Ethical Issues In

Real Estate
Practices
June 24,2023
SLA 400-76
By Kathleen Mucci
2023 Code of
Ethics &
Standards of
Practice • https://www.nar.realtor/about-na
National r/governing-documents/code-of-e
thics/2023-code-of-ethics-standar
Association of ds-of-practice
Realtors
Summar NAR's Code of Ethics, adopted in
y of 1913, was one of the first
codifications of ethical duties

NAR’s adopted by any business group. The

Code ensures that consumers are
served by requiring REALTORS® to
Code of cooperate with each other in
furthering clients' best interests.

Ethics The code of ethics. www.nar.realtor. (2018, March 7).

https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/governing-documents/th
e-code-of-ethics
Fairness In
Housing

• Having an equal chance to

have a place to live
• The Fair Housing Act of
1968
 Interpersonal and systemic discrimination
We have a legal right to stop housing discrimination

Redlining

Hidden
Discrimination

Sexual
Harassment in
Housing

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Catholic Social Teaching and
Housing

•Housing is not valueless system

•Life and Dignity of the Human Person
•“Ensuring everyone is able to access a safe, stable and
adequate home is one part of working for the common
good”(Catholic Social, 2023).
The LGBTQ
Community
• Sexual orientation is one of the protected
classes.
• Protected Classes and when more than
one identity overlaps the problem can be
multiplied
• “Respondents highlighted the
intersection of class and race with
gender nonconformity and housing
instability” (Glick et al., 2019)
• Central Issue revolves around LBGTQ
Community
 Realtor Responsibilities for
Fair Housing

• No discrimination in advertising
• No Steering
• Treat all people the same!
• Rental discrimination
• Responsibility to Protect the Most Vulnerable
 Summary
• Vulnerability in Defense of
Catholic Social Teachings
• Importance of Fighting Social
Injustices
 References
• Catholic Social Teaching and Housing and Homelessness. Justice and
peace office. (n.d.). https://justiceandpeace.org.au/catholic-social-
teaching-and-housing-and-homelessness/
• Glick, J. L., Lopez, A., Pollock, M., & Theall, K. P. (2019). “housing
insecurity seems to almost go hand in hand with being trans”:
Housing stress among transgender and gender non-conforming
individuals in New Orleans. Journal of Urban Health, 96(5), 751–759.
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