Multicultural Real Estate Pros

About EpisodeThe Pew Center estimates that by 2040, Muslims will replace Jews as the nation’s second-largest religious group after Christians. And by 2050, the U.S. Muslim population is projected to reach 8.1 million, or 2.1% of the nation’s total population — nearly twice the share of today. This growth represents a tremendous opportunity for real estate professionals and requires the industry to better understand the cultural and religious nuances associated with helping Muslims through the homebuying process. GuestBarrie Naji, Sales Associate, Coldwell Banker Realty, Boston, MAAbout BarrieWith Barrie you get professionalism, honesty, and a comfort-level that is priceless.Professionalism, perseverance, passion, honesty, and ethics, are just a few of the personality traits and values that have earned Barrie her reputation as a trusted real estate professional.Barrie has lived in New England (New Hampshire, Cambridge, Boston), California, Colorado, and Lebanon (Middle East) and traveled extensively throughout Mexico & Central America. Barrie was an avid NASTAR (ski) racer. She has also hiked the Continental Divide, and to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and attended over 15 different schools in her lifetime.Barrie has been a Director of Corporate Services & Communications in a nationwide healthcare organization and has run her own consulting company overseas.In addition to having a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and being a Certified Commercial Investment Counselor (CCIC), Barrie is also an Accredited Home Stager, an Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), a Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA), a certified At Home With Diversity (AHWD) Realtor, and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES).Barrie is an experienced, trustworthy, ethical, professional Realtor®.  Whether running an organization or finding a client their dream home, Barrie is not satisfied until all the stakeholders are satisfied. You can be confident that you are in good hands when you select Barrie to market and sell your home or business.

A native of Colombia, Ricardo Rodriguez is living the typical immigrant success story. Ricardo is one of only 14 COLDWELL BANKER Global Luxury Ambassadors and has consistently ranked in the Real Trends/WSJ top 100 teams in the U.S. By integrating his passion for design, fashion, and the arts, Ricardo shares his unique approach to establishing a solid book of business in residential development.

Luxury Real Estate is a sector of the residential real estate market with plenty of appeal and puffery. We sat down with top luxury agent, Herman Chan, Associate Broker at Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty in San Francisco, CA to get an authentic perspective on luxury, his real estate career, and his personal life.

M. Ryan Gorman, President & CEO of Coldwell Banker discusses his commitment to increasing the number of diverse broker-owners within the Coldwell Banker franchise family. Mr. Gorman outlines the program benefits and welcomes the first affiliate to join under this new Inclusive Ownership program - Tina & Rich Hernandez of the Omni Group in Orange County, California.

Habla español or not, SuCasa.com and YourCasa.com provide a unique solution for real estate agents. This episode will feature smart ways to target Hispanic and/or Spanish speaking home buyers or sellers through strategic content and digital solutions.Host: Jason RiveiroGuest: Neil Terc, President & CEO, SuCasa.com and YourCasa.comAbout Neil:With over 15 years in technology and real estate industries, Neil took his experience to create real estate platforms Yourcasa and SuCasa.com.  His platforms help educate, prepare, and connect thousands of monthly registered clients with the company’s network of partner lenders and referral agents that can serve them throughout the country.  In the last 5 years, more than 80,000 prospective clients have been assisted by SuCasa’s network of agents and lenders throughout the country for a path to homeownership and long-term wealth.

A special Black Lives Matter edition focusing on discrimination in real estate and how our industry can address the issues preventing African Americans from achieving the American dream.Host: Jason RiveiroGuest(s): Scott Hobbs, REALTOR, Coldwell Banker, Bedminister, NJ and Irving Cham, REALTOR, Coldwell Banker, Maplewood, NJ

In 2018 the NAR (National Association of Realtors) Member profile showed that 82% of the members are white while for the US population, it is closer to 60% of the population. What is even more interesting, is that of the top 25 markets in the US, 21 are majority-minority in their ethnic & racial demographics. The abovementioned information clearly indicates a need for diversity in both the agent and broker population.Host: Jason RiveiroGuest(s): Melissa Gomez, Broker, ERA Top Service, Queens, New York, and Natalie Carpenter, Coldwell Banker, Chicago, Illinois

This episode will discuss the newly released 2020 State of Asia American Report and explore the latest trends for Asian-American & Pacific Islanders homebuyers and to shed some light on the largest and most powerful AAPI organization in the US, AREAA.Guest: Hope Atuel, Executive Director, Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)Host: Jason Riveiro

In an age when most trade associations are seeing declining membership rates, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has had an explosive growth trajectory over the past five years. This podcast will focus on how to help real estate professionals and corporations, crack the nut on maximizing their involvement with NAHREP, and ultimately growing their market share in the U.S. Hispanic market.Host: Jason RiveiroGuest: Gary Acosta, Co-Founder & CEO, NAHREP

Real Estate is an industry with the most amount of social media content, yet, it has the lowest engagement compared to many other industries. Today, on Multicultural Real Estate Pros, we are going to help you be effective in your social media & business branding efforts.Host: Jason RiveiroGuest(s): Gabe Mendez, Century 21 Award & Dyllan Nguyen, LIV Sotheby's International Realty

First-time homebuyers represent nearly 40% of all single-family buyers in residential real estate; however, the dream of homeownership is still a far reality for many minority communities. This podcast we will feature two successful real estate professionals with a passion for serving their community. They will share their insights on how they are building a business driven by empowering first-time homebuyers and helping them navigate the often difficult process of purchasing a home.Host: Jason RiveiroGuest(s): Nora Aguirre, C21 Americana                     Irving Cham, Coldwell Banker

This episode highlights important LGBTQ Homebuyer trends, provides practical engagement insights for real estate professionals and features the importance of becoming a member of NAGLREP (National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals. Host: Jason RiveiroGuest: David Siroty, NAGLREP