Housing Trends: Houston MLS Removes "Master" from Listings

Published: June 26, 2020, 11:39 p.m.

b'Efforts to eliminate signs of racism have swept across the country. From the toppling of confederate statues to the retiring of the Aunt Jemima image by Quaker Oats, individuals and businesses are getting rid of racist symbols. The word \\u201cmaster\\u201d is something that\\u2019s used in the real estate world to describe the main bedroom in a house. In one city, realtors have decided to replace that word on the MLS because it \\u201ccan\\u201d invoke thoughts of slavery. \\xa0 The Houston Association of Realtors stopped using the words \\u201cmaster bedroom\\u201d and \\u201cmaster bathroom\\u201d on June 15th. Instead, the association is describing those rooms as \\u201cprimary bedroom\\u201d and \\u201cprimary bathroom.\\u201d'