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ORGANIZATION COMPRISES OF PRE-SCREENED, CERTIFIED, AND EXPERIENCED REO AGENTS
Focused on the improvement of REO agent performance through lender and servicer driven education, the FORCE acts as a conduit of communication between the REO agent/broker community and the servicing shops they serve.
Through significant investment in broker oversight, education, and communication delivery the REO servicing industry can obtain tangible, bottom line benefits when using this established network to address their brokerage needs.
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Get exclusive access to our latest webinar publication "Industry Update" hosted and led by keynote speakers and experienced REO professionals.
REO RED BOOK
JOIN MORTGAGE INDUSTRY'S TRUSTED DIRECTORY
Comprised exclusively of the Federation of REO Certified Experts (FORCE), REO Red Book is the mortgage industry’s trusted directory of residential REO agents and brokers. If you work in asset management, investment, servicing, or government, this directory is for you.
For asset managers REORedBook.com puts this elite network at your virtual fingertips and is a one-stop shop for all your procurement needs.
For further assistance finding qualified local professionals in markets where you don’t see coverage, the FORCE also provides complimentary agent location and verification services through its Work Assignment Program.
MEMBERSHIP VALUE
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE MEMBERSHIP
REO Connect Membership is totally FREE, but if you decide to take your profession and experience to the next level, FORCE is your source! FORCE Premier Membership – $1,495/year or *$135/month
MARKETING
Profile in the REO Red Book and online listing, distributed to asset managers nationwide
Complimentary 1/6-page vertical ad in DS News magazine, during first year of membership ($900 value)
Membership rate of 20% off list price for advertising and sponsorships of Five Star Institute offerings (i.e. REO Red Book, DS News, FORCE Quarterly, DS Daily Dose, and event sponsorship)
EVENTS
Complementary Five Star Conference registration ($1,195 value)
Access to FORCE exclusive events during the Five Star Conference
Membership rates for other Five Star Institute conferences
EDUCATION
Complimentary one-year subscription to DS News magazine ($99 value)
Member pricing for Five Star Institute courses and certification
Access to exclusive FORCE monthly webinars
Access to FORCE members-only LinkedIn group
Subscription to FORCE Quarterly newsletter
*This is a yearly membership, with a full year’s worth of benefits. Membership is a for a minimum period of 12 months from the membership start date.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
FIVE GOOD REASONS TO JOIN
01 COMPLIANCE
As a member of the FORCE, your compliance is verified, making you a more reputable and marketable contact.
02 COMMUNICATION
FORCE members have access to critical industry information through the Voice of the FORCE newsletter, DS News magazine, email blasts, and social media and text message alerts.
03 EDUCATION
FORCE members can do more than just meet expectations; they can exceed them by staying up-to-date with latest industry changes and educational offerings.
04 EXPOSURE
The FORCE will work with you to grow your business through co-marketing opportunities such as those available through the Five Star Conference.
05 INCLUSION
The FORCE is continuously working to provide productive partnerships for our members. You can now connect with leaders of the industry in ways that enhance and grow your business.
MARKET UPDATE WEBINAR
Join Jim and Rande as they discuss the current REO Market and what the future looks like to them. These two REO veterans discuss relevant data points and what they mean for you. Then learn how to prepare yourself for an impending increase in business.
Jim Hastings is the Chairman of the FORCE. He is the Broker of Hastings Brokerage, Ltd., a Las Vegas real estate firm that has specialized in helping mortgage servicers and residential real estate portfolio managers with their complete REO process since 1984.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in real estate from Arizona State University and has closed over $1 billion in residential REO. He holds real estate broker licenses in Nevada, California, Arizona, and formerly Ohio. He has had offices in each state, but is currently only operating in Nevada. He is also the Co-Founder of Broker Brain, a web-based REO management system used throughout country.
Rande Johnsen is a 35+ year veteran of the foreclosure, trustee, escrow, and title industries. Beginning with flagship company Trustee Corps, which he founded in 1992, his group of businesses includes title and escrow services and has emerged as a leader in the auction sale to service clients in most western United States where non-judicial foreclosures are concerned.
His companies’ clients include major government agencies, banks, mortgage loan servicers, and a boutique division that caters to smaller, private lenders and law firms. Johnsen is a native of Southern California and graduated California State University, Long Beach with an undergrad degree in business administration. He spends his time between residences in Newport Beach, California, and Las Vegas.
The goal of the FORCE is to become a recognized voice in the REO market by forming strategic alliances that provide transparency and facilitate communication between agents and clients in asset management, investment, and servicing. The FORCE provides guidance to help members retain their client base and focus on new relationships. Create quality connections and have your voice heard.
FORCE TESTIMONIALS
BEHIND THE SCENES: OUR CUSTOMERS' EXPERIENCE WITH OUR TEAM
I have been an REO agent since 1993, and I attended the Five Star Conference for the first time in 2019. This event generated new clients that assigned assets to us before I had even returned home. My new assignments also doubled directly from my FORCE membership.
Thomas Bohlmann
Bohlmann Realty Group
The Five Star Conference is the largest conference I attend, year after year, without fail, and I have also sent my staff. Thanks to my attendance at the 2019 convention, I recently gained a new client that assigned assets both last quarter and in Q1 2020.
Steve Meeker
Meeker Real Estate, Inc.
I wanted to personally thank you for making my first conference a very pleasurable, memorable, and productive experience. I thought the overall layout and flow of how the conference happened, all the side meetings available, and how well organized it all was made it productive. Your staff was extremely friendly, helpful, and well informed.
Ryan Knab
Coldwell Banker
Interested in REO?
The Federation of REO Certified Experts (FORCE) is the Five Star Institute’s REO member organization focused on the improvement of REO agent performance through lender and servicer driven education. The FORCE acts as a conduit of communication between the REO agent/broker community and the servicing shops they serve.
Through significant investment in broker oversight, education, and communication delivery the REO servicing industry can obtain tangible, bottom line benefits when using this established network to address their brokerage needs.
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