Rick is the Founder & CEO of CJ Patrick Company, a market intelligence and advisory firm for companies in the real estate and mortgage industries. An acknowledged subject matter expert on the housing economy, Rick is one of the country’s most frequently quoted sources on the U.S. economy, real estate, mortgage and foreclosure trends, and has appeared on CNBC, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, ABC News, FOX, Bloomberg, and NPR. Rick is a founding member of the Five Star National Mortgage Servicing Association, on the Board of Directors of the Asian Real Estate Association of America and the National Association of Default Professionals, and was twice named to the Inman News Inman 100, an annual list of the most influential real estate leaders. Rick has over 20 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industries, including executive roles ATTOM Data, Carrington Mortgage Holdings, RealtyTrac, Ten-X and Auction.com.