Category: Great Articles
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Maria Contreras-Sweet
The 24th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Maria Contreras-Sweet From founding ProAmérica Bank to her appointment by President Obama as the 24th. Administrator of the SBA, Maria Contreras-Sweet has made incredible strides in her career. She divulges to NAWRB her personal role models, journey to the SBA, and what she’s doing to champion for…
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Baby Boomers Are Staying in their Single-Family Homes
The latest edition of Fannie Mae Housing Insights reports that the baby boomer generation is staying in their single-family homes, and not transitioning to apartment living as it was previously thought. The research reveals that the number of baby boomers—Americans born between 1946 and 1965—occupying single-family homes has shifted minimally in recent years, regardless of…
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2012 Survey of Business Owners Preliminary Results
The U.S. Census Bureau has released preliminary results from their 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), comprised of information from approximately 1.75 million businesses.
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How Mother Nature is Changing our Industry
If you look back on the last decade, a lot has been written about global warming and how Earth is shifting. With flooding occurring in some parts of the country and droughts in others, it is a crucial time to remain attune to earth’s changes. Regardless of your beliefs on global warming, an increasing amount…
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The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) advocates and promotes for women-owned businesses specializing in housing. We are dedicated to providing women tools and opportunities for the economic growth and expansion of their businesses.
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2015 NAWRB Conference Starts in Three Days!
The 2015 NAWRB Conference is an event you cannot miss if you are a Woman in Housing. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) and TRID are the hottest movements in housing—with government, government-sponsored agencies and private sector companies looking to conduct business with women—and you need to be aware of their effects and latest developments.
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NAWRB Magazine, Volume 4 Issue 4
We are proud to present Volume 4 Issue 4 of NAWRB Magazine. The theme for this issue is Women-Owned Businesses across the Housing Continuum. From the groundbreaking interagency OMWI standards to the FHFA’s Strategic Plan, our coverage informs readers of the most pertinent information regarding the thriving minority and women inclusion movement.
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China’s New Middle Class Fueling Growth
China’s economic Great Leap Forward stands as one of the defining moments of the closing of the 20th century. Now an economic powerhouse, China and its $3.7 trillion in foreign exchange reserves are viewed by some with fear and trepidation. Others see it as an immense opportunity to create more widely shared prosperity, bring people…
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Building a Greener Business
With environmental issues becoming a hot topic around the world, many consumers and business owners are looking into different options as a way to incorporate green building designs and construction into their companies and homes.
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Leading Atlanta Attorney Diedra Sorohan Wins NAWRB’s Disney Award
DULUTH, Ga., Aug. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — O’Kelley & Sorohan, LLC, a full-service law firm specializing in residential real estate closings, announces that Managing Partner Diedra Sorohan recently received the Disney Award from the National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB). The Disney is awarded to a woman who is a visionary, according to…