home ownership
Lifting Federal Debt Ceiling Key To Latino Prosperity
By Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Latino families, like African-American and white families, eagerly await a recovery in the U.S. housing market. Their economic security desperately […]
Latinos Key To Housing Recovery
A report from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals found that Latinos, as first-time homebuyers, are set to be key to the housing recovery in this country. The report, “The […]
Latinos Disproportionately Affected By Rising Gas Prices
According to a report by the Center for American Progress Latino families and businesses have been the hardest his by soaring gasoline prices. The report cites a poll conducted by […]
Obama’s Agenda for Latinos in the US
The special forces operation that killed über bad-guy Osama Bin Laden was a watershed moment on several fronts. For national security, for the so-called war on terror, and for the […]
Defending America’s Housing Dream
by Janet Murguia Homeownership is the cornerstone of the American Dream, and like all Americans, Latinos work toward that dream and a stable financial future. In recent years, however, problems […]
Combating Abuse In Predatory Lending To Latinos
Photo by Jen ReelProgreso Financiero kiosk in a Houston Fiesta grocery store. [Editor’s Note: The following story was written by Melissa Del Bosque originally appeared in the Texas Observer.] GROWING […]
Latinos Are More Optimistic About the Economy
There’s a lot to be said about the Latino can-do, si se puede spirit. Give us a chance, we’ll take it and make things happen. We know that, but it […]
Less Internet, More Mobile For Latinos
Latinos are less likely than whites to have a home Internet connection — especially broadband — but more likely than whites to access the Internet, email or instant messages on […]
Latino Groups List Their Policy Wishes for Obama
There was a time, not too long ago, when immigration was not high on the list of Latino political priorities. I remember polls that indicated education, followed by jobs and […]
Cuban American Adjustment, the DREAM Act of 1966
The DREAM Act has already worked, it’s a proven practice, it’s just been called something different and benefited a very specific group of people. Turn your calendar back to 1966 […]