3 Hour Fair Housing & Bias
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- Date
- May 20, 2025
- Time
- 1:00PM - 4:00PM (EST)
- Sponsor
- Washington DC Metropolitan Area Chapter
- Location
- Zoom
Synchronous
- Instructor
- Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS
- Full Price
- $65.00
- AI Price
- $55.00
Course Description
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<strong><u>Course Description and Objectives</u></strong>
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· This course explores fair housing, bias, and discrimination in
real property valuation services. Starting with the basics, it will review
federal fair housing laws enacted over the years, including the Civil
Rights Act of 1866, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and more.
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· We will also look over the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
(ECOA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Section 8 (RESPA), and
the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA). We will discuss the
concepts of redlining, the fair housing complaint process, HUD enforcement,
Department of Justice enforcement, private lawsuits, and new penalties and
sanctions for non-compliance. <br/>
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· There are several different types of biases. We will review
definitions and examples of biases, particularly those that may be
unintended and potentially occur in real appraisal work. <br/>
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· The current edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice (USPAP) will be reviewed for guidance on fair housing,
bias, and discrimination.
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· Finally, this course will offer suggestions for appraisers to
consider to avoid unintentional fair housing bias and discrimination
violations and what they should do if they find themselves the subject of a
fair housing complaint.
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