This course is designed to help real estate professionals gain a better understanding of Fair Housing barriers in the marketplace. The course focuses on increasing comfort levels of agents when navigating differences, how to avoid bias in real estate interactions, and educating on the importance of equitable behavior when working with clients and consumers from different ethnic groups.
Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing
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Date
Mon Dec 15, 2025
Course Number
TREC #45820
Provider
#1 Texas REALTORS® (CE)
Instructors
Instructor
Socar Chatmon-Thomas
Socar Chatmon-Thomas is a REALTOR, R.E. Broker, and Auctioneer. As the Broker/Owner of Elegant Estates Realty & Auctions, she actively represents commercial and residential clients in the Austin Metro Area.
Socar loves to travel!!! Once she discovered NAR's CIPS designation, she quickly earned it! By earning her CIPS designation, she has managed to marry her love for international travel with her love for real estate. As she travels around the world, she connects with other CIPS designees and real estate professionals, thus creating a massive global referral network.
Socar was nominated as Austin's Educator of the Year in 2019 and was most recently nominated as Texas REALTORS Instructor of the Year. She comes from a long line of educators and entrepreneurs: Her mother taught elementary school in Houston for over 33 years and her father, an electrical engineer, owned a commercial construction company. Chatmon-Thomas brings energy, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude to the classroom. She enjoys real estate and is as passionate about excellence as she is about education.