Every Client. Equal Service. Full Stop.
Hearts to Homes is committed to the letter and spirit of the Fair Housing Act and Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which provides broader protections under state law.
What that means in practice:
- We represent every buyer and seller with the same care, honesty, and effort — regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability, age, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under federal or Michigan law.
- We do not steer clients toward or away from communities, neighborhoods, or properties based on protected characteristics or any criterion prohibited by law.
- We do not screen clients, limit services, or make assumptions about housing needs based on who a person is.
- We provide the same complete information about any community, property, or opportunity to every client who asks.
- We do not use coded language, subtle misdirection, or omission to influence where a client looks or what they consider.
About Our Community Guides
The Hearts to Homes Community Guides cover housing stock, school district boundaries, commute patterns, parks, dining, property taxes, and local character. They are designed to help buyers conduct their own informed research — not to tell anyone where they should or should not live.
Our community guides do not recommend or discourage any community based on who you are. They are written to help you evaluate communities according to your own priorities: budget, commute, housing type, lot size, walkability, amenities, and the life you want to build.
You are always free to explore any community you choose. Our job is to give you accurate information, honest analysis, and equal professional representation — not to decide for you.
A Note on Schools
Where our guides include information about schools, they cover the school district or districts serving a community and, importantly, how to verify which district and school serves a specific address. Mailing address and school district enrollment do not always match — the only reliable verification is a direct check with the district or township assessor before purchase.
We do not rank school districts. Fair housing guidelines govern what real estate professionals can say about school quality. We encourage every buyer to visit schools, attend open houses, and review each district's own materials directly. Every buyer's school priorities are different, and that decision belongs entirely to you.
Federal and Michigan Protections
Under the federal Fair Housing Act, it is illegal to discriminate in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on any of the following characteristics:
Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act provides additional protections under state law, including age and marital status. Hearts to Homes operates in full compliance with both federal and Michigan fair housing law.
Fair Housing Resources
If you believe you have experienced housing discrimination, these official resources are available to you:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
hud.gov/fairhousing · 1-800-669-9777 · TTY: 1-800-877-8339
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Hearts to Homes does not provide legal advice. If you have a concern about how we work, please contact us directly so we can address it.
We built Hearts to Homes on the belief that buying or selling a home should feel like working with someone who is genuinely on your side — someone who tells you the truth, shows up equally for every client, and measures success by whether you found the right fit, not just whether a transaction closed.
Fair housing is not a constraint on that mission. It is part of it.
If you ever have a question about how we work, or if something we have done or said has not felt right, please reach out. We take that seriously.
— Derica Wade, Hearts to Homes