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!

Courses / Training

Fair Housing with  Bill McCoy  
4 CE (Core Elective)
Tuesday, May 12th | 9:00 am - 1:00 p,m
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.

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

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. 

Opening Doors: How Innovation Is Rewriting Housing Affordability
Presented by NAR NXT UP!
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

• Keynote: Liza Cristol-Deman, Senior Counsel at McGuinness Law Group
• Jessica de Rosa, Health Life Wellness Coaching, LLC

Poster

Annually, NAR creates a poster for members to print, use, or distribute to promote the REALTOR® commitment to Fair Housing.

Click the image below to download - It can be printed 18 x 24" or 9 x 12".

Social Media and Web Graphics

These PowerPoint files can be customized with your name/brokerage.

Click the image to download.

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