Real Estate Industry News
California Real Estate Broker Brian Bean this month earned the coveted Five Star Institute Short Sale Specialist designation and is now one of just a few hundred agents nationwide and only a handful in California to complete the training program.
Bean, who focuses on helping homeowners in Southern California navigate through the complexities of foreclosures and short sales, chose the Five Star Institute because of its superior training program and cutting-edge efforts to standardize the process.
"Five Star is definitely leading the way to ease the burdens of people at risk of losing their homes," he said. "It's about having compassion and empathy for people who find themselves in unwinnable situations, and helping them and the banks find a way to win."
Five Star's rigorous training program prepares professionals who learn the ins and outs of the Short Sale Specialty to: - Understand when a short sale is the best option for a homeowner
- Follow a standardized process to effiiciently help homeowners get out from under crushing debt
- Develop a superior short sale package and
- Discern what is and is not a hardship
- Negotiate with lenders for a solution that benefits all parties
- Comply with Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) rules
- Limit the risk that has in the past been overlooked by some agents
About 600 real estate professionals from around the United States attended the Five Star Institute Short Sale Summit March 10-13 at The M Resort in Las Vegas.
A Five Star designation is becoming one of the most well-known and recognized in the real estate industry, awarded to agents and brokers who commit to education and professional development.
Bean can be reached through his Riverside, Calif.,-based brokerage at 951-354-1313 or directly at 951-314-5402; Brian@BigDreamInc.com.
Brian Bean
Real Estate Broker
http://www.scott-brian.com/
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