Category: News
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Vienna Holds 10-Year Ranking for Best Quality of Living
For the 10th year in a row, Vienna, Austria has ranked as the top city for providing its citizens with the best quality of life, according to Mercer’s 2019 Quality of Living Ranking. Zurich, Switzerland, was the runner up for best quality of life, while most of Western Europe dominated the ranking. Luxembourg was also…
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California’s Cooling Housing Market to Continue into 2020
The latest UCLA Anderson Forecast of California’s economic and housing market reports that housing will continue to cool into the year 2020 despite current job growth and strong economy. The economists attribute the weakening to falling home prices in major markets and decreased demand.
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Blockchain Won’t Make Real Estate Agents Obsolete
Blockchain is an emerging technology that’s impacting the way industries conduct business, especially real estate. Not much is known about blockchain among the general public besides its association with bitcoin. While real estate professionals should pay attention to this new trend—as it will significantly change transactions and data-sharing—it will not make their careers obsolete. Agents…
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Many Organizations Not Prioritizing Gender-Diverse Leadership
According to a recent report by IBM titled “Women Leadership, and the Priority Paradox,” a significant share of organizations are not making the increased inclusion of women in leadership roles a top business priority. Among the 2,300 organizations that were surveyed worldwide, only 18 percent had women in top leadership positions, including the C-suite, vice…
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Announcing the 2019 NAWRB Conference & Leadership Awards!
Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) is pleased to announce the 2019 NAWRB Annual Conference, Redefining Leadership, on August 4th-7th at the Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California. Following the success of last year’s conference, this event will feature inspiring SHETalks from women leaders, a diverse array of expert panels, one-on-one opportunities with…
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International Women’s Day: Women Who Inspire the NDILC
Today marks International Women’s Day, a worldwide event dedicated to celebrating women’s social and political achievements and promoting gender equality. The campaign theme for the year 2019 #BalanceforBetter—a call to action that encourages continued efforts to create a more gender-balanced world.
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Top 70 Companies for Executive Women in 2019
The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), one of the nation’s largest associations for women professionals and business owners, just released their 2019 ranking of the Top 70 Companies for Executive Women. This list, now in its 21st year, features organizations that stand out for having high female representation in key management positions and programs…
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NAWRB’s Government Reach is Expanding Across the Globe!
Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) announces that it is moving its Government Branches to its Headquarters in Irvine, CA. With our expansion into other countries and the ever-changing landscape, it is imperative having the company’s collective efforts for greater social impact in the same location.
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Stop Being A Fly on the Wall
Everyone gets stuck. It’s part of life. It’s part of business. We all have blind spots, energy slumps, personal and professional limitations and challenges that often we might not seem to be able to get over. But getting stuck can be especially frustrating when you are a CEO and everyone looks up to you for…
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Hispanic Poverty Rate Dropped to Historic Low in 2017
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the poverty rate among the Hispanic population dropped to the lowest level recorded in 2017, at 18.3 percent. This decline is not only the largest year-to-year drop among all demographic groups—1.1 percentage points from 2016—but also the lowest poverty estimate for Hispanics since they were first reported in 1972.