NAHREP Take Action to Regain Latino Home-buyers Trust - 10/29/07 09:14 AM
On Sept. 18, 2007 The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) announced at its national convention its new Code of Trust (En Confianza). En Confianza will become the ethical principles by which NAHREP's members are required to conduct business. It will ensured that all clients including the Latino community will be served with respect and honesty.
"A perfect storm of shrinking values and current credit crunch threatens to undermine the steady homeownership gains our community has made in the past 20 years," said NAHREP's President and CEO Tim Sandos.
A copy of "En Comfianza" is available to down load @ www.nahrep.org
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New Findings in Preventing Latino Home Foreclosures - 10/26/07 08:17 AM
New Findings in Preventing Latino Home Foreclosures CHCI, NeighborWorks(R) America Release Results of National Focus Groups WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's National Housing Initiative, HOGAR, in partnership with NeighborWorks(R) America, today released the findings of eight national focus groups with Latino-serving housing professionals and proposed its recommendations for policymakers, market players, and community advocates on how to prevent Latino home foreclosures. Senator Robert Menendez (NJ) and Congressmen Joe Baca (CA-43) and Albio Sires (NJ-13) participated in the policy briefing discussing eight focus groups held nationally with more than 90 housing industry representatives. Focus groups were strategically … (0 comments)

Mortgages to Illegal Immigrants Come Under Fire - 10/26/07 08:08 AM
Are we forgetting the goods that come when we help undocumented homebuyers become part of our communities? Leave your opinion here?Bill Arce Mortgages to Illegal Immigrants Come Under Fire (from http://www.thedustininmansociety.com/blog/)Immigrants have become key to fueling growth in the Chicago area housing market in recent years.According to a report given to the governor last year, immigrants made up more than 80 percent of new homeowners in suburban Cook County from 2000 to 2005. But the maelstrom over immigration policy has slowed down one part of that market.Banks that had begun to make mortgages to undocumented immigrants in recent years have now … (2 comments)

RealEstateLatino.com Launches Spanish National ITIN Lender Database Website - 10/22/07 04:11 PM
For Immediate_Release:
New Websites Cater to Hispanic Consumers' Increasing Need for ITIN Lending and Real Estate Information
United States of America (Press Release) -- Jacksonville, FL - (August 14, 2007) - RealEstateLatino.com, a division of Real Estate Latino, LLC, one of the nations leaders in real estate resources portals, announced today the launch of the first national ITIN lender directory and resource center web portal. It is dedicated to providing consumers with instant, accessible information on ITIN lenders nationwide and the ITIN real estate transactions to help better prepare them for buying a home. This websites can be found at www.CompraTuCasaConITIN.com Being … (5 comments)

AmeriDream Granted Extension on HUD Rule!‏ - 10/22/07 08:22 AM
At the request of AmeriDream, HUD has voluntarily agreed today that the HUD rule banning seller-funded down payment assistance will not be effective with respect to AmeriDream until February 29, 2008. HUD will recognize all applications that have a signed sales contract prior to the effective date according to Congressional testimony provided by HUD. This agreement applies only to AmeriDream. AmeriDream will be able to fund gift applications received until February 29, 2008, and will be only one of two entities that may offer seller-funded down payment assistance after October 31, 2007.This agreement will facilitate litigation on an orderly schedule, and … (0 comments)

REAL ESTATE LATINO CONFIRMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL TRAINING & CONSULTING FIRM - RED KEY INTERNACIONAL, LLC - 10/16/07 09:43 AM
Contact: William R. Arce, President & Founder                                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Real Estate Latino, LLC
Tel. 904-415-2755
Website. RealEstateLatino.com
Email. Bill.Arce@RealEstateLatino.com
REAL ESTATE LATINO CONFIRMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL TRAINING & CONSULTING FIRM - RED KEY INTERNACIONAL, LLC
Central Florida Expert to Educate Through Nationally Recognized Hispanic Homeownership Portal  
 Shortly after NAHREP's national conference at the Walt Disney World Resort ® in September 2007, the strategic plans and partnership between Real Estate Latino and RED Key Internacional, LLC were sealed. The attraction was instant and natural, as both business entrepreneurs share a common goal - to empower and educate all Hispanics to achieve the "American Dream"; homeownership.
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RealEstateLatino.com Launches Updated Real Estate Website - 10/15/07 09:02 AM
"RealEstateLatino, LLC, one of the nation's leading real estate resources for the Latino community, announced today the launch of its updated Spanish web portal, RealEstateLatino.com. The website, found at http://www.realestatelatino.com/, is part of the company's online real estate education and resource initiatives to help raise home-ownership rates for the underserved Latino community.
Launched in 2004, RealEstateLatino.com has quickly become the online source for consumers in need of real estate information and other industry resources. According to eMarketer, there were 15.7 million Hispanic internet users in the United States in 2005, rising to 16.7 million in 2006. The number of users is expected … (1 comments)