The Brick & Ivy group, Steele Portfolio Real Estate and its technology provider, Inside Real Estate, fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), as amended, which generally prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). As an adjunct to the foregoing commitment, the Brick and Ivy group, Steele Portfolio Real Estate, and Inside Real Estate all actively promote and are committed to creating and fostering an environment of diversity throughout their respective organizations and franchise systems, and each views such a concept as a critical component to the ongoing success of their business operations.