Commentary by Marisa Calderon We’re at a place where more women of color are stepping into leadership roles in the workforce, and it’s no surprise this growth is being felt in real estate. The Women’s Council of REALTORS® claims a women’s division was created in the California Real Estate Association in 1924 and the National…
By Nicole Akoukou Thompson The thriving U.S. Latino population is earning more and gaining influences amid the mainstream, but home ownership for the community has dipped. Could this be due to cultural spending habits and an aversion to acquiring credit? There are 54 million Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S., constituting 17 percent of the nation’s total…
BY KEVIN G. HALL WASHINGTON – hey make up the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population yet Hispanics are increasingly locked out of home ownership because of tighter lending standards that rely on outdated measures of creditworthiness. Comprising more than 17 percent of the population right now and projected to double, Hispanics are a…
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals reflects muscle Hispanics flexing in U.S. real estate markets BY HATCHER HURD The numbers that the U.S. Hispanic population is generating can no longer be ignored. They have a 45 percent share in the homeowner market. That is just the beginning of the message Teresa Palacios Smith, the…
by Ibi Fleming Latinos are a growing force of influence in America – with good reason. The Latino population is anticipated to double, to approximately 106 million people, by the year 2050. The success of the U.S. economy is very much tied to the success of the Latino workforce. Since small businesses are a critical…
It is looking more likely that the comprehensive immigration bill the Senate passed last month will end up stalling in the GOP-controlled House. Although Republican partisans probably don’t realize it, killing immigration reform could do serious collateral damage to the housing recovery. Most economists believe that bringing 11 million undocumented immigrants out of the shadows…
Chicago Firm Wins the Accolade for Second Consecutive Year MADISON, N.J., July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, announced that for the second consecutive year, ERA Mi Casa Real Estate in Chicago, Illinois, is the single company with the most agents on the prestigious National Association of Hispanic…
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® (NAHREP) applauds the decision by NBC and Univision to cut business ties with Donald Trump. “This is an important milestone that will be remembered for many years,” said 2015 NAHREP President Teresa Palacios Smith. “The significance of the Hispanic community in terms of buying power and political…
Marty Rodriguez No. 1 Latino Agent by Sales Volume; Ricardo Acevedo Ranked No. 10C21® System Also Has Three of the Top 15 Agents by Transactions and 31 Overall MADISON, N.J., June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — CENTURY 21® Real Estate, the iconic brand and franchisor with the largest global network in the residential real estate industry…
Mortgage banker Jorge Montoya frequently finds that when he has a meeting scheduled with a Hispanic borrower, the entire family shows up at his Reno, Nev. office. Parents, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts gather around his desk while he explains the loan terms, often entirely in Spanish. “I always have to have extra chairs in…