Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julian Castro has recently been the subject of harsh criticism from a handful of non-profit groups in connection to his department’s administration of the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP). Implemented in 2012, a full two years before Secretary Castro’s appointment, the program was designed to maximize recovery to…
Washington, DC – A pesar de las condiciones apretadas del sector de vivienda en Estados Unidos, los Latinos fueron el grupo con mayor aumento en la adquisición de propiedades en el 2015. Las cifras que tuvieron un aumento neto de 245.000 propietarios de hogares, sugieren una nueva cara de compradores en el país y una necesidad…
By Gino Blefari In an earlier blog post about the NAHREP 10 that I wrote for my regular column, “Thursday Thoughts on Leadership,” I said this about being in the top 10%: The real estate business is not for the weak-willed or faint of heart. It’s for those of us who get sick to our…
NAHREP’s Top 250 recognizes the most productive Latinos in the industry San Diego, CA – April 6, 2016 – The submission period for the top performing Latino agents and mortgage originators across the U.S. is set to close on April 29. The NAHREP Top 250 Latino Agent and Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originator lists…
With the number of Hispanic home owners in the United States rising, one leading brand has recognised the community’s significant economic influence and purchasing power. RE/MAX representatives have been attending and taking part in the 2016 National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) annual policy conference in Washington DC. RE/MAX agents dominated the 2015…
There’s been much focus on millennials and their importance on the housing market, but when we look at where homeownership growth has been the strongest, it’s among Hispanics, including Hispanic millennials. In fact, 2015 marked the fifth consecutive year that Hispanic homeownership has been on the rise, according to the recently released State of Hispanic…
When it comes to buying homes, the Latino population is outpacing all the rest. According to the Hispanic Wealth Project out of San Diego, Hispanics were the only major racial or ethnic group to “increase” their homeownership rate in 2015. All the others were down. Hi I’m Kathy Fettke and this is the Real Estate…
Great news for customers, and interesting news for the industry as Intuit responds to Xero’s moves. Earlier this month, accounting software vendor Xerointroduced a mobile solution designed for self-employed workers in the U.S. The solution was specifically targeted at those working in the “gig economy” — all those ridesharing drivers, food deliverers and pet-walkers. As…
Buying a home is a dream within reach for anyone equipped with the right advice, according to experts from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, an organization seeking to expand within the Latino real estate market. “We focus on educating real estate agents to offer better advice to Hispanic families who want to…
Over the past year, the Hispanic-homeownership rate posted the largest increase in a decade, jumping 2.2 percentage points, to 46.7 percent, according to a report from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). Joseph Nery, who took over as NAHREP’s president this past week, spoke with Scotsman Guide News about the importance of…