Nosotros somos the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals®. We are The Voice for Hispanic Real Estate® and proud champions of homeownership for the Hispanic community. Homeownership is the symbol of the American Dream, the cornerstone of wealth creation and a stabilizing force for working families. Our role as trusted advisors and passionate advocates is to help more Hispanic families achieve the American Dream in a sustainable way that empowers them for generations to come.
Foster Stanback is an expert in building and maintaining financial wealth. He joined Landon Taylor in 2011 to help launch the Wealth Triangle Institute. Foster teaches key wealth-building principles that were handed down to him by his father, who was fortunate enough to learn directly from some of the most respected authorities in the financial industry. Foster’s contributions to the Wealth Triangle Institute provide sound wisdom on the best methods to achieving sustainable financial independence.
However, the best part about Foster’s advice is that it is free from any ulterior motive. He does not sell financial products, nor does he earn any commission for referring you to those who do sell them. Foster manages his own multi-million-dollar portfolio. He simply has a passion for educating everyday people on very uncomplicated and straightforward wealth-building principles, which can be implemented easily without having to pay tens of thousands of dollars of fees to asset managers who may not have their clients’ best interests at heart.
Gary Acosta is the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) and a 25-year veteran of the housing industry. NAHREP is the nation’s largest minority real estate trade association with over 26,000 members and 52 local chapters. In his capacity as CEO of NAHREP, he created the Hispanic Wealth Project, a new 501c3 non-profit organization with a strategic plan to triple Hispanic household wealth by 2024. Mr. Acosta also authored The NAHREP 10, the principles that guide NAHREP members towards a career of wealth and prosperity. He is the creator of 53 Million and One®, a one of a kind, theatrical presentation that chronicles the true life story of Jerry Ascencio, and his journey from immigrant to successful real estate entrepreneur.
Mr. Acosta has founded or co-founded several mortgage, real estate and technology companies including New Vista Asset Management, CounselorMax, and RealEstateEspanol.com. In 2013 he co-founded The Mortgage Collaborative, a cooperative of mortgage companies who work together to increase profitability and market share.
Mr. Acosta is a former appointee of the consumer advisory board (CAB) of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the powerful federal agency responsible for regulating consumer protection in the financial services industry. He served as 2014 chairman of the CAB mortgage committee.
In 2012, the Mortgage Bankers Association of America awarded him with their prestigious “Investing in Communities” annual award. REALTOR® Magazine named him one of the 25 Most Influential People in real estate, and Hispanic Business Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America.
He is a former member of the board of directors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America and has served on advisory boards for several Fortune 500 companies including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Mr. Acosta grew up in Montebello, California and received his education from East Los Angeles College, Pomona College and the University of California at San Diego. He lives with his family in San Diego, California.
Landon Taylor is Founder and Chief Vision Officer at Wealth Triangle, LLC. With over 25 years of high impact market, organizational, and human development experience, Landon has developed a human development formula called the Wealth Triangle Principle. This dynamic training paradigm empowers performance-driven men and women to attain external performance and internal fulfillment and discover and live fully in their truth by overcoming the 7 Deadly Shackles.
Landon’s professional career spans from launching new start-ups to leading the creation and deployment of nationally-implemented corporate business strategies for FORTUNE 500® entities such as The First American Corporation. Landon’s dynamic track record with The First American Corporation culminated as President of the company’s Strategic Markets Division. He also served as Creator and Director of First American’s New Market Ventures Fund and as Founding President of the company’s Home Ownership Foundation. In recognition of his exceptional business acumen and inspired leadership, he was subsequently appointed to the Board of Directors for First American Title Insurance Company, the corporation’s largest subsidiary.
Throughout his career, Landon’s vision has been to balance his affinity for capitalism and free market production with his commitment to supporting underserved communities in the U.S. and abroad. He has garnered board appointments to public benefit organizations such as National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, Give Children a Choice, West Angeles Ventures, Operation HOPE, and the Gallup-HOPE Index Advisory Board.
Through the global expansion of the Wealth Triangle, Landon is dedicated to fulfilling his mission of helping one million men and women around the world to discover and live fully in their truth. As a devout spiritual aspirant, dedicated health and fitness advocate, and peak performance business leader, Landon Taylor practices what he preaches and leads by example.
¡Hola NAHREP familia! We are glad to have you visit our organizational homepage where we champion sustainable homeownership for Latinos across the country. None of our efforts would be possible without our talented and hardworking professional member base that carries out NAHREP’s mission, our boots on the real estate ground! Our members are the lifeline of our organization and they work in various faucets of the real estate industry serving the Latino community in a way that is tailored to meet our unique and varying cultural needs.
Latinos are proud members of American society with much to contribute in making the U.S. a competitive and successful country. With the purchasing power of Latinos at $1.3 trillion and projections for 2020 estimating that purchase power grow to $2 trillion, right now is an exciting time for the community! Latinos will account for 7 million of the nation’s 17 million new households. This is why removing barriers to homeownership for our community is important not only for Latinos but for the growth of the American housing market and economy as a whole. NAHREP and our members work hard to ensure Latino homebuyers stand educated, served, and empowered in the market.
Our approach is to work with our members and make certain they are up to speed on the latest in real estate by creating quality educational events that also allow them to network with other successful professionals in the industry where the education continues by sharing best business practices.
We add a Latino flair to our events that helps agents stay culturally connected to the community they serve. Our members in turn push forward that information and vitality through their businesses and setLatinos up to be successful homeowners.
NAHREP plays a huge role in advocating for public policy that creates homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income families. This is done through research and the release of publications that allow us to share informed policy recommendations to the White House, members of Congress and other housing and finance officials. Each year, our leading members visit the Capitol and have one-on-one conversations with members of Congress as the Voice for Hispanic Real Estate®!
We are going to make 2015 an amazing and memorable year and I would like you to be a part of it! Whether you are Latino or not, if you want to move forward in the real estate industry and do well by doing good, then NAHREP is the organization for you! If you aren’t a member yet, now is the perfect time to join the NAHREP movement and be a part of the familia. To great things ahead and shaping history! ¡Arriba NAHREP!
Teresa Palacios Smith 2015 NAHREP President