At Home with Diversity® (AHWD)

What Is the AHWD Certification, and Who Is It For?

The course work for the At Home with Diversity® certification is designed to enable you to work successfully with and within a rapidly changing multicultural market. It will help you to learn diversity sensitivity, how it applies to U.S. fair housing laws in your business, and ways to develop professional guidelines for working with people in the increasingly multicultural real estate market.

Benefits of Becoming an AHWD

• Knowledge of the subtleties of U.S. fair housing laws
• Ability to assess and understand attributes of diversity in local markets and their impact on the real estate industry
• An understanding of the basic competencies to earn the confidence of potential buyers and sellers, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, handicaps, familial status, or national origin
• Knowledge of how to build a business plan that minimizes risk and successfully services all types of clients
• Business etiquette for specific cultures
• An edge in expanding your business to include international clientele
• Elective credit towards the ABR®, CIPS, and (depending on your state) GRI designations, and as a task in the C2EX program
• Some states also give continuing education (CE) credit and GRI credit for this course
• At Home With Diversity® certification certificate of achievement
• Updated education records on nar.realtor and M1 directory listings
• Congratulatory letter from the National Association of REALTORS®
• Exclusive access to At Home With Diversity® marketing tools and resources
• Networking and referral opportunities in the official At Home With Diversity® Certification Holders Facebook group

See the course goals and objectives.

How to Earn the AHWD Certification

How REALTORS® in the U.S. Earn the AHWD Certification

Education

• Complete the At Home With Diversity® 1-Day certification course online or in the classroom.

Exam

• The exam is required for the online course, and a few states require it for continuing education (CE) credit.

Professional Affiliation

• Member in good standing of the National Association of REALTORS®

Application

• No application form is required.

Cost

• Course
  • The online course costs $108 for NAR members, $216 for non-members
  • The classroom (in-person or live virtual) course cost varies; providers set their own course cost
•     Application fee
  • There is a one-time application fee of $79. Submit application fee.
•     Annual dues
  • There are no annual dues.

How International REALTOR® Members Earn the AHWD Certification

Education

• Complete the At Home With Diversity® 1-Day certification course online or in the classroom.

Professional Affiliation

• Membership in good standing in a cooperating association outside the U.S. which is party to a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).

Application

• No application form is required.

Cost

• Course
  • The online course costs $108 for NAR members, $216 for non-members
  • The classroom (in-person or live virtual) course cost varies; providers set their own course cost
•     Application fee
  • There is a one-time application fee of $79. Submit application fee.
•     Annual dues
  • There are no annual dues.

Maintaining Your AHWD Certification

• Once you've earned the AHWD certification, you will also be an International REALTOR® Member of NAR for the balance of that calendar year.
• Maintaining your NAR International REALTOR® Member membership with one yearly fee of USD $75 will keep all of your NAR designations and certifications active.
• Please note that if your International REALTOR® Member membership goes inactive, so will your AHWD certification.
• Questions? Email us at NARcredentials@nar.realtor.
• For more information, email ahwd@nar.realtor or 312-329-8393

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