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About This Course
The Foundations of Fair Housing course helps real estate professionals understand the historical and social context behind Fair Housing laws and the continuing need for equal access to housing. By exploring key moments in the U.S. civil rights movement, the racial wealth gap, and systemic barriers to housing, licensees gain deeper insight into how inequality has shaped the real estate landscape—and how ethical practice can drive positive change today.
This Utah-approved CORE CE course empowers professionals to connect historical understanding with modern compliance, accountability, and professionalism. This Utah Real Estate Foundations of Fair Housing course will examine how fair housing laws evolved, why equitable housing is central to economic opportunity, and how real estate practitioners can help uphold these principles in their communities.
Who Should Take This Course:
- Licensed Utah real estate agents, brokers, and property managers
- Real estate professionals completing mandatory CORE CE hours
- Practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of civil rights and fair housing history
Course Requirements:
Active Utah real estate licensees completing required CE hours must complete all course content and pass the final assessment to earn credit and receive an instant digital certificate of completion.
Topics Covered
This course focuses on the following topics:
- The “Racial Wealth Gap”
- The Historical Context of Fair Housing Legislation
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain, in terms of the relationship between lifetime wealth accumulation and homeownership, why unequal access to housing perpetuates intergenerational wealth or poverty.
- Define racial inequality as the unequal distribution of resources, power, and economic opportunity across races in a society.
- Identify key moments in the United States Civil Rights movement that have impacted access to housing throughout our nation’s history.
- Articulate the current issues in fair housing and the importance of accountability in the real estate industry for the ultimate goals of fair housing to be achieved.
What Is Not a Stated Protected Class Under the Fair Housing Act?
The Fair Housing Act identifies specific protected classes, but some personal characteristics are not covered under federal law. Traits such as age, marital status, occupation, income level, or criminal history are not federally protected.
However, some states and local governments add their own protections, such as safeguards based on sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or age, so real estate professionals should always check Utah state and local fair housing laws for additional requirements.
