15 Ways Your Property Descriptions Could Violate Fair Housing - Inman

15 Ways Your Property Descriptions Could Violate Fair Housing - Inman

"I write a lot of property descriptions for agents and brokers throughout North America...
...Key to making good decisions on this front is the willingness to practice empathy...
Here are some words and phrases that I no longer use in property descriptions...

• Great schools--You already know that you shouldn’t be talking about schools,..

• Safe neighborhood/quiet neighborhood--Not only is this loaded from a Fair Housing perspective; you shouldn’t be making these assertions since you don’t have a basis for telling potential clients what type of experience they’ll have in a neighborhood...

• Walking distance--For those who are older or who are struggling with limited mobility, walking distance may be a misleading or problematic assertion...

• Near churches--You may be amazed that this still happens, but here and there I see this pop up in property descriptions...since it suggests not only that the prospective buyer should be church-going...

• Master’s suite/bedroom/bathroom--This is a phrase that should be avoided on a number of counts, not least of which is the assumption that the owner of the home is or should be a man.

...It should go without saying but any word or phrase related to any of these items should be left out of your property descriptions...Read all!

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Events in History on March 16

Events in History on March 16

1751 James Madison

• 597 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
• 1802 1st US Military Academy at West Point is established through Congressional act. 
• 1830 New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded)
• 1867 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in "The Lancet"
• 1918 Geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published
• 1926 Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)
• 2013 A €10 billion Cyprus bailout plan will wipe out 10% of the citizens' bank deposits
• 2014 Voters in Crimea vote overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia amid international condemnation of its design

Former Israeli PM warns Americans that new Iran nuclear deal formed under Biden is 'even worse than its predecessor' - TheBlaze

Former Israeli PM warns Americans that new Iran nuclear deal formed under Biden is 'even worse than its predecessor' - TheBlaze: 

Netanyahu, a staunch supporter of the U.S., said the new deal negotiated under Biden "is even worse than its predecessor because in three years' time, under this agreement, Iran will be a threshold nuclear state. It will have enough enriched uranium to create dozens and dozens of nuclear bombs and it will have the ICBMs to deliver them to any place in the United States," he warned. "That is ... unbelievable. It's not merely unacceptable, it endangers not only my country, Israel, but your country, the United States, and the entire world," Netanyahu continued. "We should not let an aggressive, rogue, terrorist regime like Iran have nuclear weapons."

The way we were-----1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression - Documentary

Tucker Carlson has been ‘copping it’ over Putin views

The Problem With That “Russia Sought Military Aid From China” Story

The Problem With That “Russia Sought Military Aid From China” Story

"I found the news story that Russia sought military aid from China for its bogged down invasion of Ukraine pretty interesting.

Until I dug a little deeper.

Russia has turned to China for military equipment and aid in the weeks since it began its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. officials familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity...

• Do you see the problem? It’s right there in the first sentence...

“Officials familiar with the matter.”

Remember that phrase?

Remember that phrase (and similar ones) a lot from those endless “sources say” hit pieces on President Trump that turned out to be complete garbage made up out of whole cloth?

Because of that, we can never take anonymously sourced pieces that promotes the latest Democratic Media Complex line at face value ever again. How can we be sure you’re not making things up again?

We can’t...Read all!!

Open borders!-----Alleged 'criminal tourism' brings burglars to US from South America | The National Desk

Alleged 'criminal tourism' brings burglars to US from South America | The National Desk
"SAN FRANCISCO (TND) — A neighborhood alert sent to residents of a community in the Bay Area reportedly warned of sophisticated burglary crews arriving from South America.
Police are calling the crews "South American Theft Groups" (SATG), according to KPIX in San Francisco. 

The news has some residents in Hillsborough, California on high alert.
Members of SATGs reportedly often enter the U.S. legally, and get rotated out of the country within weeks before being replaced with someone else.
Crimes committed by SATGs have been investigated in the Bay Area since 2018, the local outlet indicated.

The Prince of Darkness - Bill's Weekly Column - Bill O'Reilly

The Prince of Darkness - Bill's Weekly Column - Bill O'Reilly: 

As you may know, but most Americans don't, George Soros is a driving force behind electing far-left prosecutors. He champions their insane soft on crime policies like "no bail" laws and failure to enforce criminal statutes at all.  If you follow the news, the situation is dire. Thousands of Americans have been killed in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia because violent criminals are often not prosecuted by corrupt DA's - many of whom received significant campaign donations from the Soros organizations.  So, while the radical leftist is railing against violent foreign leaders, his cash is fueling dangerous American streets. Whether it's open borders, massive intrusions from homeless drug addicts, demonizing the police, or a permissive view of narcotics, George Soros and his heavy wallet are on board the pain train.

Who Came Up With the Idea of Using a Tinfoil Hat to Protect Your Mind?

Is there a pronoun for "forked-up"?-----Syracuse U. information portal makes ‘gender-expansive’ students feel ‘unseen’

Syracuse U. information portal makes ‘gender-expansive’ students feel ‘unseen’

• Syracuse University’s information portal has left “gender-expansive” and transgender students feeling “unseen” due to its limits on personal pronouns.

"According to The Daily Orange, the MySlice portal offers a mere six pronoun options: “she/her, he/him, they/them, ze/hir, ‘use my name’ and ‘ask me.'”
...The lack of choices chagrined SU freshman Abi Greenfield, who identifies as “agender.” ...Read all!

Lunch video-----The end of a superpower - The collapse of the Soviet Union | DW Documentary

Noon-toon

 

Energy pro annihilates Democrats causing high gas prices - TheBlaze

Energy pro annihilates Democrats causing high gas prices - TheBlaze: 

Despite what the Biden administration would have you believe, Daily explained that the blame for what's going on truly does rest with Biden and Democrats, not Russia. While Donald Trump directed his administration to invest in American energy as much as possible, Biden's administration is using ESG scores to dissuade anyone from investing in oil and gas, becoming a perfect example of how liberal politics negatively affects the everyday person. Daily also warned against falling for what media and the government spew in their attempt to hype up the fear in Americans over issues, especially during a time of crisis.

"Trust us", they say. Otherwise you're a denier!

 

Yes, there IS a BIG difference between the democrat and republican parties!-----AS IF: Poll Claims Americans WANT Elementary Schoolers Taught About 'Sexual Orientation' and 'Gender Identity'

AS IF: Poll Claims Americans WANT Elementary Schoolers Taught About 'Sexual Orientation' and 'Gender Identity'
"According to a hysterical new ABC News/Ipsos “poll,” Americans are delighted when very young children are instructed about Leftist fetish topics like “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in school.
...With Florida poised to pass the Parental Rights in Education law and other states teeing up similar measures, Leftists are beginning to realize that voters are revolting against the stifling fog of indoctrination with which they’ve been enveloping innocent tots.

• ...Big Left is now marshaling its kulturpustch legions to try to put down the rebellion.
• The news will soon be filled with sob stories about “transgender” children who will be irrevocably damaged by a return to sanity and neutrality in the classroom. 
• “Experts” and “scientists” will lecture you on how, if you don’t think “transgender” five-year-olds are the absolute aces, they’ll kill themselves and it will be all your fault!!!
•  And of course, polls will be conducted that show Americans overwhelmingly love it when your tax dollars pay lunatics to relieve your child of the archaic notion that objective reality is a thing.

Hypnotic switch.

 

No. NOT The Babylon Bee.-----Melinda French Gates, Simone Biles: USA TODAY's Women of The Year

Melinda French Gates, Simone Biles: USA TODAY's Women of The Year

#1 This day 1980-----Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Official Video)

Research seeks to eradicate ‘whiteness’ from the realm of physics education

Research seeks to eradicate ‘whiteness’ from the realm of physics education
"A recent study asserts that, among other things, the small number of physics degrees awarded to black students at all levels is due to the continuance of white supremacy.
In “Observing whiteness in introductory physics: A case study,” Seattle Pacific University’s Amy Robertson and “noted speaker, consultant, researcher, minister, and lecturer” W. Tali Hairston make use of critical whiteness studies and critical race theory to claim that since a mere 3 percent of black students ages 20-24 get undergraduate physics degrees (and 1.8 percent of doctorates), whiteness “is shaping degree granting (and all of the processes and practices therein) in physics.”
(With this alleged omnipresence of whiteness, Caucasians in the 20-24 age group, who make up 73 percent of the country, get 72 and 75 percent of physics degrees respectively. Oddly, a rather proportionate representation.)...Read all.

"Net-bad EVERYWHERE"!

 

A Kansas public-school teacher is suing school officials for requiring her to address students by their preferred names and pronouns - TheBlaze

A Kansas public-school teacher is suing school officials for requiring her to address students by their preferred names and pronouns - TheBlaze: 

A public-school teacher in Kansas is suing the principal of her school, the district’s superintendent, and members of the school board after being suspended for not using a student’s preferred name.

Pamela Ricard taught math at Fort Riley Middle School. She says that she refused to use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender and nonbinary students because it violates her religious beliefs, CNN reported.

Suspected MoMA stabber who knifed two staff claims he was FRAMED in bizarre Facebook rant | Daily Mail Online

Suspected MoMA stabber who knifed two staff claims he was FRAMED in bizarre Facebook rant | Daily Mail Online

"On-the-run MoMa knifeman MOCKS New York's woke bail reform and says even if he handed himself in for slashing two museum receptionists he'd be back on streets in hours

• Gary Cabana, 60, is wanted by NYPD investigators for stabbing two Museum of Modern Art employees
• He has since taunted the cops who are looking for him, joking on Instagram that he is taking naps
• Cabana, like other criminals in NYC, is not fearful of being caught because of cashless bail reforms 
• He said on Instagram: 'Even if I turned myself in NYC has "no bail" provisions so I would walk in the front door and a couple of hours later be back on the street' 
• Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg introduced sweeping prosecution reforms after being elected 
• His changes encourage prosecutors to ignore violent crimes and set no cash bonds...Read all!

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