront these phenomena in their business and community.

Fairhaven 2.0: Essential Fair Housing Education
Virtual & On-Demand
Free for NAR Members

Step into Fairhaven 2.0—NAR’s dynamic online simulation where real estate professionals tackle fair housing challenges head-on. Through realistic scenarios, practical insights, and historical context, you’ll explore key topics like steering, bias, disability accommodations, and standing up for clients facing discrimination. This course helps ensure that your business practices comply with the letter and spirit of federal, state, and local law, as well as the Realtor Code of Ethics. This meets the new NAR fair housing training requirement that takes effect January 1, 2025.

Webinars

NAR’s Fair Housing Month Facebook Live
Thursday, April 23 | 11:00 am
via Facebook

Join NAR as we commemorate Fair Housing Month and discuss the latest data and tools to address homeownership disparities in today's market. We will also honor and celebrate NAR's 2026 Fair Housing Champions, three REALTORS® who are advancing fair housing in their communities.

2026 Criminal Screening: HUD Changed - The Risk Didn't
National Apartment Association
Friday, April 10th | 12:30 pm MT
via Zoom
Free to Attend

Find out how blanket criminal screening policies and automatic exclusions can carry significant risk and conflicts with HUD’s guidance. 
Learn how process and documentation matter as much as policy and are critical to reducing fair housing exposure. 
Understanding of how, even amid broader enforcement shifts, criminal screening practices continue to receive close scrutiny — making proactive compliance essential.

Living Together by Design: Housing to Connect Generations
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Friday, April 10th | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm MT
via livestream
Free to Attend - no prior registration - log-in at time of event

Intergenerational housing and communities—places that purposefully house people of all ages—offer powerful ways to reduce social isolation, improve affordability, and strengthen access to supports. While intergenerational living is not a new idea, recent innovative models provide valuable insights into housing designs and policies that build community, foster autonomy and interpersonal connections, and address affordability.
This half-day event will bring together leaders from architecture, planning, homebuilding, environmental gerontology, public health, and related fields to explore cutting-edge intergenerational designs—from flexible homes that adapt to the needs of multigenerational families to larger communities that foster daily interactions and shared support.
Explore how thoughtful design, policy, and programming can shape more inclusive, resilient, and connected places to live.

Opening Doors: How Innovation Is Rewriting Housing Affordability
Presented by NAR Tech & Innovation
Thursday, April 16th | Noon
Via ZOOM
Free to Attend

Homeownership affordability isn’t just a challenge—it’s a defining issue for the future of real estate. A new wave of PropTech innovators is stepping in with solutions designed to remove barriers and expand access. In this webinar, leaders from Foyer, Neobanc, and Pairgap share how solutions like down payment support, alternative financing, and smarter buyer-matching tools are creating real pathways to ownership. Join to explore the technologies reshaping affordability and making homeownership more attainable right now.

42nd Annual Fair Housing Celebration
Fair Housing Foundation
Tuesday, April 14th |2:30 - 3:00 pm MT
Virtual Event
Free to Attend

Fair Housing, Where Everyone Belongs