Happy (early) New Year, Real Estate Compadres!
As I travel around the country teaching the Fair Housing DECODER CE course (THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME in 2024! Click here to schedule 2025: https://bit.ly/callwithlee), several associations are disbanding their DEI committees, which is disheartening to many of their Realtor members who I have met.
So let’s talk about it: Disband or Rebrand DEI?
ICYMI -Q4 2024 Hot Topics Rewind
It is such an honor every single time I have the privilege of sharing with agents throughout the nation the history of unfair housing, where we are today, and how we can proactively advocate (not alienate) for housing opportunity and access for all (what I call being a “fair housing DECODER”). I was recently facilitating at a Fair Housing conference, and one of the learners made a genuine comment to the effect of:
“If there are approximately 30,000 fair housing violations reported last year throughout the entire US, but there are easily millions of transactions between renting and buying each year, then we’re not doing so bad. The problem is not so big – we don’t need to really talk about this.”
We had a robust classroom discussion about what I call, “Making Meaning of Fair Housing Data: People Over Percentages.”
My response was featured in Realtor Magazine’s The (YPN) Lounge, which you can check out here at the button below.
😒📈Why inflation ✨feels✨ high, but economists say it’s not 📉🫠
🥺 💚🫧💕 This #WickedMovie actor received heartbreaking comments about her wheelchair #DisabilityAwareness
🥺 🎖️Why can’t some veterans find homes?
😬 “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs son, Justin, banned from renting Los Angeles party homes” — is this a fair housing violation?
🐕 Service Animals Vs. Pets.
📌Did you know? #1 Fair Housing Violation Reported = Inaccessible Designs ♿️
😲Why did this celebrity lose $50,000 while house hunting⁉️
🥴🎙️Are podcasters starting to face fines for their hot takes?
And with that, the 2024 season comes to an end! May 2025 be your best year yet!