important that we do not lose sight of helping the domestic AAPIs in reentering the housing market if they were previously challenged with foreclosure or short sale,” Lai says. “Many will be able to re-enter the market and not even know what their options are or where to start. Our association should encourage our membership to get out and inform the public of their options and ability to get back in to affordable housing.”
Raquel Quinet
the EDGE , AREAA Youn g Pr ofes s io n a l s , Ch a i r In 1999, Raquel Quinet decided to get her license to purchase her first rental property and become a real estate investor. Her stellar career in the industry has allowed her to co-own real estate and mortgage companies, manage offices, operate a top-producing real estate team closing more than 250 homes annually, and become involved with the leadership team as a recruiter for Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners. Most recently, she was recognized as one of the Top 4 Individual Agents for Keller Williams Realty International and has been featured on Arizona Fox News.
AREAA As Chair Leaders of theEDGE, Profile AREAA Young Professionals, organizer her focus will be to inspire, of the Inland Empire empower, educate and conParade of Homes and nect through information, also has partnered with networking, innovative techseveral organizations nology, social media, AREAA to create educational education, and leadership. programs for fellow real theEDGE will help to further estate professionals and AREAA's mission of promothomebuyers. ing sustainable homeown“My role as the AREAA ership and creating new National Default Chair business opportunities for will allow me to represent its members. Operating in AREAA in the default different cities across the space to bring more nation, theEDGE will bring awareness to different innovative ideas to members organizations regarding so that they may implement AREAA’s mission,” says them in real estate business. Chu. “We will also invite “We want to find young different organizations to talent who believe in getting create a solid partnership involved in the community to promote AREAA’s and AREAA and who are goals, such as assisting interested in carrying out AREAA with our constant our mission,” says Quinet. community outreach efforts “We will focus on events to the Asian American and educational classes communities and to help for AREAA members and our members increase their co-host with local chapters opportunities to service this utilizing webinars.” dynamic and expanding market.” Lina Chu Chu hopes to focus on D efault S e rv i c e s Chai r communication to the community in order to increase Lina Chu is the founding education opportunities. president of the AREAA “In our 2013 plan we have Inland Empire chapter and included many consumer is a broker for Gainspot, outreach events. Main Inc. dba Realty Prodigy. goals of these events are She devotes a good portion to provide key information of her time to community to not just the potential activities and helping homeowners, but also to homebuyers. She is the
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people that have lost their homes due to foreclosure previously and guide them through a secure and sure road back to homeownership. Hopefully, by learning from previous experience, we will be able to create even stronger and sustainable homeownership for all future homeowners within Asian American communities.”
Dan S h a n y f e lt P o l i c y Ch a i r
Dan Shanyfelt is the owner of Miramar International Inc., the largest certified minority-owned brokerage in Bakersfield and Kern County (sales and agents) and the largest independent regional brokerage in the Southern San Joaquin Valley (units and volume), with five office locations throughout Kern County. In his role as National Policy Chair, Shanyfelt will direct the association's advocacy efforts including AREAA's annual five-point policy plan and National Policy Day, a coordinated effort leading AREAA members to Capitol Hill to advocate for the needs of Asian American home buyers and owners.
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