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Jillayne Schlicke

CEO

CE Forward, Inc.

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Jillayne Schlicke researches, writes, and instructs continuing education courses, convention workshops and keynote presentations for the real estate and mortgage industries on a wide variety of topics as CEO of CE Forward, Inc.

Jillayne is also the Founder and Executive Director for The National Association of Mortgage Fiduciaries, which serves to help the mortgage lending industry raise ethical standards, self regulate, meet higher educational requirements, and prepare for the emergence of fiduciary duties.

Jillayne is a graduate of Antioch University in Seattle where she earned an M.A. in Moral psychology, Philosophy, and Business ethics and received a B.S. in Business and Systems from the University of Phoenix.

Jillayne presents hundreds of classes and workshops each year, has published numerous articles for various publications, is a contributing author on the blog Rain City Guide, has been appointed to 38 professional association chair positions or committees and has received 12 industry awards.

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  • I predicted this would
    By Jillayne SchlickeFebruary 4, 2010 - 1:33pm

    I predicted this would happen back in 2008 when all the predatory subprime LOs started opening up loan mod firms. #totalfail. Reboot the system and start over: Fee only payable after the homeowner has accepted the lender's modification offer. They'll cry like babies: "Waaa, we do all that work up front." To that I counter: You do all kinds of work up front on a traditional loan and only get paid when it closes.

  • "The only guys predicting a
    By Jillayne SchlickeFebruary 4, 2010 - 10:37am

    "The only guys predicting a double-dip recession are guys who want to make a name for themselves," said John Tuccillo, national residential consultant and the former chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. Whaaa?? The people predicting a double dip have already made a name for themselves.

  • Instead of an M.A. maybe we
    By Jillayne SchlickeJanuary 27, 2010 - 10:03am

    Instead of an M.A. maybe we could start with.... Required: B.A. in Real Estate with required core courses in finance, economics, real estate law, counseling psychology and ethics. Intense 3 day exam where one complete day's exam would be all ethics questions (similar to a Bar Assoc exam.) In some states there ARE programs like this that can lead to an A.A. degree at the community college level. An agent doesn't need a law degree but understanding the law is important. An agent doesn't need a psych degree but developing skills in counseling, conflict resolution, and LISTENING are important, An agent doesn't need a securities license but understanding investment principles are important. Being an apprentice for one to two years or mandating required supervision for the first few years is crucial. I am totally behind making a college degree required for real estate agents. There is SO MUCH turnover in the industry right now that we are constantly churning out brand new agents to the detriment of the industry's reputation. Rob, there is one thing standing in the way: The traditional broker whose business model is built on bringing in new agents and making money off the few deals they'll write before they leave the industry. New, higher standards like these ought be industry driven. The regulators aren't going to make the change without the industry asking for the change. In closing, I might add that the quality of real estate educators would also have to go up. No more "sales-u-cation" fluff classes where vendors disguise themselves as continuing ed instructors.