- Date
- April 10, 2025
- Time
- 2:00PM - 5:00PM (EST)
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth Chapter
- Location
- ZOOM (Virtual)
Virtual
- Instructor
- Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS
- Full Price
- $35.00
- AI Price
- $35.00
Course Description
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The current edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) will be reviewed for guidance on fair housing, bias, and discrimination.
• 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.
Who Should Enroll
State Approvals
| State | QE/CE | Course & Exam | Course Only | Exam Only | Delivery Format | Approval Format | Start Date | Expire Date | State Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | CE | 3 | Synchronous | Livestream | 03/05/2025 | 03/05/2028 | |||
| VA | CE | 3 | Synchronous | Livestream | 03/03/2025 | 03/31/2027 |
Course Objectives
This course explores fair housing, bias, and discrimination in real property valuation services.
This will meet both the VA and MD mandatory CE requirement on fair housing/bias for license renewal.
Event Information
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM VIA ZOOM... Virtual Classroom-Live/Interactive Participation Guidelines: Students must have computer, webcam & microphone capability to participate & receive continuing education credit. The platform will be interactive and live. The instructor must be able to physically see and interact with all students and students must be able see and interact with the instructor. You will receive a separate email from the Chapter Office with log-in/access information. You do not need a paid account from ZOOM to participate. If you are using your Ipad/Iphone/smartphone please download the ZOOM app prior to offering. Please check your webcam privacy settings on your computer. If you have a Lenovo laptop, you must have the Lenovo Vantage App installed on your computer for webcam to work. Check state approvals before registering to make sure the states you are licensed have approved the course/seminar and allow Virtual education in place of classroom education during the pandemic. Contact the chapter with questions regarding participation guidelines: lisamay.weiss@appraisalinstitute.org
CHAPTER MEETINGS: A meeting will be held for the VCCAI and HRAI chapters immediately following the seminar.
CLASS RUNS FROM 2pm - 5pm (3 CE hours); please log in starting at 1:45pm. YOU MUST BE LOGGED ON BY 2pm TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT!!!
The seminar’s intent is to meet the criteria set forth in the CE requirement in Virginia and Maryland.