February 26, 2010 - NAGLREP Director Eric Kodner has received his certification by the National Association of Realtors to teach their "At Home With Diversity" Course. Here below is the press release.
MINNEAPOLIS & SAINT PAUL AREA REALTOR ADDED TO INSTRUCTOR FACULTY FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS "AT HOME WITH DIVERSITY" PROGRAM
Minnetonka, Minnesota, February 26, 2010 - Twin Cities Realtor and real estate broker
Eric Kodner with Wayzata Lakes Realty in Minnetonka, Minnesota has been certified by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to teach the At Home with Diversity (AHWD) certification. Kodner is also the managing broker and owner of Madeline Island Realty, in LaPointe, Wisconsin.
Kodner joins a select group of fewer than two hundred NAR-Certified instructors in North America who are approved to teach the coursework for the At Home With Diversity certification. The course addresses issues of diversity, fair housing and cultural differences.
"Cultural competency is no longer an exotic concept in real estate", said Kodner. "There is a growing need for all of us in the industry to adopt better practices in serving consumers with varied cultural backgrounds."
NAR developed the At Home with Diversity course in 1998 in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The day-long certification course is designed to equip NAR's Realtor members with the tools and knowledge they need to expand homeownership opportunities for the growing number of culturally-diverse buyers entering the housing market.
Kodner is a member of the National Association of Realtors Equal Opportunity - Cultural Diversity Committee and the Wisconsin Realtors Association Equal Opportunity in Housing Committee. He is also a real estate educator who has taught at the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors and he presently serves as Education Chair for the Wisconsin Chapter of the Council of Residential Specialists (CRS).
For more information on the At Home with Diversity certification, visit www.realtor.org/diversity. Broker Eric Kodner can be reached at Wayzata Lakes Realty at 612.670.2539 or by email, at LakeMinnetonkaRealEstate@Gmail.com.
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