Fair Housing & Antitrust
About this Course
This course will fulfill the PA SREC continuing education requirement for 2 hours on fair housing, and will also satisfy the NAR-required fair housing training.
The remaining 1.5 hours focus on antitrust. 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 Anti-Trust Act, along with other antitrust regulations, and touch on ethical requirements regarding antitrust. This will include case studies, quizzes, and discussion.
Learning Objectives
- Identify both the historical and current issues regarding fair housing in the real estate industry.
- Review legal cases and outcomes as they affect real estate.
- Analyze case studies and identify bias, including unconscious bias and implicit bias.
- Identify main components of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
- Review terminology including price fixing and group boycotts
- Evaluate how an agent can comply with the requirements to negotiate fees with both buyers and sellers, and avoid any violations of antitrust.
- Create a plan for the student to self-check themselves on fair housing and anti-trust.