NAC Blog: Dispelling Myths About FHA

Latinos are twice as likely to purchase a home using Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans compared to non-Hispanic White households. However, Latino households using FHA loans faced the steepest hurdles in getting their offers accepted last year. If you read the 2021 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report, you know that Latinos were 81 percent more likely to get denied for conventional home purchase loans than non-Latinos, so for many first-time homebuyers, FHA loans were the only option.

Gary Acosta on the policy path to Hispanic homeownership

Over the next two decades, housing finance experts predict Hispanic homeowners will make up 70% of all new homeowners. That figure explains at least some of the palpable optimism among attendees of the policy summit the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals hosted this week in Washington, D.C. Gary Acosta, the trade association’s CEO, however, isn’t taking those projected gains as a given.

NAC Blog: Neily’s Take on Showing Up

As we all get ready for the 2022 National Convention and Housing Policy Summit in Washington D.C. next week, I thought I would interview one of our National Board of Directors and advisor to the National Advocacy Committee, Neily Soto, to talk about her journey in becoming active in the policy discussions of her local community in Massachusetts. Neily is a successful businesswoman who understands the power of getting involved and speaking up, particularly around housing inventory.

NAHREP Welcomes 2022 President-Elect Luis Padilla and Class of 2022 National Board Members

SAN DIEGO—March 1, 2022 — The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) welcomes the class of 2022 National Board of Directors (NBOD) and thanks outgoing members for their dedicated years of service. The NAHREP National Board of Directors guides 100 chapters and 40,000 professionals nationwide, lending insights on the latest industry trends, professional development and leading business practices.