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The Latino Real Estate & Advocacy Conference is a three-day forum hosted by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Every year, Hispanic real estate leaders come together with industry executives, government-appointed officials and housing thought leaders to discuss the real issues that challenge Latino homeowners and homebuyers and real estate practitioners. We are the leading voice of Hispanic Real Estate and the only forum of its kind dedicated to the state of Hispanic homeownership and the impact of the current market on everyday working Latino families. 

 

In this election year, housing policy will be a key issue for presidential candidates and congressional representatives. Real solutions that protect and promote access to homeownership must be balanced with commonsense reforms. With Latinos poised to drive home sales in the near term, new ideas that bolster their access to homeownership will benefit the U.S. housing market and the nation's economy.

 

Part policy forum, part business summit, this mid-winter meeting also offers attendees unparalleled business networking opportunities, informative breakout sessions and after hours social events. Register early to get the best discounts and rates at www.nahrep.org/dc2012

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NAHREP Joins Industry Coalition Against Proposed QRM Rule

June 22, 2011

Today the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals stood in alliance with 39 other civil rights, watchdog and industry organizations as the Coalition for Sensible Housing Policy with a message to federal regulators: Go back to the drawing board and come up with a rule that supports good underwriting and sound practices that reduce mortgage defaults, not access to homeownership.

With the bipartisan backing of 320 members of Congress and the Senate, the Coalition issued today a white paper "Proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage Definition Harms Creditworthy Borrowers While Frustrating Housing Recovery" available for download HERE

"This is one of the most important housing issues of the day. This is a fight in defense of homeownership and access to consumer-friendly loans that don't exclude credit-worthy borrowers," said Carmen Mercado, NAHREP President, who was on hand today for the Coalition press conference.

To read more go to NAHREP News

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New NAHREP Report: Latinos, First-Time Homebuyers Are The Key To The Housing Recovery

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has published a report “The State of Hispanic Homeownership” that offers an overview of compelling data on the Hispanic homebuyer market and why it is poised, due to its population size, high desire and buying clout, to drive first-time homebuyer purchases and accelerate the nation’s economic recovery. A digital copy of the report is available for download here

Hispanic, Asian and African-American real estate leaders meeting in Washington D.C .in March for the 2011 Multicultural Real Estate & Policy Conference distributed a joint plan for preserving minority homeownership to elected officials during member visits to Capitol Hill. The plan calls for more diverse and innovative solutions to meet the housing challenges facing multicultural communities now and in the future.