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Aug 4th-6th in Pasadena – Meet Our Powerhouse Speakers!
Attendees will get to hear the live interaction of industry veterans during the Mastermind Think-Tank as they discuss important issues and topics in the economic ecosystem, from women on corporate boards to family offices and high net worth individuals.
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A Primer on Opportunity Zones Investing
The opportunity zone program was enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Reform with the goal of directing long-term capital investments into underserved rural and urban communities. This program is viewed by many as the most ambitious federal tax incentive program for taxable investors to invest in real estate in decades. With an estimated $6.1…
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Introducing 2019 Conference Speaker Dr. Alexis Crow!
NAWRB’s 2019 Solutions.Housing.Equality SHETalk Speaker Dr. Alexis Crow is Lead, Geopolitical Investing practice, PwC Senior Fellow, Columbia Business School; Global Business and Economics, Atlantic Council. In her role, she is leading corporations and asset managers to capitalize on dislocations in order to profit and expand around the globe. Previously, she was Managing Director at New…
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2019 NAWRB Annual Conference: Redefining Leadership
Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) is excited to announce the 2019 NAWRB Annual Conference: Redefining Leadership on August 4th-6th at the Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California. This year’s event will mark NAWRB’s 10th anniversary!
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Serena Williams’s Venture Fund Invests in Companies Led by Women and Minorities
Professional tennis player Serena Williams has launched a venture fund called Serena Ventures that has already invested in more than 30 companies. The venture-capital firm is focused on investing in companies led by women and people of color, as well as those that value individual empowerment and creativity.
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The Future of Real Estate Investment: Opportunity Zones
According to the 2017 Distressed Communities Index by the Economic Innovation Group, one in six Americans, approximately 17 percent of the population, live in economically-distressed communities, and the average state has 15.2 percent of its population living in these struggling areas. The new Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax incentive was created as part of the 2017…
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Women Leading the Way with Confidence
There are plenty woman-driven moments worth celebrating this year. From opportunities to highlight initiatives to advance in Olympic sports, corporate boardroom, red carpet Oscars, and Congress, women are leaving a stalwart trace of power, closing the year 2018 strong. In Congress, women comprise an impressive record-setting number of 108 held seats in, about 20.2 percent…
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Leap-In: Inspiring Career Role Models for the Next Generation of Women Leaders
The revolution for women has been a long time coming—think since before the beginning of the written history of our civilizations. As an ally in the space who is an advisory member of BRAVA Investments and a close friend of CEO and Founder Nathalie Molina Nino, I’ve become an even stronger champion for equality. That…
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sheCENTER(FOLD) Quinn Palomino
Co-Founder and Partner, Virtua Partners Quinn Palomino Quinn Palomino is the Co-Founder and Principal of Virtua Partners, a fully-integrated, private equity and real estate services firm. In this intimate discussion with NAWRB, Quinn shares her incredible story as a first-generation Vietnamese immigrant, her experience growing up in a mix of both American and Vietnamese cultures,…
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Women and Minorities Underrepresented Among Ownership in Asset Management Industry
A recent study by the Harvard Business School and Bella Research Group analyzing diversity within ownership of U.S. asset management shows that women and minorities have been significantly underrepresented in mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity and real estate between the years 2011 and 2017. However, the report also notes that diversity does not have…