Industry leaders unite for exclusive education,
collaborations, and unparalleled connections.
Exclusive for members of REOX, LegalX,
and invited industry partners.
LEADING PARTICIPANTS
SPRING SUMMIT AGENDA
Content currently under development. Sessions and times subject to change.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Joint Networking
Lite Breakfast & Coffee Connect
An all-attendee opening networking break over coffee and light breakfast pastries, as an interconnected preamble to the day’s heady dialogue.
10:00 – 10:35 a.m.
Joint Session
From Default to Disposition: New Legal Realities
Policy volatility, rate-suppressed demand, AI disruption, and surging distressed inventory are converging at once. This opening keynote frames the macro forces bearing down on every sector in the room and sets the strategic lens for the day.
Robert Sambursky, Esq., Stein, Wiener & Roth, LLP
10:40 – 11:40 a.m.
REOX Session
REO Unfiltered: Insights from Industry Leaders
A cross-expertise discussion drawing on insights across government oversight, institutional operations, and local market execution. This dynamic session dissects the friction points in the current auction and asset pipelines, and how to maintain speed and sustain success throughout 2026.
Sharon Bartlett, Executive, US REO Partners
Annie Collier, Executive Director, REOX
Justin Askew, Chief Operating Officer, AREMCO
Dan Barnett, former FDIC Executive
Monica Vaca, Broker, PRG Realtors
Todd Yovino, Broker, Island Advantage Realty
11:45 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
REOX Session
Affordability & Market Constraints: Pricing Strategy, Short Sales, & Market Timing
A critically important breakdown of how affordability headwinds are reshaping pricing decisions, short sale strategy, and disposition timing.
Mary Best-Brill, SVP, Equator
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Joint Networking Lunch
STRATEGIC NETWORKING LUNCH
Enjoy fully chef-crafted lunch as attorneys, asset managers, and brokers unpack the day's dialogue so far and connect on all that's yet to come.
1:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Joint Session
An Expert Economic Outlook
A hard-hitting look at the market in the back half of 2026 and beyond, varying factors at play, and how we can all prepare for the economic storm ahead.
Nolan Turner, Executive, Carrington Mortgage Services
1:50 – 2:20 p.m.
REOX Session
VRM Market Update: What REO Agents Need to Know
An important update from VRM on new agent expectations, changing dynamics, and market swings in play through the rest of the year.
Tara Dugger, SVP, VRM Mortgage Services
2:25 – 3:10 p.m.
REOX Session
The Liquidity Barometer: Auction Trends & What's Next
As holding costs climb and buyer pools thin, this session examines what auction volume, velocity, and buyer behavior are signaling about the market right now.
Paul Viguerie, VP, Head of Real Estate & Retail Brokerage, Altisource
3:10 – 3:20 p.m.
Joint Break
Networking Break
3:20 – 4:05 p.m.
Joint Session
Freddie Mac & GSE Update
A direct briefing on REO performance expectations, title readiness mandates, and the servicer scorecards shaping agent relationships as inventory growth accelerates.
Eric Will, Senior Director of REO Operations, Freddie Mac
4:10 – 4:40 p.m.
Joint Session
REOX Advisory Council Update
A direct briefing on REO performance expectations, title readiness mandates, and the servicer scorecards shaping agent relationships as inventory growth accelerates.
Steve Pagano, REOX Council Chairman, Pagano Properties
Tom Bohlmann, REOX Pre-Foreclosure & Legal Affairs Advisor, Bohlmann & Bohlmann
Laura Dietz, REOX Outreach & Mentorship Program Advisor, Summit Realty
Ed Laine, REOX Technology & Innovation Advisor, EXP Realty
4:45 – 6:30 p.m.
Joint Networking Event
Closing Cocktail Networking Reception
Close out the high-impact day of dialogue as you unwind over elevated barcraft and hors d'oeuvres alongside peers, colleagues, clients, and experts, while making final, critical business connections.
Nearby Accommodations
What Awaits at the Spring Summit
- · Expert panels and insights on critical topics
- · Updates from GSEs, servicers, & asset managers
- · Briefings from REOX Advisory Councils
- · Dedicated networking opportunities throughout
- · Complimentary meals and networking cocktail hour