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  PREPACKAGED SALES MEETING:
FAIR ADVERTISING PRACTICES

 

Fair Advertising Practices, Introduction

Component 1: Facilitator Talking Points

Component 2: Agenda

Component 3: Handout 1, Who is protected by Fair Housing?

Component 4: Suggestions for a Company Fair Housing Policy

Component 5: Activity 1, Say It Fairly Quiz

Component 6: Activity 1, Quiz Answers

Component 7: Handout 3, What's in A Word?

Component 8: Activity 2, Advertising Critique

Component 9: Activity 2, Suggested Ad Changes

Component 10: Handout 4, Avoiding Selectivity Trap

Component 11: Activity 3, Let's Play Ad Agency

Component 12: Activity 3, Ad Creation Tips

Component 13: Other Resources
  Component 12
Activity 3: Ad Creation Tips

1. Property Details: Four-bedroom, three-bath house, brick colonial, established neighborhood, finished basement, ½ acre lot professionally landscaped with built-in putting green and brick barbecue for entertaining. Near historic town center with Weslyan Church, Old Court House, Old North Cemetery, park with jogging trail and workout area, and restaurants. No schools nearby. Priced at $500,000 (top end of market).
Ad tips:
  • Don't promote this as empty-nester home.
  • Don't tie location to church.
  • Mention jogging trail, but don't promote “to joggers”.
  • Avoid words such as executive and exclusive.

2. Property Details: A large old house near a university occupied by the owner. She is an elderly lady who wants to rent an upstairs floor finished as a separate apartment, with small kitchen and separate entrance. She doesn't want students because she thinks they are noisy and will not take care of her house. She will lower rent for the “right person.”
Ad tips:
  • Avoid phrases such as “right person,” which might be considered discriminatory.

3. Property Details: A modern house just built in a rapidly gentrifying in-fill neighborhood that five years ago had the highest crime rate in the city. Two large bedrooms, deck with Jacuzzi, and eat-in kitchen. Garage and small backyard. Priced at mid-market for new construction in the area.
Ad tips:
  • Even though house is small, avoid mentioning its suitability for a couple or single.
  • Avoid mention of improved safety and gentrification, which might imply a preference for non-minorities in the neighborhood.


Component 13: Other Resources >