LHCDC joins national effort for housing counseling

The Lexington Housing Community Development Corp. has joined a new collaborative effort that highlights the availability of housing counseling to consumers across the country. A national collaboration of lenders, investors, real estate agents and housing counseling agencies announced Tuesday they are joining forces to raise awareness of the opportunities and benefits of working with housing…

National Report Names Top 250 Latino Agents

RE/MAX Agents Again Dominate Annual NAHREP Ranking DENVER, June 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — For the second year in a row, agents affiliated with RE/MAX far outnumber their competitors in the 2016 Top 250 Latino Agents ranking. This year, 61 RE/MAX agents were recognized, an impressive 60% more than the closest competitor. The fifth annual ranking released…

33 Chicagoland agents ranked in NAHREP’s top 250

by REILEY BONISLAWSKIJUNE 21, 2016   The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released their top 250 Latino agents awards for 2016, and 33 Chicagoland agents were among those honored. Agents were nominated for their significant number of transactions and dedication to homeownership. The 33 agents from the Chicagoland area are: Mauricio Gonzalez, Citywide Realty, Chicago…

Industry and Advocacy Groups Team on Homeownership Endeavor

By Phil Hall A coalition of housing industry and housing advocacy groups is collaborating on a new initiative to provide educational counseling for prospective homeowners. Under the Homeownership Collaborative endeavor, the coalition members will partner with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)-approved housing counseling agencies in four markets during 2017. This effort will…

Housing crisis not over for US minorities

Dive Brief: U.S. Hispanic and black populations were the groups most adversely affected by the housing crash, and they remain in recovery mode, the Associated Press reported. Black and Hispanic homeownership has not increased to levels anywhere near what they were precrash, jeopardizing wealth creation “for generations of minority families.” According to the Census Bureau,…