I’ve written about this in other iterations. I’ve talked about finding your rhythm, and the importance of letting things come to you, not forcing things, and then riding the momentum when you have the wind at your back. The point of it all is that success is not linear. Progress doesn’t follow a straight line. For most people, the journey is long and winding. It looks more like a stairway or a hockey stick.
I remember with NAR, the National Association of REALTORS®, invited me to participate on a panel session on diversity at their national convention back in 2002. I had never been to an NAR convention, but had heard that they were huge with 20,000+ attendees.
It has been long understood that a nation of stakeholders makes for a strong union, and for that reason, closing the minority homeownership gap has been a goal and a topic of discussion for decades.
International business executive Sol Trujillo emphasizes the necessity of “running with” one’s own ideas to Gary Acosta as he recounts his road from just beginning in the telecom industry to co-founding L’ATTITUDE.
From humble beginnings to establishing herself as a top producer and prolific real estate investor, Oralia Herrera shares her unique approach when working with clients to not only help them find a place to call home; but also establish a path to generational wealth through investment opportunities.
On-Air Political Analyst for MSNBC and bestselling author Anand Giridharadas starts a provocative conversation with Gary Acosta about the intentional economic shift reducing homeownership and wealth building opportunities for Latinos.
Join award-winning music icon and industry legend Emilio Estefan as he reflects on lessons throughout his life, his businesses, and what he envisions as the future of the Latino community.
Recessions are tough on the economy. Investment activity slows, credit is less accessible, and well-paying jobs become scarcer. However, recessions also tend to be when savvy people become wealthier. Bottom line question: Who are the winners during a recession and why?
Ye, the entertainer and fashion designer formally known as Kanye West had a disastrous week. Always outrageous, his recent antisemitic comments were apparently the last straw; prompting practically everyone to sever ties with him, from his bank, JP Morgan Chase, to his billion-dollar shoe partnership with Adidas.
Between 2008 and 2012, more than six million people lost their homes to foreclosure, property values lost almost 40%, and non-distressed home sales fell to all-time lows. It was, without question, the worst real estate market since the great depression. Not surprisingly, the historic dip in the market was followed by a decade-long bull market, the likes of which we have never seen before. Residential real estate is a cyclical market. The…