NAHREP is thrilled by the Supreme Court’s decision today to reverse the Justice Department’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We must also ensure that DACA recipients eager to contribute to our economy are given the tools to continue doing so.
Stories are a critical vehicle for human connection. They are powerful mostly because they make us feel something. Storytelling is an especially powerful tool in advocacy because stories have the ability to put a human emotion and a human face to laws and regulations. As the subject of DACA once again takes center stage, I thought of a young man who embodies the most beautiful aspects of the American Dream.
In the midst of seemingly conflicting information, NAHREP weighs in on the economic necessity of qualifying DACA recipients for federally-backed mortgages.
Despite COVID-19, an official recession, a civil rights movement, and a presidential election, housing agencies are still issuing major rules that have the potential to have massive consequences for our businesses and our mission to advance sustainable Hispanic homeownership. These changes can easily get buried with everything else going on, but staying informed is part of our job.
NAHREP’s Senior Policy Analyst Jaimie Smeraski authors a feature article for HousingWire magazine on how the Hispanic market can be the key to the housing industry’s economic recovery.
We are in this together Celebrating NAHREP familia, cultura, politics, and grassroots action Que onda mi gente?! I’m sitting here wanting to update you about what’s happening with the stimulus bill, what’s happening with the Paycheck Protection Program or what the new changes have been made to the Community Reinvestment Act. But, if you’re anything like me, it’s been…
The Black and Latino communities are not mutually exclusive. Nearly three million Latinos identify as Afro-Latino. Black-Americans and Latinos have fought together for fair housing, economic equality, and reforming our broken immigration system. Today we stand together in the name of justice and in the effort to build a stronger and more equitable society for all.
For years, at NAHREP we’ve been encouraging our members to invest in real estate and rental properties as a means to build wealth. Lately, a lot of policy conversations have revolved around rental assistance, but with little regard for landlords, who happen to also struggling small business during this pandemic.
HousingWire discusses the possible outcomes of the post-COVID-19 market recovery, quoting NAHREP Co-Founder & CEO Gary Acosta.
Como andamos? I am excited to welcome all of the new members to the National Advocacy Committee (NAC) and thank you to everyone who responded to our first ever national advocacy campaign last week that put our grassroots operation to work. We tried to make the process as easy as possible and we appreciate every one of you who sent the email to your Senators. The more a Member of Congress hears from their constituents on a particular issue, the more they’re likely to listen.