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INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Together we are making an impact in society.
We appreciate the powerful spirit within each individual: We each have a different shade of skin color We each have a different faith or spirituality We each have a gender identity and sexual orientation We each have a different ancestry with culture, customs and language This is what makes each of us special.
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J. Lennox Scott
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Helping you pivot and grow your business
Established additional training and certifications
Living Life as a Contribution® didn’t skip a beat
Lennox served as a real estate thought-leader in the media throughout 2020
Keeping the conversation about diversity and inclusion at the center of our work
Correcting injustices and supporting Fair Housing
Holding a space for conversation and learning
Putting words into action
Centering conversations about diversity
As representatives in the real estate industry, we believe we have an important role to play to move diversity, equity and inclusion forward.
Here is how we’ve elevated the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the real estate industry
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In June of 2020, J. Lennox Scott announced a companywide approach to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion at John L. Scott. He and select members of the John L. Scott leadership team develop a plan centered around the ideas of: Awareness – Education – Conversation – Leadership – Action. Conversations continued in July of 2020 among each of our offices to implement the plan. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021, John L. Scott sent out a video companywide from J. Lennox Scott about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and John L. Scott’s approach to supporting diversity. Diversity Education John L. Scott believes that diversity education should be mandatory for all Realtors to support Fair Housing. As part of our efforts to educate John L. Scott brokers, we have requested that all agents view and participate in the following National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) education resources: NAR’s At Home with Diversity® certification. This six-hour certification was taught internally by John L. Scott broker Margo Wheeler Willis. John L. Scott provided this important certification for all employees and brokers. Margo Wheeler Willis Broker and At Home with Diversity® instructor NAR’s Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing video. This online workshop is aimed at helping viewers avoid implicit bias in their daily business interactions. NAR’s Fairhaven: A Fair Housing Simulation John L. Scott Chairman & CEO is passionate about keeping the conversation alive around diversity, equity and inclusion. A selection of educational videos and articles around the topic of diversity that Lennox has shared include: Richard Rothstein’s 2017 book, “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” is an important read for anyone in the real estate industry looking to gain a fuller understanding of segregation in America. We provided the audiobook to each member of our executive team and requested that leaders of all of our offices complete the book and discuss the book with their teams. J. Lennox Scott is advocating that NAR take a similar approach with this seminal book. NAR’s Role – Past, Present and Future – in Fair Housing: A candid discussion with 2021 President, Charlie Oppler and Director of Fair Housing Policy, Bryan Greene. NAR President Speaks at MLK Day Ceremony Held at King’s Washington, D.C. Memorial: Speech about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. from 2021 NAR President Charlie Oppler. Walking Through Past and Present: An article about the Redlining Heritage Trail project that delves into some of the past redlining in Seattle. The History of Racism by University of Washington historian Quintard Taylor.
DRIVING AWARENESS Keeping the conversation about diversity and inclusion at the center of our work
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J. Lennox Scott sent a letter to the company about John L. Scott’s approach to supporting diversity in early June. Then, J. Lennox Scott and select members of the John L. Scott leadership team developed our plan to support diversity, equity and inclusion. This plan is centered around the ideas of: Awareness – Education – Conversation – Leadership – Action. In July, we had conversations with our company’s Office Leaders and offices to begin our education efforts. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021, John L. Scott sent out a video companywide from J. Lennox Scott about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and John L. Scott’s approach to supporting diversity. John L. Scott believes that diversity education should be mandatory for all Realtors to support Fair Housing. As part of our efforts to educate John L. Scott brokers, we have requested that all agents view and participate in the following National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) education resources: NAR’s At Home with Diversity® certification. This six-hour certification was taught internally by John L. Scott broker Margo Wheeler Willis. John L. Scott provided this important certification for all employees and brokers. Margo Wheeler Willis Broker and At Home with Diversity® instructor NAR’s Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing video. This online workshop is aimed at helping viewers avoid implicit bias in their daily business interactions. NAR’s Fairhaven: A Fair Housing Simulation Richard Rothstein’s 2017 book, “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” is an important read for anyone in the real estate industry looking to gain a fuller understanding of segregation in America. We provided the audiobook to each member of our executive team and requested that leaders of all of our offices complete the book and discuss the book with their teams. J. Lennox Scott is advocating that NAR take a similar approach with this seminal book. John L. Scott Chairman & CEO is passionate about keeping the conversation alive around diversity, equity and inclusion. A selection of educational videos and articles around the topic of diversity that Lennox has shared include: NAR’s Role – Past, Present and Future – in Fair Housing: A candid discussion with 2021 President, Charlie Oppler and Director of Fair Housing Policy, Bryan Greene. NAR President Speaks at MLK Day Ceremony Held at King’s Washington, D.C. Memorial: Speech about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. from 2021 NAR President Charlie Oppler. Walking Through Past and Present: An article about the Redlining Heritage Trail project that delves into some of the past redlining in Seattle. The History of Racism by University of Washington historian Quintard Taylor.
We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-worth and robbed of their dignity by signs stating, For Whites Only
LEGISLATIVE WORK Correcting injustices and supporting Fair Housing
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At John L. Scott, we are driving the conversation to right some of the wrongs caused by past redlining and other discriminatory processes. One way we’d like to create a positive change is by helping lead the charge to remove racist language still present in some neighborhood documents. This language is not enforceable but is still harmful, and should be removed. John L. Scott COO Phil McBride testified on Wednesday, Feb. 3 in support of House Bill 1335, a bill that would serve as the next step in correcting the historic injustice of racial language in covenants. John L. Scott has been leading the conversation, locally and nationally, around removing racial covenants still present in some home titles today. Aimed at preventing homeownership by racial minorities, racial covenants or deed restrictions preventing homeownership are an explicit legacy of racial discrimination in housing. While these covenants have been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable, they are still on the title of many properties in the state of Washington. In 2018, the Legislature created an administrative process enabling homeowners to file a recorded document to repudiate such racial covenants, and HB 1335 is intended to take this one step further.If passed, HB 1335 would create a statewide review of recorded real estate documents to identify which properties have a racial covenant. Then, these homeowners would be notified of the presence of this covenant and instructed on how this covenant can be repudiated through the county administrative process created by the Legislature.
– Martin Luther King Jr’s March 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech
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House Bill 1335 in Washington
Senate Bill 5378 in Washington
In early March, the Washington State Senate passed SB 5378, a bill that would revise real estate brokers and managing brokers license renewal requirements. One revision within the bill is adding mandatory diversity education to support Fair Housing. Next up, the bill will go through the House of Representatives and is expected to pass and be signed into law. At John L. Scott, we are supportive of enhanced diversity education requirements in support of Fair Housing, so we are pleased to see this bill move forward.
These are two examples of initiatives the Washington State Legislature is moving forward to support diversity, equity and inclusion. We are advocating for similar bills in other states we serve, and are keeping in touch with local REALTOR organizations about the topic
John L. Scott COO Phil McBride testified on Wednesday, Feb. 3 in support of House Bill 1335, a bill that would serve as the next step in correcting the historic injustice of racial language in covenants.
Two important bills supporting diversity are moving forward in the Washington State Legislature. One of these bills addresses removing racial covenants still present in some home titles today, and the other addresses mandatory diversity education to support Fair Housing. As you may know, John L. Scott is committed to working with Washington REALTORS to move these issues forward locally and nationally. Removing racist language from property titles: This bill (HB 1335) will serve as the next step in correcting the historic injustice of racial language in covenants. The bill is awaiting second reading in the Senate Rules Committee” after passing through the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Ways & Means. In the meantime, John L. Scott is hopeful for passage in the Senate, but we are not waiting. We have opened up a free resource desk, called Driving Change, to help guide homeowners through the process of removing racial covenants from their property titles.
Mandatory diversity education to support Fair Housing: This bill (SB 5378) modifies license renewal requirements for real estate brokers and managing brokers. It also adds mandatory diversity education requirements in support of Fair Housing Laws. The bill was passed by the Senate and has passed through committee in the House of Representatives. It is now awaiting review by the House Rules Committee.”
EVENTS Holding a space for conversation and learning
Dr. Lee Davenport, Real Estate / Business Educator: “There Goes The Neighborhood: The History of Race and Homeownership”
Simon T. Bailey, Author and Life Coach: "Create a Culture Where Everybody Matters"
J. Lennox Scott, Chairman and CEO "Be Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist"
John L. Scott held a virtual industry forum centered around the topics of diversity, equity and inclusion on Aug. 27, 2020. Dr. Lee Davenport, Simon Bailey and J. Lennox Scott spoke during the forum. You can view their presentations by clicking the links below: Our Facebook Friday team invited guests who spoke on the intersection between real estate and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. On Friday, Oct. 2, Farrah Wilder, the Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Office for California Association of Realtors joined us. On Friday, Nov. 6, our team interviewed Bryan Greene, the Director of Fair Housing Policy for the National Association of REALTORS®. You can view the video online. Every April, REALTORS® commemorate the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 with events and education that shine a light on housing discrimination and segregation, and a recommitment to expanding equal access to housing. John L. Scott is promoting a variety of events and learning opportunities through NAR and Washington REALTORS® for this important month – see below for a selection of these opportunities. NAR’s Implicit Bias Training NAR’s Fairhaven: A Fair Housing Simulation Free At Home With Diversity Webinar on April 14-15 J. Lennox Scott has been involved with Traci Harrell, a member of the National Black MBA Association. She included him as a guest on her Bigger Than Me – Success Series virtual webcast on Nov. 11, 2020.
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
GIVING BACK Putting words into action
At John L. Scott, we’re committed to supporting education initiatives that will close the minority achievement gap. As part of the celebration of our 90th anniversary in business, we’re sponsoring several scholarships for diverse teacher candidates to obtain their teaching certificate through the University of Washington College of Education, amounting to $90,000 in investment. This project was inspired by the “A Path to Equity in Education” program created by the Institute of Urban Education at the University of Missouri (IUE). Research shows that if a Black student has two or more Black teachers, their chance of going to college increases by 32%. By supporting efforts to increase teacher diversity, we hope to have a ripple effect on encouraging more students to aspire to a college education and achieve their goals.
John L. Scott’s 90th Anniversary Project
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP Centering conversations about diversity
J. Lennox Scott is continuing conversations around the topic of diversity with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Washington REALTORS, various multiple listing services (MLS), and real estate industry influencers NAR is focused on home ownership opportunities and education for Black Americans. Washington REALTORS is focused on real estate as a career opportunity for Black Americans. J. Lennox Scott participated in interviews on the topic with outlets including the Puget Sound Business Journal and RISMedia. J. Lennox Scott is contributing articles to Inman.com around the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion. You can view two articles at the links below: Diversity, equity and inclusion: A multifaceted approach Addressing racial inequities in real estate through education and outreach
