Author: Desiree Patno
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#QuoteOfTheDay with Erica Courtney
As young women, we were taught to stay in our lane and not attract extra attention to ourselves. As we’ve grown up and experienced more, we’ve chosen to embrace our femininity and challenge the status quo. As NAWRB Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council member, Erica Courtney, eloquently explained in our #NDILCPrinciples #PassTheTorch call, we need…
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#QuoteOfTheDay with Tami Bonnell
We are continuing the theme of #PassTheTorch all month long! In these tough times, it’s important to come together and leverage our resources to achieve our goals. Tami Bonnell shared impactful words of wisdom about the importance of Passing the Torch to our younger generations. “When you’re in an environment of trust, you’re willing to…
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ALL-NEW Know the Rules of the Game Podcast: Federal Policy – Black Homeownership!
Happy Monday!! TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF KNOW THE RULES OF THE GAME PODCAST!! Join us on March 17th, 8 am PST, for another of Know the Rules of the Game Podcast: Federal Policy – Black Homeownership! We are THRILLED to have our SPECIAL GUEST, Antoine Thompson, National Executive Director of the…
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#4 Pass the Torch with the NAWRB Certified Delegate Spokeswomen: “Getting Real About Leadership”
Yesterday’s “Getting Real About Leadership”: #4 Pass the Torch Live Broadcast with the NAWRB Certified Delegate Spokeswomen was so powerful! Special shout-out to Nancy Obando for being an amazing and captivating host for this call. We hope that our delegates’ stories and experiences as leading women inspire you to #PassTheTorch to the younger generations of…
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SBA Defers Existing Disaster Loans Until End of 2020
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced that the SBA will be granting automatic disaster loan deferments through December 31, 2020, to help borrowers who are still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters. Because the change is automatic, borrowers of home and business disaster loans do not have to contact the agency to…
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Know the Rules of the GameⓇ for Intelligent Ocean Management
Listen now for an all new episode of Know the Rules of the GameⓇ for Intelligent Ocean Management with your host Desiree Patno, CEO & President of NAWRB, and guest Kellie Aamodt, Board Member of Marine Research and Exploration (MARE), and Former UPS, VP of Corporate Inside Sales. Desiree and Kellie, along with MARE representatives Erin…
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NAWRB Welcomes Former UPS Vice President Kellie Aamodt to its Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC)
Women in the Housing and Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) announces the addition of Kellie Aamodt, Former Vice President of Corporate Inside Sales at United Parcel Service (UPS), to its Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC), dedicated to raising the number of women leaders and growing women’s employment and empowerment at all levels in the housing…
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Know the Rules of the Game® for Homeownership with Angie Weeks
Welcome to the very first episode of the Know the Rules of the Game® Podcast, hosted by Desiree Patno, CEO of Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB)! Her first guest is Angie Weeks, a broker at Metro Estates, NAWRB Certified Delegate Spokeswoman and creator of 2020 Homeownership Day at Chapman University, who joins…
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MReport’s Top 25 Companies in Mortgage & Servicing
Keeping up with the dynamic mortgage and servicing industry, MReport has released their 2019 list of the Top 25 Companies in Mortgage and Servicing that were nominated by team members who work within these organizations. Nominations were divided into five categories, including Legal, Lender/Servicer, Service Provider, Tech Provider, and Women- or Minority-Owned/Operated.
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Best U.S. Cities to Live on a $60,000 Salary
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income in the U.S. was $61,937 in 2018. What kind of life does this afford the average American? The answer depends on a variety of factors, such as spending and saving habits, as well as the cost of living. In addressing the cost of living factor,…