At Home with Diversity Certification

Description

7 CE

The course work for the At Home with Diversity® certification is designed to enable you to work successfully with and within a rapidly changing multicultural market. It will help you to learn diversity sensitivity, how it applies to U.S. fair housing laws in your business, and ways to develop professional guidelines for working with people in the increasingly multicultural real estate market. 

Benefits of Becoming an AHWD

• -Knowledge of the subtleties of U.S. fair housing laws
• -Ability to assess and understand attributes of diversity in local markets and their impact on the real estate industry
• -An understanding of the basic competencies to earn the confidence of potential buyers and sellers, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, handicaps, familial status, or national origin
• -Knowledge of how to build a business plan that minimizes risk and successfully services all types of clients
• -Business etiquette for specific cultures
• -An edge in expanding your business to include international clientele
• -Elective credit towards the ABR®, CIPS, and (depending on your state) GRI designations, and as a task in the C2EX program
• -Some states also give continuing education (CE) credit and GRI credit for this course
• -At Home With Diversity® certification certificate of achievement
• -Updated education records on nar.realtor and M1 directory listings
• -Congratulatory letter from the National Association of REALTORS®
• -Exclusive access to At Home With Diversity® marketing tools and resources
• -Networking and referral opportunities in the official At Home With Diversity® Certification Holders Facebook group

• Upon Course Completion:
• Once NAR sends you acknowledgment of your course credit; submit your one-time application fee of $79. Submit application fee. There are no annual dues for this certificate. 

Instructor: Ann Thompson

Paperless Policy:
RALSC has adopted a new paperless policy for all educational courses. Course materials and/or handouts will no longer be printed or available for purchase in hard copy form. All registered attendees will receive digital course materials via email prior to class, allowing you to download or print them for personal use if desired.

No-Show Policy: 
We recognize that unexpected circumstances may occasionally prevent you from attending a scheduled class. If you need to cancel, please notify us at least 48 hours in advance by emailing Alisha Kissee Garcia at alisha@ralsc.org. Participants who do not attend a class or event without prior notice will not be eligible for a refund.

In the event of extraordinary circumstances—such as a medical emergency or unforeseen personal hardship—refund requests may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This policy supports our commitment to delivering high-quality educational experiences and ensures that available seats can be offered to members eager to participate.