Dec 1, 2021 | Real Estate
By Ryan Faircloth Minneapolis officials are celebrating the success of a two-year-old city fund that is helping business owners, particularly those of color, purchase commercial real estate in their communities. The city’s commercial property development fund,...
Sep 15, 2021 | Real Estate
By Kevin Riordan After retirement, Joanne Bourne began a new career in real estate sales. On the side, she “flips” houses, with an eye toward creating a legacy for her grand- and great-grandchildren. Joanne Bourne dabbled in real estate for decades before making a new...
Jun 16, 2021 | Real Estate
Jennifer Breedlove was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where four generations of her family have lived since the 1940’s. They lived alongside other Black families in Northeast Portland, an area notorious for discriminatory redlining. For decades,...
Mar 3, 2021 | Real Estate
By Charlene Rhinehart HBCU grads, Carrington M. Carter and Calvin J. Butts, Jr. of East Chop Capital, are changing the face of private equity. The two Hampton graduates recently announced the closing of their $4 million fund. With a strong background in real estate...
Aug 26, 2020 | Real Estate
By Michael Morrison By mid-century, the U.S. will be a “majority minority” nation. In 2010, slightly more than six in 10 Americans were classified as white non-Hispanic. By 2060, fewer than five in 10 will be, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Right...
Jun 10, 2020 | Real Estate
by Anne DeSimone The 2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) filings indicate data submissions from more than 5,600 institutions on approximately 10.3 million home mortgage applications. This total includes approximately 2 million applications that the lender closed...