Join us for an insightful 1-hour webinar with Matt Difanis as we explore the impact of unconscious bias in real estate. In this engaging session, Matt will shed light on how implicit biases shape decision-making, influence client interactions and affect fair housing practices.
Through real-world examples and actionable strategies, attendees will learn how to recognize and mitigate bias to foster inclusivity and equitable service in the industry. Whether you're an agent, broker or industry leader, this webinar will provide valuable takeaways to enhance your professional practice and ensure compliance with fair housing principles.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your awareness and commitment to fair and ethical real estate practices!
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Speakers
Matt Difanis
Designated Managing Broker, RE/MAX Realty Associates - The Matt Difanis TeamMatt served as 2020 Chair of NAR's Professional Standards Committee, where he advanced a series of proposals that ultimately resulted in the addition of Standard of Practice 10-5 to the NAR Code of Ethics, a prohibition against REALTORS® engaging in discriminatory hate speech. Matt is 2021 Chair of the Professional Standards Interpretations and Procedures Advisory Board. He served as...
Matt served as 2020 Chair of NAR's Professional Standards Committee, where he advanced a series of proposals that ultimately resulted in the addition of Standard of Practice 10-5 to the NAR Code of Ethics, a prohibition against REALTORS® engaging in discriminatory hate speech. Matt is 2021 Chair of the Professional Standards Interpretations and Procedures Advisory Board. He served as 2018 President of the Illinois REALTORS®. During his four years on his state leadership team, he gradually became aware of the industry’s persistent shortcomings in diversity, equity and inclusion, and he committed himself to improving it. Matt has since won numerous awards for his work on fair housing and inclusion in the industry. Matt works full-time with clients in his home market of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where he leads a high producing team and is broker-owner of RE/MAX Realty Associates. Matt and his wife Angelle have two teenage children, Gabe and Izzy.