Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS® believes in Equal Opportunity for all. Fair housing laws are a cornerstone of community, in New York and throughout the country. As REALTOR® members we have both the opportunity and responsibility to increase efforts to support diversity and inclusivity in the real estate market. It is our commitment to uphold fair housing laws and offer equal professional service to all in their search of real property.
Federal, State and Local Fair Housing and Anti-discrimination Laws protect individuals from housing discrimination. It is unlawful to discriminate based on certain protected characteristics, which include, but are not limited to: race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, lawful source of income or familial status.
NYS Housing and
AntI-Discrimination Notice
REALTOR®
Fair Housing Declaration
April is Fair Housing Month
Fair Housing Month reminds us that fairness is a professional standard—not just a requirement.
REALTORS® are committed to serving every client with integrity, consistency, and care—strengthening trust, opportunity, and communities nationwide.
2026 Fair Housing Month Events
HGAR Fair Housing Summit
The HGAR Fair Housing Month Summit is a half-day educational program focused on helping real estate professionals, community stakeholders, and housing advocates strengthen compliance with fair housing laws and promote equitable access to housing. Featuring a keynote, expert panel, and interactive breakout sessions, the summit provides practical guidance on topics such as source-of-income protections, disability rights and accommodations, first-time homebuyer challenges, and the impact of new housing legislation.
Fair Housing Declaration
Fair housing is more than a list of dos and don’ts, rights and penalties, and mandatory continuing education. As stewards of the right to own, use and transfer private property, fair housing protects our livelihood and business as REALTORS® and depends on a free, open market that embraces equal opportunity.
Read the Fair Housing Declaration
Printable PDFI agree to:
Provide equal professional service without regard to the race, color, religion, gender (sex), disability (handicap), familial status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity of any prospective client, customer, or of the residents of any community.
Keep informed about fair housing law and practices, improving my clients’ and customers’ opportunities and my business.
Develop advertising that indicates that everyone is welcome and no one is excluded;, expanding my client’s and customer’s opportunities to see, buy, or lease property.
Inform my clients and customers about their rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws by providing brochures and other information.
Document my efforts to provide professional service, which will assist me in becoming a more responsive and successful REALTOR®.
Refuse to tolerate non-compliance.
Learn about those who are different from me, and celebrate those differences.
Take a positive approach to fair housing practices and aspire to follow the spirit as well as the letter of the law.
Develop and implement fair housing practices for my firm to carry out the spirit of this declaration.
NAR Fair Housing Book Recommendations
NAR has compiled a collection of Fair Housing books to enhance your understanding of how societal divisions emerged and the lasting impact of living in a segregated society. Books include, The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein, Sundown Towns, by James W. Lowen, Family Properties by Beryl Satter and more.
Short on time to read the whole book? Each recommendation includes reviews, interviews, videos, and other resources to provide a quick summary.
NAR Fair Housing Movie Recommendations
NAR has compiled a collection of Fair Housing short videos, documentaries, and movies designed to educate about housing discrimination and segregation.
Fairhaven 2.0: Essential Fair Housing Education
NAR has launched new Fairhaven 2.0: Essential Fair Housing Education, an interactive online simulation where real estate professionals tackle fair housing challenges head-on.
Free for NAR members, this program also satisfies the new fair housing training requirement that began on January 1, 2025.
(NAR log-in required)
PODCAST: Fair Housing for All - 4/2/2025
The Advocacy Scoop with Shannon McGahn & Patrick Newton
Fair Housing isn’t just a feel-good phrase—it’s the law.
NAR's 2025 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America - 3/17/2025
NAR's report examines homeownership trends, the mortgage market, and affordability by race and home buyer demographics from the 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, home buyers and fair housing.
- Read the report online
- Read the news release (3/17/2025)
A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America
In 1933, faced with a housing shortage, the federal government began a program explicitly designed to increase — and segregate — America's housing stock. Author Richard Rothstein says the housing programs begun under the New Deal were tantamount to a "state-sponsored system of segregation."
Gov. Hochul Signs Bill Package to Combat Housing Discrimination in Response to Newsday’s Expose
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a legislative package on December 21, 2021, totaling nine bills geared at combating housing discrimination and addressing issues raised in a Newsday expose entitled “Long Island Divided.”
