Out and About

The National Association of REALTORS® conference was held in San Diego on November 13 – 16. In attendance were NAHREP President Teresa Palacios Smith, President Elect Joe Nery, and NAHREP Director Rich Hernandez, who spoke at the conference on behalf of the organization. They addressed the Hispanic market and the future of the Latino homebuyer. Also…

Acosta takes part in housing summit

NAHREP CEO Gary Acosta took part in the New Hampshire Housing Summit on October 16 alongside seven presidential candidates, including Martin O’Malley, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul. Acosta represented the association on a panel with Governor Frank Keating and Realogy CEO Alex Perriello. The panel touched on major barriers that keep Latinos? from owning homes…

NAHREP stays connected with HUD Secretary on housing issues

On October 26, NAHREP Director of Research, Alejandro Becerra attended a Realtor.com hosted Townhall at George Washington University featuring HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Realtor.com Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke, and Wall Street Journal Economics Correspondent Nick Timiraos. While at the event, Becerra caught up with Secretary Castro and discussed alternative credit scoring systems, FHA condo rules,…