Angela Mora, Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Florida Properties Group, Attends NAHREP Conference in Washington, D.C. As President of Tampa Chapter

TAMPA, Fla. (April 6, 2015) – Angela Mora with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group recently attended the 2015 Housing Policy and Hispanic Lending Conference in Washington, D.C. The annual event, presented by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®), gathers the nation’s industry leaders from real estate and lending to discuss issues…

NAHREP Annual Conference Maps Out the Future of Hispanic Homeownership

by NationalMortgageProfessional.com The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) released its State of Hispanic Homeownership report revealing barriers Latinos confront in attaining homeownership at its Annual Housing Policy and Hispanic Lending Conference last month. Also presented at the Conference was the NAHREP Foundation’s Hispanic Wealth Project Blueprint, an initiative to triple Latino household…

#13 Thoughts On Leadership: The Power of Knowledge

by Gino Blefari Knowledge is an important component of leadership. If we’re diligent about it, knowledge is an ever-changing, evolving thing, allowing us to continually improve, progress and grow. Recently, I was in Washington, D.C. at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® (NAHREP) White House Briefing. The meeting proved an exciting opportunity to…

HUD to Consider Credit Scoring Alternatives?

by Cassandra Dowell The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking at the way companies calculate credit scores as part of its effort to improve credit access to Americans, HUD Secretary Julian Castro recently told several real estate trade groups. “We do hear about the need to look at new ways of incorporating…

HUD Secretary Tells REALTORS® FHA Is Exploring Alternative Credit Scoring Models to Expand Mortgage Access

A diverse group of housing industry stakeholders participated in a credit access symposium recently to discuss how alternative credit scoring models could expand access to mortgage credit for responsible borrowers who may have thin credit histories or extenuating circumstances like medical debts. The event, co-hosted by the National Association of REALTORS®, the Asian Real Estate…