{"id":15025,"date":"2020-01-10T11:54:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/?p=15025"},"modified":"2020-01-10T11:54:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:54:06","slug":"new-nar-and-hud-plan-protects-home-buyers-from-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/politics\/new-nar-and-hud-plan-protects-home-buyers-from-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"New NAR and HUD plan protects home buyers from discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we all embark on our New Year\u2019s resolutions, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is making its own changes. This week, NAR leadership met in Washington where they unanimously passed a Fair Housing Action Plan, invigorating a commitment to provide Americans with fair housing opportunities. These members then met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and other senior department officials to discuss the new plan and the issues surrounding fair housing. <\/p>\n<p>The unfairness of fair housing is nothing new. <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/politics\/unfairness-fair-housing-month\/\">In 2016<\/a>, twelve percent of the discrimination complaints submitted to the HUD were based on familial status, raising complex issues proxying for racial discrimination and\/or LGBTQIA individuals and families. The NAR has taken steps to crack down on discrimination by realtors, however, landlords don\u2019t have the same repercussions at the federal level. <\/p>\n<p>Per the recent meeting, the NAR and the HUD will work together to reinforce the new plan, ACT, to highlight (A)ccountability, (C)ulture Change, and (T)raining for 1.5 million REALTORS\u00ae  (realtors licensed by the NAR) to uphold fair housing for all Americans. In a NAR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/fair-housing\/new-fair-housing-action-plan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a> further commitments in the plan are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\t\tEnsure that state licensing laws include effective fair-housing training requirements and hold real estate agents accountable to their fair housing obligations;<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tLaunch a Public-Service Announcement Campaign that reaffirm NAR\u2019s commitment to fair housing, and how consumers can report problems;<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tIntegrate fair housing into all REALTOR\u00ae conferences and engagements<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tExplore the creation of a voluntary self-testing program, in partnership with a fair housing organization, as a resource for brokers and others who want confidential reports on agent practices so they can address problems;<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tCreate more robust fair housing education, including unconscious-bias training, and education on how the actions of REALTORS\u00ae shape communities.<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tConduct a national study to determine what factors motivate discrimination in sales market.<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tProfile leaders who exemplify the best fair housing practices and workplace diversity.<br \/>\n\u2022\t\tDevelop materials to help REALTORS\u00ae provide consumers with information on schools that avoids fair housing pitfalls.<\/p>\n<p>We can hope that with new energy between both the NAR and the government, Americans will find some relief in the housing market entering into 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(POLITICS) The NAR and HUD plan to work together to protect the most vulnerable people who want to buy homes. 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