Latino Buyers Could Kick Recovery Into High Gear

By Inman News

Latinos accounted for more than half of new owner-occupied households last year and have the purchasing power “to push the U.S. housing recovery into high gear,” according to an annual report from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) released today.

In its 2012 State of Hispanic Homeownership report, the trade group said Hispanics have posted gains in jobs, income, education, and household formation that make them ready to drive demand in the housing market, but that scarce for-sale inventory and policies that favor investor buyers are holding them back.

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