Noticiero (blog)

Orange County NAHREP is now accepting Sponsorship Pledges for 2010. 

Are you looking for a fun and productive way to give to the community you serve while growing your real estate business?  We provide educational tools and programs to our members to help them understand the cultural distinctions of their clients, advance their real estate careers, make powerful connections and run sound businesses. 

The Orange County, California Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) hosted Fiesta Navidad December 1st, the Organization’s annual Holiday Luncheon and toy drive.  Over 150 of Orange County’s most revered multi-cultural housing advisors and advocates enjoyed authentic Mexican cuisine, professionally staged group photography and a performance by professional vocalist Anne Bates. 

Bernadette Medrano of the Santa Ana Education Foundation was in attendance to formally accept over 500 unwrapped toys donated by OC NAHREP members and guests to underprivileged children of local families.  A live auction benefitted the El Viento Foundation’s Climb for Kids, headed by Joe Chairez, Partner at Baker Hostetler, LLP.  Chairez thanked Orange County NAHREP for a warm send off as he was in preparation during the luncheon for his December 20th departure to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for Climb for Kids. 

In an OC Metro article featuring his efforts with El Viento, Chairez shared El Viento’s strengths “aimed at teaching kids how to set goals, make commitments and plans to attain those goals.”

“These are not unlike our own strengths,” shared OC NAHREP President John Macias.  “We serve our industry as a foundation for practitioners to set goals for their clients and to attain these goals by increasing sustainable Hispanic homeownership opportunities within the Orange County community.”

The action packed Orange County NAHREP 2010 Calendar of Events circulated and membership grew by 15% during the luncheon, with many Real Estate practitioners eager to join the NAHREP movement taking shape both nationally and within their own community.

“We will grow to over 500 members in Orange County next year,” promised President John Macias.  “We will work with organizations like AREAA (the Asian Real Estate Association of America) and NAREB (the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, comprised of African American real estate professionals) to empower Real Estate practitioners like you to serve our diverse community.  And, we will serve as a voice for the Orange County Latino community as we promote equal access to homeownership for all Americans.”

Event photos coming soon!

Last night our Orange County N.A.H.R.E.P. held an amazing event at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine with eight very powerful industry speakers – a night of information sharing, inspiration and, as always, great networking!

A very special thanks to our distinguished guest speakers:

Don Currie

President, California Association of Mortgage Brokers

President, HighTech Lending

Joseph A. Gutierrez

Bank of America Home Loans

V.P. - Southwest Business Development Manager

Neighborhood Lending

Aaron Yu

Director, Altra Consulting Services

California Orange County Asian Real Estate Association of America

A.R.E.A.A. Ambassador

Eric "Bubba" Mills

REO Manager, Financial Asset Services

Vicente Orduno

Vice President Home Lending

CHASE Multi-Cultural & Affordable

Eric L. Frazier, MBA

Vice President, Branch Manager

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

And these OC NAHREP special guests:

Tom Ferry ~ YourCoach.com

and

Ernie Reyes ~ Co-founder of NAHREP

These passionate and courageous industry experts shared stories, information, distressed market challenges and solutions and reminded all in attendance how important it is to band together through organizations like ours to continue to raise the bar in real estate and provide the support we need to serve our hard working communities with the dedication and integrity they deserve.

At NAHREP, our mission is to increase the Hispanic homeownership rate by empowering the real estate professionals that serve the community. Thank you for believing in us.

NAHREP Orange County celebrates yet another successful event at the Geisha House in Santa Ana last night, August 6, 2009.  Over 250 guests were in attendance. 

Delicious appetizers, sizzling drinks and serious networking set the stage for us to raise funds for a very exciting cause (stay tuned for more info!).

The Board of Directors wishes to thank all who were able to attend with a special discount code for 50% OFF membership.  Use the code: GRACIAS to pay just $50 for your annual membership.  Hurry!  Offer is good for a limited time only.

There are even more great events on the way - visit our event calendar or join our FREE mailing list to stay informed.

The local Orange County, California chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals has launched www.ocnahrep.org, a web portal for members only access to online networking, resources and information - all aimed at furthering the mission of creating sustainable homeownership opportunities for all Americans.