Diversity: Your Kaleidoscope of Clients
The real estate market reflects our nation's diverse population, and the successful real estate professional understands and adapts to each client's needs.
What's new in fair housing? What isn't?
Course Highlights:
- The newest fair housing guidelines relating to criminal background screening, reasonable accommodation for assistance animals, and hoarding
- A look at the socioeconomic impact of discriminatory practices in housing
- An online test to check your own inherent bias
- The court case that led to sexual orientation and gender identity being afforded federal fair housing protection
- Resources that will help you identify and better serve the diverse populations within your market
- Statistics and demographics on homeownership from:
- The National Association of REALTORS®
- The U.S. Census Bureau
- The National Fair Housing Alliance
- Two proposed additions to the seven federally protected classes
State Requirements For Michigan
Michigan State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education
Renewal Date: Every three years from date of issuance
Hours Required: 18 hours
- 6 hours – Legal Update
- 3 hours – Fair Housing
- 9 hours – Elective
Note: 2 hours of legal education courses involving statutes, rules, and court cases are required in each year of a license cycle.
*Effective 2/13/2024 all real estate professionals must complete one hour of Fair Housing in each year of the license cycle.
For those renewing within the first year of the effective date of the law, if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will take into consideration the shortened window for you to comply with the new law. For those renewing more than 1 year after the effective date of the law (after February 13, 2025), if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will use its discretion but would expect that at least one hour of this new training is completed for each license cycle year since the law went into effect.
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
Street Address: 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing MI 48933
Mailing Address: PO Box 30004, Lansing MI 48909
Telephone: 517.241.0199
Fax: 517.241.9416
Street Address: 720 N. Washington Ave., Lansing, MI 48906
Telephone: 844.642.6633