NAHREP is proud to share information about the Ernie J. Reyes Memorial Scholarship Program, available to current or college bound students whose parent or grandparent is a current and active NAHREP member. Scholarships up to $5,000 are administered by and made possible through the generosity of the Felix DeHerrera Living Scholarship. The deadline to apply…
NCS President Maria Zywiciel was featured in the September issue of National Mortgage Professional Magazine and gave insight into the effect culture plays on marketing in the housing industry. The article takes a look at language, the concept of time, food, and music, among other factors, which should play a role in the marketing strategy…
Latinos are the drivers of American homeownership growth, with new Latino households accounting for 40 percent of U.S. household growth in 2014. The most significant barrier keeping Hispanics from participating in homeownership is limited access to mortgage credit. As a response to this problem, NAHREP corporate member VantageScore Solutions introduced an alternative model to traditional…
Gary Acosta, NAHREP CEO, was featured in Scotsman Guide News on October 22 where he outlined credit issues facing the Latino community. As the largest growth opportunity in real estate and mortgage banking, Gary stressed the importance of the burgeoning population in lifting and growing the industry due to demographic and economic trends. “Hispanics have…
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…
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,…
NAHREP Corporate Partner First American Title held a summit on October 27 in Washington DC which featured housing and government leaders including Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Linda Sanchez, and Former Governor Luis Fortuño as well as NAHREP CEO Gary Acosta, CBOG Chair Patty Arvielo, and NAHREP corporate member Barrett…
The South Florida chapter had a powerful morning strategizing and building with local industry leaders at an Advisory Leadership Breakfast on October 20.
Attendees took part in power networking at the NAHREP Metro DC networking mixer on October 22. The event brought in many new and returning members.
ax guru Diana Castro was featured at the October 20 NAHREP Ventura County event, Laugh and Learn. Her presentation, The Ten Most Expensive Tax Mistakes, taught attendees tax tips for agents.