Fair Housing & Anti-Trust

This course fulfills the Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission’s continuing education requirement for 2 hours on fair housing, and will also satisfy the new NAR-required fair housing training. In addition to the 2 hours of fair housing training, the balance of the 1.5 hours focus on anti-trust. As we have seen over the past few months, comments from licensed agents about the NAR/DOJ settlement reveal a deep lack of understanding about antitrust.

Fair Housing topics will include implicit and unconscious bias and the legal ramifications of violating fair housing laws. We will review the Sherman Antitrust Act, along with other antitrust regulations, and touch on ethical requirements regarding antitrust. This will include case studies, quizzes, and discussions.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify both the historical and current issues regarding fair housing in the real estate industry.
2. Review legal cases and outcomes as they affect real estate.
3. Analyze case studies and identify bias, including unconscious bias and implicit bias.
4. Identify main components of the Sherman Antitrust Act
5. Review terminology including price fixing and group boycotts
6. Evaluate how an agent can comply with the requirements to negotiate fees with both buyers and sellers, and avoid any violations of antitrust.
7. Create a plan for the student to self-check themselves on fair housing and antitrust.