National Fair Housing Forums: Conversations on Emerging Issues

Steve Tomkowiak • August 9, 2022

Checkout the National Fair Housing Forums found on HUD Exchange

Following their launch in June 2020, the National Fair Housing Forums on the HUD Exchange website have received a great deal of attention and views.  The forums provide timely, well delivered content on emerging fair housing issues.


What topics interest you? Assistance animals? Algorithmic bias in housing? Discriminatory appraisal practices? Strategies for investigating discrimination or harassment against LGBTQI+ or AANHPI communities? Special Purpose Credit Programs (SPCPs)? These topics and many more are found in the National Fair Housing Forum Collection. 


If you haven't checked out the National Fair Housing Forums or haven't done so recently, please take a look.


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