Clicky

News (Noticias) for Real Estate



View 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 posts (100 is default)

November 20, 2009

Fannie Mae Launches New HomePath.com in Spanish Aimed at Helping More Hispanics Buy Homes

November 10, 2009

Workshops for Latino immigrants focus on preventing foreclosure in Sacramento – Preserving and protecting that investment is the focus of a pilot program launched this week to help Mexican and other Latino immigrants in Sacramento and the northern San Joaquin Valley avoid foreclosure

November 7, 2009

WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities

October 30, 2009

Foreclosures Too High in Communities of Color

October 28, 2009

NAHREP Poll: Latinos Still Passionate About Homeownership

Global Hispanic Real Estate Firm, Casa Latino, Executes National Franchise Development Deal for U.S. Expansion

October 2, 2009

Sotomayor won’t sell NY apartment in this economy

September 30, 2009

The foreclosure crisis has brought a particular set of issues to Latino immigrants in the Kansas City area. Because of language barriers and the lack of a credit history, many immigrants are vulnerable to predatory lenders. They haven’t faced more foreclosures than other groups. But when they do have housing problems, there are a few places where they can turn for help.

Latino homeowners shorn of mortgage interest tax deductions

September 28, 2009

How Smart Growth Disadvatages African-Americans & Hispanics

September 22, 2009

Hispanic homeownership dropped 0.80 to 49.1% according to new Census data

September 21, 2009

Foreclosure Crisis Shatters the American Dream for Hispanics

One Home Owners Association checking legal status before allowing new residents in neighborhood

Save Our Trailer Parks from Immigrants!?

From the ground up – Buying land fulfills a dream for many Hispanic immigrants

September 2, 2009

Pedro Espada Jr. Fires Aide Onix A. Sosa Over Real Estate Woes – NY

September 1, 2009

J.D. Salazar, SIOR of Champion Realty Advisors, LLC Named Finalist for Latino Professional of the Year in Chicago

August 24, 2009

Florida Sues Foreclosure “Rescuer” Targeting Hispanics for Fraud – JPB Consulting Inc

August 14, 2009

2009 AREAA/NAHREP Real Estate & Marketing Conference to Offer Updates on Minority Market, Pointers for Selling Foreclosures, Short Sales

August 13, 2009

Immigrant Neighborhoods in New York Continue to Reel From Mortgage Forclosures and Job Losses

August 3, 2009

NCLR’s Home Rescue Fair: Feeling the Pain

MADIGAN SUES WELLS FARGO FOR DISCRIMINATORY AND DECEPTIVE MORTGAGE LENDING PRACTICES – Illinois Attorney General Alleges Lender Steered African-Americans, Latinos Into Subprime Loans

July 20, 2009

30-year-old Jacklyn Ortiz wins Hispanic Business Person of the Year award – Rochester, New York

June 29, 2009

The single biggest event that caused the real estate debacle was the nationwide increase in immigration raids by ICE Agents from the DHS – (interesting commentary)

June 25, 2009

New Alliance Hosts Free Home Rescue Fair to Combat Rising Foreclosures in California

June 24, 2009

The End of the American Dream for Blacks and Latinos: How the Home Mortgage Crisis is Destroying Black and Latino Wealth, Jeopardizing America’s Future Prosperity and How to Fix It

“Even under the low immigration assumptions, minorities will fuel 73 percent of household growth in 2010-20, with Hispanics leading the way at 36 percent,” researchers found.

Report: Immigrants key to housing recovery

June 23, 2009

Puerto Rico Housing Market: The Prolonged Depression Continues

June 22, 2009

Agency Chain Vies for Latino Buyers – (Casa Latino makes the NY Times)

Eighty-six Latino families in Orlando who sought to modify their home mortgages through the company Wineberg, Lopez & Rodriguez are now claiming to be victims of fraud, reports La Prensa

June 17, 2009

Esperanza Addresses the Real Estate and Mortgage Crisis During The State of Hispanic Housing Dinner

May 14, 2009

Golden Empire Mortgage Inc., a Bakersfield-based mortgage lender that has an office in Stockton, faces a Federal Trade Commission complaint that it charged Latino customers higher fees than non-Hispanics.

Immigrant Homeownership Proves Resilient in the Face of Slowdown – Boosted by Boom, Rate Virtually Unchanged During Bust

March 24, 2009

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Monday sued a Miami company, alleging the company targets Hispanics facing foreclosure and charges them upfront fees to modify their mortgages. – Lincoln Lending Services LLC

American International Group (AIG) ignited a national firestorm of rage when it shelled out at least $165 million in bonuses to its tainted executives. But what has gotten almost no attention is a big reason that AIG had to stiff the government and everyone else. That’s the role that the company played in the subprime loan racket – a racket that hurt tens of thousands of black and Latino would-be homeowners.

March 16, 2009

Coldwell Banker trains Latino commercial real estate brokers – Jacksonville, Florida

March 15, 2009

Hispanic Real Estate Firm Fastest Growing Real Estate Brand in US – Casa Latino opened for business in 2005 and is now the fastest growing real estate brand in the US according to Trend Report 2009.

February 16, 2009

With home sales plunging as the global financial crisis chokes domestic demand, Chilean real estate companies are offering apartments at what they say are cost prices at night — and even picking up buyers’ air fares as an incentive.

January 28, 2009

Dwellings or deathtraps? Sinking economy may be behind rise in illegal housing conversions

Latino, black homeownership rates falling

January 21, 2009

Could programs intended to help Hispanic homeowners actually hurt them?

U.S. Hispanic Population Can Now Access Thousands of Foreclosure Listings on VivaReal.us, the Leading Hispanic Real Estate Portal in the United States

December 23, 2008

Credit Solutions has launched espanol.creditsolutions.com, a Spanish-language version of its Web site designed to extend the debt settlement industry leader’s reach by servicing what is now the largest U.S. minority group

December 17, 2008

A Huntington Park businessman allegedly preyed on thousands of mostly Hispanic investors in a Ponzi scheme that promised 84 percent annual returns on real estate. Federal prosecutors say Milton Retana, a Salvadoran who owns Best Diamond Funding, got $62 million from investors. – California

December 15, 2008

CASA Coldwell Banker addresses Hispanics’ needs – Tampa

Did You Know? Two of every five first-time home buyers in the Tampa Bay area will be Hispanic within the next 20 years

December 10, 2008

New York Real Estate Power Players Join Casa Latino Real Estate

John Leguizamo is featured in a new online ad campaign launching today from The New York Times – video

December 4, 2008

CASA LATINO REAL ESTATE ENLISTS HISPANIC MARKETING EXECUTIVE VETERAN AS FRANCHISEE AND AREA DEVELOPER Mercy Lugo-Struthers to head brand and business expansion in Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland :: CASA LATINO REAL ESTATE ENLISTA A EJECUTIVA VETERANA EN MERCADEO Mercy Lugo-Struthers estará encargada de dirigir y expandir la compañía en DC, Maryland y el norte de Virginia

November 18, 2008

Santa Ana leads a bittersweet real estate boomlet

November 12, 2008

Bronx homeowners and homebuyers are having more trouble obtaining credit than their counterparts in any other borough, with black and Hispanic buyers suffering the worst, according to a new report.

November 11, 2008

Listen to podcast interview with Brian Requarth, CEO, Bilingual Marketing Group about the Hispanic home buyer market online

November 6, 2008

National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) is downsizing operations – closes Washington DC office

October 28, 2008

Study Notes Fewer Loans to Hispanics and Blacks – The number of new mortgages to blacks and Hispanics fell sharply in New York City in 2007, while staying flat for white borrowers and — surprisingly — rising for Asian-Americans

October 27, 2008

Negotiating a real estate minefield – Finding a place to rent is no easy task in Mexico’s capital where some neighborhoods are like armed camps. Forget about aesthetics or heating, what if it’s narco-adjacent? And how long is the commute?

October 8, 2008

Illegal residents but responsible homeowners – Undocumented immigrants who own homes have a lower rate of delinquencies than U.S. citizens, according to various real estate sources.

September 30, 2008

The fastest-growing segment of U.S. home buyers is also among those facing the greatest risk of foreclosure, two top federal housing officials told a group of Hispanic real-estate professionals meeting in Phoenix this week. – Hispanics

September 29, 2008

Century 21 Real Estate LLC Announces Hispanic Marketing Assessment Program to Debut at Major Hispanic Real Estate Conference

September 25, 2008

In Las Vegas alone, more than 25,000 homes owned by Hispanics have been foreclosed.

September 17, 2008

New Book Offers Distressed Homeowners Advice for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams – Published in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)

September 12, 2008

Loan Originations to Hispanics, African-Americans Fall Sharply – Home purchase loans to Hispanic white and black borrowers fell 49% and 35%, respectively

September 11, 2008

San Francisco Latinos Pick Up Pieces After Foreclosure

September 10, 2008

Mexicans fleeing drug war help El Paso house market

September 3, 2008

La Rosa Development Corp. has acquired the territorial rights for the Casa Latino Real Estate franchise in Central Florida.

August 17, 2008

LandAmerica Expands KnowYourClosing with Spanish Language Translation of Website

August 14, 2008

How to Begin Marketing to Hispanic Consumers in Real Esate

July 28, 2008

On behalf of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) and the 1.7 million Latino workers that make up our constituency, we want to express our deep concerns over the possible elimination of down payment assistance programs in the housing bill, H.R. 3221, and how it could disproportionally impact Latino working families.

July 24, 2008

Latin American Labor Council Backs Downpayment Assistance

July 21, 2008

Broker convicted of immigrant loan fraud – targeted Hispanics – Denver

July 17, 2008

Nearly 300 black and Latino New York homeowners are getting a total of about $1 million from a California mortgage company because they were charged more than white customers for loans. – GreenPoint Mortgage bought by Capital One in 2006

July 15, 2008

Minority Real Estate Trade Groups Back Fed & Treasury Department’s Action To Fortify Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

June 26, 2008

Housing Foreclosures Close in on Hispanic Community

Mesa retail development to focus on Hispanics

For Mexicans, Texas is prime property – Many coming north to buy real estate at bargain prices.

June 25, 2008

NAHREP and VivaReal.us Reach Agreement, Giving Hispanic Real Estate Pros Prominent Placement on www.VivaReal.us

June 23, 2008

Apartment Guide Launches Spanish Apartment Listing Web Site

Mortgage Crisis Hurts Black, Latino Economic Progress

June 17, 2008

Hard times for Merco Group – South Florida’s real estate boom ends in a tangle of litigation and financial demands for a family-owned development enterprise. – the Meruelo family

June 11, 2008

How Desperate Homeowners Got Caught Up in an Alleged Scam – California

June 9, 2008

Casa Latino and Fidelity National Financial Team Up to Assist Real Estate Professionals and Home Buyers

June 5, 2008

Spice up Your Bottom Line

June 4, 2008

In Cuba houses never sell, just swap

Massachusetts sues H & R Block over its mortgage unit’s lending practices – The complaint alleges that the sub-prime division discriminated against black and Latino borrowers.

Realtors reach out to Hispanics – Association awards $5,000 grant to La Alianza – Idaho

In South Florida, Eviction Spares Few – (almost everyone in this article from the New York Times is Latino)

June 2, 2008

Did You Know? For every $1 that white American families save, a black or Latino family, on average, is only able to set aside 18 cents. The mortgage meltdown is having a devastating effect all across, but especially for people of color. It might strip as much as $213 billion in assets from black and Latino households, according to a recent study by the nonprofit group United for a Fair Economy.

Apartments.com Reaches Rapidly Growing Hispanic Rental Market Through Exclusive Partnership With Univision.com

May 28, 2008

Casto (a Columbus, Ohio company) enters into Puerto Rican commercial real-estate market

Suffering from foreclosure scams

May 22, 2008

Expert Group, Inc. Welcomes Mr. Daniel U. Brito as a Senior Loan Officer

May 13, 2008

Bay Area Player Grabs Casa Latino Real Estate – Armando Tam

May 8, 2008

LandAmerica’s Dan A. Robledo Inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals

Spanish becomes a valuable tool in career – for the North Carolina real estate agent

May 5, 2008

Top 5 Mexican Real Estate Markets

May 1, 2008

LRS Real Estate plans Latino retail, sports complex – Dallas

April 29, 2008

Dozens of homeowners get advice on avoiding foreclosure at Watsonville seminar

April 25, 2008

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Launches ‘Puertas Abiertas’

April 24, 2008

Former Realtor Targeted Hispanic Immigrants in Mortgage Fraud Scheme – San Diego

Did You Know? Jorge Pérez is chairman and chief executive officer of The Related Group, the largest Hispanic-owned business in the U.S. and the country’s largest multi-family real estate development firm.