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  • Fairhaven: Confront Discrimination in NAR’s New Simulation Training

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    Welcome to Fairhaven, a fictional town where REALTORS® work against the clock to sell homes while confronting discrimination in the homebuying process. We highly recommend this new online interactive training opportunity on practical fair housing scenarios for your agents. This immersive online simulation will put your agents in the shoes of a client experiencing discrimination as they try to buy a home and provide feedback based on the agents' response. The Fairhaven Tool is an excellent way to gain new perspectives and expand how you think and react to challenging situations you may encounter in the real estate industry.

    The new training program will present real estate pros with various scenarios as they work to close transactions. When discrimination gets in the way of closing the deal, agents must choose how to handle each scenario. They receive feedback based on their answers as they advance through the simulation. The platform also includes powerful testimonials from buyers and discrimination testers, illustrating the effect of housing discrimination on people’s lives.

    “It deals with uncomfortable subjects,” said Marc Gould, NAR’s senior vice president of member professional development, during the Broker Engagement Council meeting.
    Participants who begin the simulation will be able to save their work and come back to complete it later. The training can take up to two hours but can go more quickly based on the user’s fair housing knowledge. Members can go through the simulations as many times as they want. A certificate of completion can be shared with an agent’s broker.

    “I’m sure this will be something that will make a big impact on REALTORS® and their level of professionalism,” said Kim Dawson, chair of NAR’s Broker Engagement Council.

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