10 Feb Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (9:30 AM to 12:30 PM) 3.0 Education Credits Live Webinar, NOTE: Online attendance is monitored and you must have your camera on. Class, Courses, Education Required Class for WR Executive Committee and DEI Committee Members Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructors Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing is a powerful, business-enhancing course designed to help REALTORS® elevate their professionalism, protect their reputation, and better serve today’s diverse client base. In a competitive market, the ability to recognize and interrupt bias isn’t just ethical it’s essential for building trust, expanding your reach, and avoiding costly fair housing mistakes. Through a blend of history, real-world scenarios, and mind-science insights, you’ll uncover how unconscious assumptions can influence interactions and decisions in ways that unintentionally harm clients or jeopardize a transaction. You’ll learn strategies to override those biases in the moment, communicate more effectively, and create stronger, more inclusive business relationships with every buyer and seller you serve. Once registered, you will receive the course materials and Zoom via email one day before the class. Free for WR Members (Non-Members: $30) Live Webinar Live WebinarLinks to join the webinar will be emailed to students 1 day prior to class.Class requirements to receive clock hours are: students must attend the full class.NOTE: Online attendance is monitored and you must have your camera on., Map & Directions Mark Kitabayashi, AHWD, CIPS, IMS, CSP, ASP, SRES Mark Makoto KitabayashiManaging Broker, ABR, AHWD, ASP, CIPS, CRS, CSP, C2EX, e-PRO, MRP, PSA, RSPS, SFR, SRESREALTORS for 20 years in WA, and involved in many aspects of RE, including Association Leadership, Local Jurisdiction, Global Instructor-Presenter(Residential, New Construction, Foreclosure, Global Investment)*NAR National & Global Instructor (COE, CIPS, AHWD, ABR, etc.)*2021 NAR Global Coordinator Asia/Pacific*Thurston County Regional Planning Commission-Housing Advisory Committee*Homes First-Thurston County – Advisory Committee*AREAA (Asian Real Estate Association of America)-Local and National Advisory Bord*2016-2020 NAR Global Ambassador to Japan & Mongolia*2019- NAR Regional Vice President (Region 12)*2017- NAR Extended Leadership Team/Committee Liaison- Global Business*2013- President of Washington REALTORS*2006, 2010 – President Thurston County REALTORS