Field Guide to Marketing to the Hispanic Community
(Updated November 2011)
According to the Pew Research Center, 54% of foreign-born heads of households own a home, which underscores the importance of Hispanics to the real estate community. This Field Guide provides materials in Spanish, statistics, marketing tips, Spanish real estate dictionaries and more to assist REALTORS® with their Hispanic clientele. (D. Foligno, Project Specialist)
NAR Spanish Language Items
Why Rent When You Can Buy - (Item E186-95).
It Pays to Work with a REALTOR® - (Item E135-35).
What Everyone Should Know About Equal Opportunity in Housing Brochure - (E166-796)
NAR Spanish Public Awareness Campaign materials, (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®).
REALTOR® Magazine consumer handouts in Spanish, (REALTOR® Magazine Online).
Hispanic Housing News
Hispanic households grow, accounting for more than half of new homeowners, (Housing Wire.com, Nov. 28, 2011)
NAHREP & NFCC Team up to Expand Access and Awareness Among Latinos for Financial Education/Housing Counseling Resources, (MarketWatch.com, Sept. 20, 2011)
More Hispanics are buying homes, but still less than other minorities, (Press of Atlantic City, Aug. 11, 2011)
Hispanics poised to reinvigorate housing market, (My Northwest.com, July 27, 2011)
The rise of hispanic homebuyers, (Chicago Tribune, July 1, 2011)
The intricacies of Hispanic Marketing, (New Generation Latino Consortium, Aug. 31, 2011)
The payoff from targeting Hispanics, (Business Week, Apr. 20, 2009). Q
Dreaming in color, (Builder Online, July 7, 2009).
Six ways to reach Hispanics, (Credit Union Magazine, Oct. 2008). Q
An overlooked niche: marketing To Hispanics online, (Search Engine Land.com, Aug. 21, 2008).
Targeting Immigrant Home Buyers, (Developer Online, May 11, 2008).
Marketing to the Hispanic home buying community, (Mortgage Industry Trends, Mar. 25, 2008).
Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nation's Growth in Past Decade, (Pew Hispanic Center, Mar. 24, 2011).
State of Hispanic Homeownership, 2010, (NAHREP, 2010).
Quarterly homeownership rates by race, (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).
The impact of demographic, socioeconomic and locational characteristics on immigrant remodeling activity, (Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Apr. 2010).
Hispanic real estate market survey, (NAHREP, Oct. 2009).
Through boom and bust: Minorities, immigrants and Homeownership, (Pew Hispanic Center, May 12, 2009).
Strict Immigration Laws And Their Impact On Local Real Estate Values, (Nuwire Investor, Mar. 4, 2009).
Hispanics and the economic downturn: housing woes and remittance cuts, (Pew Hispanic Center; Jan. 8, 2009).
The economic impacts of immigration: A look at the housing market, (UC Berkeley, May 2008).
Consumer Websites & Resources in Spanish
HUD website in Spanish, (Espanol.HUD.gov, Apr. 10, 2009).
Freddie Mac resources in Spanish, (FreddieMac.com, 2006).
Fannie Mae Spanish-English, English-Spanish glossary, (FannieMae.com).
English/Spanish real estate dictionary, (HUD, Nov. 17, 2003).
Spanish 'Predatory lending brochure', (HUD, 2003).
eBooks & Other Resources
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Hispanic Marketing, a Cultural Perspective, (Adobe eReader)
Advanced Spanish Grammar, (Adobe eReader)
All-Audio Spanish Step 1, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Basic Spanish, (Adobe eReader)
Business Across Cultures, (Kindle, Adobe eReader)
Casa y Comunidad: Latino Home and Neighborhood Design, (available soon)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Intermediate Spanish, (Kindle, Adobe eReader)
Cross-Cultural Selling For Dummies®, (Kindle, Adobe eReader)
Dr. Blair's Express Lane: Spanish, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Dr. Blair's Spanish In No Time, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Global Access Spanish Basic Conversation, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Global Etiquette Guide to Mexico and Latin America, (Kindle, Adobe eReader)
Guia Esencial para los Contratos de Arrendamiento de Bienes Raices, (Adobe eReader)
How to Say It® - Doing Business in Latin America - A Pocket Guide to the Culture, Customs and Etiquette, (Kindle, Adobe eReader)
Instant Immersion Spanish, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Learn in Your Car Spanish Complete, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Multicultural Manners, (Kindle, Adobe eReader)
VocabuLearn® Spanish Complete, (OverDrive Audiobook)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance
Spanish for Real Estate Agents, (Chicago, IL: Command Spanish, Inc., 2005). HD 1375 C73
English-Spanish real estate dictionary, (University Press of America, 1986). HD 1375 J15e
Insights: Focusing on the Hispanic/Latino Buyer, (NAR CD-ROM, Item 141-191). Click here for member pricing.
Field Guides & More
These Field Guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Business Etiquette When Working with Other Cultures
Field Guide to Diversity for REALTORS®
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