Fair Housing listing description cheat sheet
Use this as a practical pre-publish review. It is not legal advice; final legal, broker, and MLS review remains your responsibility.
High-risk wording to review
Avoid: perfect family home
Try: flexible living spaces
Try: flexible living spaces
Avoid: safe neighborhood
Try: close to parks, shops, or transit if factual
Try: close to parks, shops, or transit if factual
Avoid: great schools
Try: nearby schools; verify district information
Try: nearby schools; verify district information
Avoid: young professionals
Try: convenient commute or home office space
Try: convenient commute or home office space
Avoid: exclusive community
Try: gated entry or private amenities if factual
Try: gated entry or private amenities if factual
Avoid: walking distance to church
Try: near local amenities, if accurate
Try: near local amenities, if accurate
Simple review workflow
Read the description once for facts, once for protected-class signals, and once for subjective claims that could imply who should live there. Safer listing copy describes property features, finishes, layout, measurements, amenities, and location facts without steering toward a type of buyer.
ListingVet helps with the first pass by flagging risky phrases and creating a broker-review-ready rewrite.