SB 1495: Fair Housing Resources
SB 1495 requires that Real Estate Practice courses include a component on state and federal fair housing laws as they apply to the practice of real estate. The fair housing component shall include an interactive participatory component, during which the applicant shall roleplay as both a consumer and real estate professional.
The following is a list of resources that may be useful in meeting this education requirement for California Community Colleges real estate students:
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing - Housing Discrimination
What Housing Discrimination Looks Like - California Civil Rights Department
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Fair Housing
2021 Fair Housing Trends Report - National Fair Housing Alliance
2022 California Housing Plan - California Department of Housing and Community Development
Housing Insecurity by Race and Place During the Pandemic (Center for Economic and Policy Research)
A Matter of Place documentary (Fair Housing Justice Center)
Fair Housing Opportunities - Lois Kadosh, MA
Fair Housing Interactive Role Play - Melanie Stallings-Williams, CSU Real Estate and Land Use Institute * Please email: hello@cccreec.org to request these documents for use in your class.
Fair Housing Role-Play - Canvas Commons Resource by Alana Gates, Santiago Canyon College * Import directly into your Canvas shell.
Fairhaven Fair Housing Simulation - National Association of Realtors (Guest Access Available with Registration)