Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

09 Sep

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)
3 Education Credits
Association Classroom, St. Charles, Missouri

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Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing is an NAR certificate course that helps real estate professionals interrupt stereotypical thinking so they can avoid fair housing pitfalls and provide equal professional service to every customer or client. Participants will learn about the mind science of identity, study how implicit bias can result in fair housing violations and engage in interactive exercises to enhance communication skills and business relationships with clients of all backgrounds.

Bias Override teaches REALTORS® how to:
  • Understand the history of bias and discrimination in real estate.
  • Explain how implicit bias may result in violations of Fair Housing laws and industry ethics.
  • Identify interventions to prevent implicit bias, identity anxiety, and stereotype threat from influencing behavior.
  • Increase personal motivation to confront these phenomena in their business and community.

Association Classroom
Association Classroom
110 Point West Blvd.
St. Charles, MO 63301

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Blake Willoughby
Blake Willoughby is the Director of Education for MO REALTORS.  He manages all aspects of the educational programs offered through Missouri REALTORS® and the Missouri REALTORS® Educational Foundation (MREF). He serves as the liaison for the Professional Development Output Group and MREF. Prior to joining Missouri REALTORS® in 2023, Blake taught future K12 teachers for three years at the University of Missouri. He holds two bachelor’s degrees from Auburn University and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri. Currently, Blake is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with a K12 emphasis at the University of Missouri.