Fair Housing & DEI Education Requirements

Washington Realtors® & National Association of Realtors® Requirements

State: Real Estate Continuing Education License Requirements

Washington Real Estate Fair Housing Course (3hr) (6hr)

  • If you haven't taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first.
  • Once you've taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.

National Requirements 

National Association of REALTORS® new-member applicants must now complete two hours of fair housing training and existing members must complete two hours of fair housing training every three years as a condition of REALTOR® membership, including one training option that is of no cost to members. The three-year cycle coincides with NAR’s existing Code of Ethics training requirement and begins in 2025.

The Mandatory Washington Real Estate Fair Housing Course (3hr) satisfies the new NAR requirement.

Other courses satisfying the new NAR requirement are: (you only have to complete one course)

  1. At Home With Diversity, a course to help real estate professionals work successfully in an increasingly diverse marketplace
  2. Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing, a course to help real estate professionals identify and interrupt stereotypical thinking to avoid fair housing pitfalls
  3. Fairhaven (2hr) *NAR is working on updating Fairhaven to make it compliant with the 2-hour requirement.

State National Directors

Members are required to complete the following training:

  1. At Home with Diversity
  2. Fairhaven
  3. Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

2024 Directors need to complete the required courses by May 1st ,2024.

State Committee Requirements

Executive Committee

Members are required to complete the following training:

  1. At Home with Diversity
  2. Fairhaven
  3. Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

The requirements are phased in: 

  • Committee Members serving in 2024 will be required to complete the three programs as a performance expectation by May 1, 2024.
  • In 2025, completion of the programs will be a qualification for serving on the Executive Committee

DEI Committee

Members are required to complete the following training:

  1. At Home with Diversity
  2. Fairhaven
  3. Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

The requirements are phased in:

  • Members serving in 2024 will be required to complete the three programs as a performance expectation by May 1, 2024. 
  • In 2025, completion of these programs will be a qualification for serving as a member.

FREE Upcoming Washington REALTORS® Classes: 

At Home with Diversity- January 10th and 11th 9am-12pm, virtual.

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing- April 30th 9am-12pm, virtual.