A year after being placed in the hot seat for discriminating against low-income renters in New York City, Compass has reached a settlement with the watchdog group Housing Rights Initiative (HRI). Compass will now offer higher commissions for Section 8 lease transactions and launch a tenants’ rights and housing voucher education program for brokers and new landlords.
Source: Inman News
Compass reaches settlement in Section 8 discrimination case
Published in Brokerage, compass, Fair Housing Act, Housing Rights Initiative, rent vouchers, Section 8 housing, Section 8 vouchers and Select
More from BrokerageMore posts in Brokerage »
- The modern tech stack agents and brokerages need now: Streaming
- $1B Florida brokerage and former NFL prospect join Christie’s International Real Estate
- Here’s the essential reading on the Compass-Anywhere deal
- I’ve studied real estate marketing for 31 years. Here are 7 essentials for effective marketing campaigns
- Enduring elegance: Leadership lessons from Giorgio Armani
More from compassMore posts in compass »
More from Fair Housing ActMore posts in Fair Housing Act »
- How Charlie Kirk’s assassination could impact real estate
- Appraisal bias suit against Rocket Mortgage, Solidifi moves forward
- Texas bans some foreign buyers from purchasing real estate
- Texas governor attempts to squash Muslim residential development
- Finding Financial Freedom: How Danielle Lurie paves the way
More from Housing Rights InitiativeMore posts in Housing Rights Initiative »
More from rent vouchersMore posts in rent vouchers »
More from Section 8 housingMore posts in Section 8 housing »
- LA pauses new Section 8 applications amid funding cuts
- Will HUD Secretary Scott Turner be good for housing?
- Coldwell Banker, RE/MAX, eXp Realty swept up in Section 8 sting
- Simply Homes funded $22M to apply AI to home affordability crisis
- Atlanta’s privatized affordable housing startup PadSplit raises $4.6M
More from Section 8 vouchersMore posts in Section 8 vouchers »
- Housing advocates navigate the ‘terror’ of potential funds freeze
- Douglas Elliman fair housing case reveals agent confusion over law
- Lawsuit accuses 88 landlords and brokerages — including Compass and Corcoran — of discrimination
- Zillow expands renter protections tool to fight income discrimination
- FTC slaps duo with $6 million fine for defrauding Section 8 renters
More from SelectMore posts in Select »
- What real estate agents can learn from TikTok, Tylenol and Disney
- Democrats seek transparency into Fannie, Freddie ‘reprivatization’
- Former agent convicted of swindling woman out of her home
- Is fall the new spring? Market winds may be shifting, NAR says
- I’ve studied real estate marketing for 31 years. Here are 7 essentials for effective marketing campaigns
Be First to Comment