http://www.hispanictips.com A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos Fri, 16 May 2008 15:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/bay-area-player-grabs-casa-latino-real-estate-armando-tam/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/bay-area-player-grabs-casa-latino-real-estate-armando-tam/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 16:22:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/bay-area-player-grabs-casa-latino-real-estate-armando-tam/ "What do superstar actor Will Smith, Miami’s Latino scene, The San Francisco Bay Area, Mortgages, Real Estate, Salsa Dancing, and Healthy Latino Cooking have in common?

Armando Tam.

At 32, Armando “Mando” Tam, of Concord, California has achieved much in his young business life. Originally from Rivas, Nicaragua, the son of Chinese and Nicaraguan parents, Mando arrived in America at age 3.

A few years ago, after spending several years in retail management and a few more in telecom and insurance, Armando Tam started teaching Salsa dancing and began singing with a Latino band. His dancing skills landed him a job with Will Smith in the Welcome to Miami Summer hit video. His lyrical skills got him his own record deal. More recently, he competed in a reality TV cooking show with a healthy Latino cooking cuisine.

" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/13/bay-area-player-grabs-casa-latino-real-estate-armando-tam/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:18:32 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/ "LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: LFG) announces that Dan A. Robledo, Vice President - Arizona Operations Manager, has been inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP).

NAHREP is a non-profit trade association headquartered in Washington, D.C., with 15,000 members in more than 60 affiliate chapters in 48 states. Its mission is to increase the sustainable Hispanic homeownership rate by empowering real estate professionals serving the community. The association accomplishes this by providing educational tools and a networking forum, and through the power of advocacy. NAHREP members include real estate agents, brokers, loan officers, mortgage brokers, title officers, escrow officers, appraisers, insurance agents and other professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dan Robledo to our Board of Directors," said Timothy Sandos, President and Chief Executive Officer of NAHREP. "Dan is a tremendously talented leader, as evidenced by his career in the industry, and his contributions to NAHREP will help make the American Dream of homeownership come true for more Hispanics across the country."

Visit http://www.nahrep.org for more information about the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.

About LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. is a leading provider of real estate transaction services with over 700 offices and a network of more than 8,500 active agents. LandAmerica serves agent, residential, commercial and lender customers throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. For the second consecutive year, LandAmerica is recognized as number one in the mortgage services industry on Fortune's 2008 list of America's most admired companies." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/landamericas-dan-a-robledo-inducted-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-national-association-of-hispanic-real-estate-professionals/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/spanish-becomes-a-valuable-tool-in-career-for-the-north-carolina-real-estate-agent/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/spanish-becomes-a-valuable-tool-in-career-for-the-north-carolina-real-estate-agent/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 16:09:33 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/spanish-becomes-a-valuable-tool-in-career-for-the-north-carolina-real-estate-agent/ "Now an agent with Keller Williams Realty in Kernersville, Peregrina has found that being bilingual has paid off, but in ways he never imagined. How many Realtors can explain fideicomiso, or escrow, in Spanish? For his Spanish-speaking clients, Peregrina has become as much of an educator as he is a real-estate agent.

"It can be a very confusing process. Like adjustable-rate mortgages really confused a lot of people, and agents had to use young children to translate during the complicated process of buying house," Peregrina said.

He noted that in the Mexican culture most people do not go into debt to buy their homes. They start to build their houses and then stop until they get the money to complete the construction process, sometimes taking two to three years to finish." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/08/spanish-becomes-a-valuable-tool-in-career-for-the-north-carolina-real-estate-agent/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/top-5-mexican-real-estate-markets/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/top-5-mexican-real-estate-markets/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 14:39:28 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/top-5-mexican-real-estate-markets/ "As Americans struggle with the rising cost of living and a suffering housing market, investing in Mexican real estate is beginning to look muy bueno. Property prices in Mexico are significantly more affordable than in the U.S., and the forthcoming retirement of the baby boomer population is likely to create huge demand for property markets offering the pleasant climate, glittering beaches and rich cultural traditions for which Mexico is famous.

Mexican real estate might seem like a surefire place for investment, but the process of obtaining ownership of property in Mexico can be risky and complicated. (For more general information about owning Mexican real estate, read our previous article, The Myth of Mexican Property Ownership). Because finding the right place for investment can be equally challenging, NuWire has selected five Mexican real estate markets that show potential for growth and appreciation.

" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/05/top-5-mexican-real-estate-markets/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/lrs-real-estate-plans-latino-retail-sports-complex-dallas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/lrs-real-estate-plans-latino-retail-sports-complex-dallas/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 15:16:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/lrs-real-estate-plans-latino-retail-sports-complex-dallas/ "A 26-acre mixed-use development will soon target Dallas' Latino population with a sports and entertainment complex, plus substantial retail and residential components.

The development, called Foro Dallas, will built at Interstate 35 and Regal Row. The project will include La Plazita Sports & Entertainment, an 8-acre area set aside for sporting events and concerts called. La Plazita will include soccer fields, and volleyball and basketball courts, among others." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/lrs-real-estate-plans-latino-retail-sports-complex-dallas/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/dozens-of-homeowners-get-advice-on-avoiding-foreclosure-at-watsonville-seminar/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/dozens-of-homeowners-get-advice-on-avoiding-foreclosure-at-watsonville-seminar/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:54:35 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/dozens-of-homeowners-get-advice-on-avoiding-foreclosure-at-watsonville-seminar/ "Throughout California, the nationwide mortgage crisis -- driven by adjustable-rate mortgages, subprime loans and an already plummeting economy -- hit Latino families especially hard due to language barriers, unfamiliarity with the mortgage process, unforeseeable income changes and subprime lenders who didn't verify income.

Being a Latina, Maria Enomoto, a Consumer Credit Counseling Services counselor who led the Spanish-speaking workshop, said she understands that in Latino culture, "It means a lot to own our own home. If you have your own property, you are successful."" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/29/dozens-of-homeowners-get-advice-on-avoiding-foreclosure-at-watsonville-seminar/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/coldwell-banker-residential-brokerage-launches-%e2%80%98puertas-abiertas%e2%80%99/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/coldwell-banker-residential-brokerage-launches-%e2%80%98puertas-abiertas%e2%80%99/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:18:05 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/coldwell-banker-residential-brokerage-launches-%e2%80%98puertas-abiertas%e2%80%99/ "On a recent Saturday, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage real estate agent Robert Aldana let it be known throughout the Hispanic community that he would be at his office should anyone want to stop by with real estate questions, get help with documents they didn’t understand, or get his assistance one on one with any other housing issue.

The host of a daily Spanish-speaking radio show called “Hablando de Casas,” Aldana referred to the Saturday event as “Puertas Abiertas,” translated “open doors.” His plan was to keep his door open for visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but when he left for the office he told his family he would probably be home by early afternoon. To his amazement, Aldana was greeted by a line of people out the door and around the corner at his Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office. His day didn’t end until 10 o’clock that night." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/25/coldwell-banker-residential-brokerage-launches-%e2%80%98puertas-abiertas%e2%80%99/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/former-realtor-targeted-hispanic-immigrants-in-mortgage-fraud-scheme-san-diego/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/former-realtor-targeted-hispanic-immigrants-in-mortgage-fraud-scheme-san-diego/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:08:54 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/former-realtor-targeted-hispanic-immigrants-in-mortgage-fraud-scheme-san-diego/ "The FBI reports mortgage fraud cases are skyrocketing nationally. Yesterday, a key figure in a San Diego scheme admitted to forging documents to secure loans for mostly Latino borrowers who couldn't afford them. A judge then sentenced Alejandro Lopez to three months in prison and four months in a residential re-entry center.

KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma has more on how the mortgage fraud worked in this case." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/former-realtor-targeted-hispanic-immigrants-in-mortgage-fraud-scheme-san-diego/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/did-you-know-jorge-perez-is-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-of-the-related-group-the-largest-hispanic-owned-business-in-the-us-and-the-countrys-largest-multi-family-real-estate-development/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/did-you-know-jorge-perez-is-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-of-the-related-group-the-largest-hispanic-owned-business-in-the-us-and-the-countrys-largest-multi-family-real-estate-development/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:01:08 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/did-you-know-jorge-perez-is-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-of-the-related-group-the-largest-hispanic-owned-business-in-the-us-and-the-countrys-largest-multi-family-real-estate-development/ "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. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/24/did-you-know-jorge-perez-is-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer-of-the-related-group-the-largest-hispanic-owned-business-in-the-us-and-the-countrys-largest-multi-family-real-estate-development/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/a-new-view-of-vacant-houses-immigrant-crackdown-changing-block-for-the-better-pr-william-pair-say/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/a-new-view-of-vacant-houses-immigrant-crackdown-changing-block-for-the-better-pr-william-pair-say/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:44:12 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/a-new-view-of-vacant-houses-immigrant-crackdown-changing-block-for-the-better-pr-william-pair-say/ "This stretch of Lafayette Avenue in the Manassas area is a fairly gloomy scene. "For Sale" signs flap outside two of the 30 1960s-era red brick starter homes on the block. Eight others appear to be vacant. Few cars are parked on the street. The worn sidewalks are deserted.

But to Pannell and Kipp, it is a tableau of hope. And victory.

For much of the past decade, according to the women and other neighbors, parking was bumper-to-bumper and most of the empty houses were packed with Latino residents they believe were in the country illegally. Now Pannell and Kipp are convinced that Prince William's illegal-immigration crackdown, which both championed as first-time activists, has helped flush many of those people out of their neighborhood, West Gate." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/a-new-view-of-vacant-houses-immigrant-crackdown-changing-block-for-the-better-pr-william-pair-say/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/housing-woes-rough-on-latino-immigrants-in-north-carolina/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/housing-woes-rough-on-latino-immigrants-in-north-carolina/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:26:36 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/housing-woes-rough-on-latino-immigrants-in-north-carolina/ "The housing market crash and the ensuing troubles in credit markets in the past year have caused home values to plummet, forced mortgage foreclosures, slowed the economy and put many businesses in financial peril.

First-time, low-income home buyers have been particularly hard hit as lenders are increasingly reluctant to take chances on them.

Latino newcomers have been especially impacted as North Carolina has experienced an influx of immigration, said Paul Stock, executive vice president of the N.C. Bankers Association." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/housing-woes-rough-on-latino-immigrants-in-north-carolina/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/lehman-sued-for-charging-minority-homeowners-more-by-a-hispanic/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/lehman-sued-for-charging-minority-homeowners-more-by-a-hispanic/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:12:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/lehman-sued-for-charging-minority-homeowners-more-by-a-hispanic/ "A Hispanic homeowner sued Lehman Brothers Bank on Thursday, accusing the lender of charging minority mortgage applicants higher fees and interest rates than white customers. Pedro Rivas, who described himself as a Latino homeowner living in Pecoima, California, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, charging the wholly owned unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc with implementing a policy that causes "minority borrowers to pay subjective fees such as yield spread premiums and other mortgage-related finance charges at higher rates than similarly situated non-minority borrowers."" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/21/lehman-sued-for-charging-minority-homeowners-more-by-a-hispanic/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/16/foreclosure-scam-targets-mostly-hispanic-families-california/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/16/foreclosure-scam-targets-mostly-hispanic-families-california/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:48:18 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/16/foreclosure-scam-targets-mostly-hispanic-families-california/ "A Solano County woman and her daughter are among a growing number of people who have lost their homes and thousands of dollars to scams targeting property owners facing foreclosure, a county official said Tuesday.

"This woman lost her house, and so did her daughter, and they gave the perpetrators $12,000, and their homes are still on the block," said Solano County District Attorney's Office investigator Sonny Ash.

It's part of a rash of kick-'em-when-they're-down schemes aimed at defrauding people desperate to save their homes, he said." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/16/foreclosure-scam-targets-mostly-hispanic-families-california/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/15/did-you-know-the-colorado-civil-rights-division-says-boulder-county-is-the-second-hardest-place-in-the-country-for-hispanics-to-get-a-fair-home-loan-cambridge-mass-was-1/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/15/did-you-know-the-colorado-civil-rights-division-says-boulder-county-is-the-second-hardest-place-in-the-country-for-hispanics-to-get-a-fair-home-loan-cambridge-mass-was-1/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:17:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/15/did-you-know-the-colorado-civil-rights-division-says-boulder-county-is-the-second-hardest-place-in-the-country-for-hispanics-to-get-a-fair-home-loan-cambridge-mass-was-1/ "The Colorado Civil Rights Division says Boulder County is the second-hardest place in the country for Hispanics to get a fair home loan." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/15/did-you-know-the-colorado-civil-rights-division-says-boulder-county-is-the-second-hardest-place-in-the-country-for-hispanics-to-get-a-fair-home-loan-cambridge-mass-was-1/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/10/know-half-million-americans-already-residential-real-estate-mexico/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/10/know-half-million-americans-already-residential-real-estate-mexico/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:27:26 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/10/know-half-million-americans-already-residential-real-estate-mexico/ "One and a half million Americans already own residential real estate in Mexico" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/10/know-half-million-americans-already-residential-real-estate-mexico/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/09/realty-tightens-standards-hispanic-customers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/09/realty-tightens-standards-hispanic-customers/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:03:47 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/09/realty-tightens-standards-hispanic-customers/ "Su Casa Realty, one of the biggest real estate agencies catering to Hispanic immigrants in Memphis, has largely stopped selling homes to people without Social Security numbers, often a sign that they are here illegally. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/09/realty-tightens-standards-hispanic-customers/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/casa-latino-real-estate-next-giant/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/casa-latino-real-estate-next-giant/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:03:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/casa-latino-real-estate-next-giant/ "While industry heavyweight Realogy, the parent of Century 21, Era, and Coldwell Banker report net losses for 2007 of $797 Million, feisty Casa Latino Real Estate reports continued system growth.

According to the 2008 edition of the well respected industry trend bible, the Swanpoel Trends Report, "Casa Latino (www.casalatino.com) is the first true national Latino real estate franchise. The Company's entire structure, focus and mission are designed to effectively service Hispanic home buyer and sellers". The report further hints that Casa Latino has a shot at becoming the "next real estate giant"." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/31/casa-latino-real-estate-next-giant/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/26/gonzales-group-partners-with-rismedia-provide-business-development-solutions/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/26/gonzales-group-partners-with-rismedia-provide-business-development-solutions/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:09:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/26/gonzales-group-partners-with-rismedia-provide-business-development-solutions/ "The Gonzales Group, the preeminent business consulting and research firm in the field of multicultural markets for the real estate and financial services industries, announced today that it has teamed up with RISMedia, Inc., to provide RISMedia’s readers with in-depth multicultural news articles and business development solutions. The partnership will help RISMedia readers identify transaction-focused business opportunities in this rapidly changing and growing multicultural home-buying consumer segment.

The partnership was formed in response to the rapidly growing multicultural population, as evidenced by the projected increase of the U.S. Hispanic and Asian population of 13.45% and 13.59% respectively over the next five years (2007 U.S. census). Comparatively, the White non-Hispanic population is expected to grow by 1.6% over this same time period." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/26/gonzales-group-partners-with-rismedia-provide-business-development-solutions/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/latino-homebuyers-face-uphill-battle-effort-keep-homes/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/latino-homebuyers-face-uphill-battle-effort-keep-homes/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:31:14 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/latino-homebuyers-face-uphill-battle-effort-keep-homes/ "Real estate experts say the mortgage mess has hit the Hispanic community especially hard, in part because Latinos represented such a large chunk of the class of first-time buyers who — it seemed — finally had a chance to borrow money and chase the dream of homeownership.

In many cases, people simply bit off more than they could chew.

In some cases, mortgage brokers helped bring people into the market who they knew or should have known would struggle, according to real estate professionals." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/latino-homebuyers-face-uphill-battle-effort-keep-homes/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/know-dallas-some-highest-rates-foreclosures-country-texas-among-states-with-highest-share-subprime-loans-according-consumer-federation-america-good-chunk-those-loans-dallas-about-were-made-latinos/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/know-dallas-some-highest-rates-foreclosures-country-texas-among-states-with-highest-share-subprime-loans-according-consumer-federation-america-good-chunk-those-loans-dallas-about-were-made-latinos/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:15:35 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/know-dallas-some-highest-rates-foreclosures-country-texas-among-states-with-highest-share-subprime-loans-according-consumer-federation-america-good-chunk-those-loans-dallas-about-were-made-latinos/ "Dallas has some of the highest rates of foreclosures in the country, and Texas is among the states with the highest share of subprime loans, according to the Consumer Federation of America.

A good chunk of those loans in Dallas -- about 22 percent -- were made to Latinos." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/03/24/know-dallas-some-highest-rates-foreclosures-country-texas-among-states-with-highest-share-subprime-loans-according-consumer-federation-america-good-chunk-those-loans-dallas-about-were-made-latinos/feed/