Business + Real Estate Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Fannie Mae Launches New HomePath.com in Spanish Aimed at Helping More Hispanics Buy Homes
November 7, 2009
WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities
October 28, 2009
Global Hispanic Real Estate Firm, Casa Latino, Executes National Franchise Development Deal for U.S. Expansion
September 30, 2009
Latino homeowners shorn of mortgage interest tax deductions
September 21, 2009
From the ground up – Buying land fulfills a dream for many Hispanic immigrants
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 3, 2009
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 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
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.
January 21, 2009
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
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
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 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?
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 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
August 14, 2008
How to Begin Marketing to Hispanic Consumers in Real Esate
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
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 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 4, 2008
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.
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
May 1, 2008
LRS Real Estate plans Latino retail, sports complex – Dallas
April 24, 2008
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.
April 9, 2008
Realty tightens standards for its Hispanic customers
March 31, 2008
Casa Latino Real Estate, the Next Giant
March 24, 2008
Did You Know? 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% — were made to Latinos.
March 10, 2008
Weakening housing market threatens Latino wealth
February 18, 2008
Fannie Mae Reacts To Concerns Over Office Diversity
January 16, 2008
Mercado on the move – Two developers have big ideas–will something finally get built? – San Diego
January 10, 2008
Retailer Targets Growth in the Hispanic Sector – Interview with Jeff Forman, manager of real estate for La Curacao
November 25, 2007
http://www.VivaReal.us/ Connects Hispanic Homebuyers with Real Estate Agents, Listings and Spanish Language Home-buying Videos, Podcasts
Dispute raises questions about Arizonans’ land investments in Sonora
November 19, 2007
Housing foreclosures hits Latino homeowners hard
November 14, 2007
10 Questions for Luis Perez de Leon of ReMax Vista Properties – Napa Valley, California
Hispanics on Both Sides of Subprime Lending
November 12, 2007
Casa Latino Real Estate Forges Relationship with RealEstateLatino.com
November 1, 2007
Bank aids Latinos in financial management and home ownership – Kansas City
October 17, 2007
Ground Breaks on $13M Hispanic-Oriented Retail – Phoenix
September 13, 2007
US lenders charge higher rates to black and Hispanic borrowers
August 22, 2007
NAHREP, Wells Fargo To Co-Host Hispanic Home Buying Empowerment Seminar – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
August 9, 2007
Real estate titan pins its hopes on Hispanics – Century 21 Casa Real Latino
Countrywide Bank Names New Head of CRA Lending – Mary Salinas Duron
July 30, 2007
Mortgages for illegal immigrants
July 12, 2007
No Longer a Niche: How Three Brokerages Educate and Inform the Hispanic Marketplace | Real Estate News
July 10, 2007
Financial Services Provider Countrywide Offers Online Mortgage Tool in Spanish
July 9, 2007
American Financial Group Prospers by Serving the Hispanic Community
June 13, 2007
Regulators Quiet as Lenders `Targeted’ Minorities
June 4, 2007
Realtors, Banks Reach Out To Hispanic Home Buyers – Fort Smith, Arkansas
May 22, 2007
Billionaire has big plans for Mexican garbage dump
May 21, 2007
At the Mall, Mariachi Instead of Muzak – Plaza Fiesta Mall in Atlanta
April 13, 2007
Hispanics, Echo Boomers fuel demand for rentals
Foreclosure Wave Said to Hit Latinos Hard
March 25, 2007
Why Wall Street now cares when poor lose their homes
February 5, 2007
Helping Hispanics Buy Their Homes – Robb Heering, founder of Casa Latino Franchise Corp
December 20, 2006
Latina Named Among Real Estates Most Influential Leaders – Frances Martinez Myers
December 17, 2006
The expanding Latino housing market must be addressed
December 5, 2006
Real Estate firm to debut in Albuquerque – New Mexico
November 28, 2006
Casa Latino Real Estate Franchise System Grows Quickly
November 9, 2006
Fidelity National Title reaches out to Spanish speakers – California
Realogy Sponsors National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Conference for Sixth Consecutive Year
Landing Latinos – Home developers alter marketing strategy to catch trend
November 8, 2006
Hispanics Rejected by 2-to-1 Ratio. Mortgages
November 7, 2006
Lenders look to serve Latino market
November 6, 2006
Prudential Rand Launches New Latino Sales Division
November 3, 2006
LAT Money Center Introduces Nationwide Program That Offers Mortgage Financing to Undocumented Workers
October 29, 2006
Latino home buyers targeted as dynamic portion of market – Las Vegas, Nevada
October 27, 2006
Metrocities Mortgage Named a Partner in the California Latino Homeownership Initiative
October 18, 2006
Banorte Offers Mexican 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages
October 3, 2006
Latinos are buying in – San Diego, California real estate
October 2, 2006
Realogy Shows Its Support for Hispanic Business
September 7, 2006
Wells Fargo dedicates new Nampa branch to Hispanics – Idaho
NAHREP Convention to Offer Latest Tips for Working with Burgeoning Latino Homeowners
August 11, 2006
Casa Latino Real Estate Prepares Nationwide Expansion!
July 18, 2006
No entiendo su lengua (I don’t understand your language) — or why aren’t there real estate sites in Spanish
June 19, 2006
Georgia Law Chills Latino Home-Buying Market – Los Angeles Times
June 4, 2006
Decline in Latino home buying seen as effect of new state law. Georgia
May 11, 2006
Immigrants Expected To Drive Real Estate Market
February 6, 2006
Home-buying industry busy wooing Latinos
January 23, 2006
Casa Latino Announces Launch of New Tri-Lingual Website! Hartford, Connecticut
January 18, 2006
Real estate agents take Spanish class to build clientele. North Carolina
January 9, 2006
”Casa Latino” Arrives in Danbury! Connecticut
October 13, 2005
250 Percent Increase in Corporate Sponsorship for Hispanic Trade Organization is Proof of Growing Interest in Hispanic Homebuyer Market
October 7, 2005
Real Estate Magazine Launches in Miami
September 20, 2005
First American Title Expands Hispanic Marketing Program in Phoenix
August 21, 2005
Financial services office aims at Latino community
August 17, 2005
Learn to Work More Effectively with the Hispanic Homebuyers
August 9, 2005
Despite Illegal Status, Buyers Get Home Loans
July 25, 2005
Real estate seminar focus is on Latinos
