1st Equity EDUCATION SERIES
Under Negotiating New Condo Development & Transaction
with Taliya Bashini
AUGUST 23, 2023
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
FREE
Virtual Only via ZOOM
Requirements For NYS Licensed Real Estate Salespersons, Brokers, And Realtors
This course will identify cultural competency in Real Estate and how to better connect with
clients in different cultures. After completing this course, real estate agents will have a better
awareness of cultural competency and will have tools to improve their own interactions with
clients of different cultures.
This course covers the body of federal law, New York State, and local
laws prohibiting discrimination in housing and real-estate-related transactions. The historical role of
the government reinforced racial segregation in housing is examined to promote a better understanding
as to how historical policies and practices have ongoing impacts perpetuating barriers to fair housing
and racial economic inequities, and what more can be done to address these barriers.
The course will specifically examine:
1) the historical role of government in establishing racial
segregation through planning, policies, and practice;
2) Federal, New York State, and Local Fair
Housing Laws and Protected Classes;
3) the historical role of the real estate industry;
4) Long Island
Divided: Newsday’s three-year investigative report;
5) New York State Senate Investigation,
Report and Recommendations;
6) New York State Legislation to Combat Fair Housing Violations;
and
7) the Real Estate Industry’s Response: an Equitable Pathway Forward.
What you will learn
- Definition of Cultural Competency and why it is important in Real Estate
- High-Context & Low-Context Cultures
- Bridging communication gaps, Creating repertoire & trust. Showing respect and sensitivity.
- Identify and distinguish federal, New York State and local laws prohibiting housing discrimination
- Weigh the historical role of government in reinforcing racial segregation and consider how historical policies & practices still have fair housing impacts
- Examine New York State’s recent legislative response to combat fair housing violations
About Our Instructors
Taliya Bashini
Ms. Bashani began her career in Real Estate originating residential loans for refinances and purchases in 2002. After learning the dynamics of the residential mortgage market and financing process, she decided to further her career by pursuing law school and specializing in Real Estate Law.
Ms. Bashani earned her law degree from Washington University in St. Louis and is licensed to practice both in New York and New Jersey. She commenced her legal career working for a midtown law firm in Manhattan and focused heavily on residential real estate law. Ms. Bashani was handling up to 50 closings per month for the firm when she decided to leave and start her own practice.
Through her extensive experience and diverse background, Ms. Bashani opened her doors in 2007 on Wall Street catering to many first time home buyers, sellers and foreign investors. Her primary focus continues to be residential real estate law representing buyers and sellers in the transfer of coops, condos, new construction and single family properties throughout NYC and the outer boroughs. She also drafts and files Offering Plans for new construction development condominiums, and represents several lenders as bank attorney in closings for Citibank NA, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Citizens Bank, TD Bank, and other national lenders. Finally, Ms. Bashani provides educational seminars and teaches first time home buyer seminars as well as real estate agents and brokers in various real estate law topics and negotiation tools for their weekly sales meetings , lunch n learns and state certified Continuing Real Estate education classes. Whatever your needs may be, TAB Law Firm PC is happy to assist you in your real estate sale or acquisition and provides a free 1 hour consultation with no obligation for all clients.
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