Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity Program

Fair Housing

NAR embraces our country’s racial and ethnic diversity and strives to make the benefits of real property ownership available to all.  

♦  Fair Housing & Fair Housing Month Resources

April is Fair Housing Month

April 2009 marks the 41st anniversary of the 1968 landmark Fair Housing Act. Each year REALTORS® recognize the significance of this event and reconfirm our commitment to upholding fair housing law as well as our commitment to offering equal professional service to all in their search for real property.

Things you and your REALTOR® Association can do to recognize Fair Housing Month:

• Sponsor a local Fair Housing Month poster contest. Afterwards, make association calendars out of the artwork.
• Publish the REALTOR® Fair Housing Declaration and post it in your office and/or association.
• Use the Fair Housing Proclamation and have your local government proclaim April as Fair Housing Month.
• Display your 2009 Fair Housing FOCUS poster in your office and/or association.

♦ 2009 April Fair Focus Publication:  The 2009 edition of the Fair Housing FOCUS publication features a lead article on Diversity and Schools; and information on diversity course specials, community outreach grants, fair housing DVDs, as well as new products like the FHA Toolkit and other ideas you can implement at your association or office to recognize Fair Housing Month. 

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