FOREWARN
FOREWARN is a Boca Raton-based identity verification and risk assessment platform, wholly owned by red violet (NASDAQ: RDVT), that delivers real-time phone-number-based identity, criminal-history, and financial-data lookups to U.S. real estate agents via REALTOR® association and MLS membership-benefit contracts.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersBoca Raton, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What FOREWARN does
FOREWARN, LLC is a Boca Raton, Florida-based identity verification and risk assessment platform operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of red violet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDVT). The company's core product is a mobile and web application that delivers real-time identity intelligence to professionals — primarily residential real estate agents — using a phone number as the primary search input. The platform analyzes billions of structured data points across a repository covering nearly 100% of the U.S. adult population, combining credit-header, public-records, criminal-history, property, vehicle, and financial data to return matched identities with stronger/weaker confidence indicators, criminal record flags, bankruptcies/liens/judgments/foreclosures, and asset ownership.
The product is intentionally not classified as a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA, allowing it to surface records older than seven years and pre-foreclosure notices — a regulatory positioning that differentiates FOREWARN from consumer credit bureaus. Technology is proprietary, powered by the parent red violet's CORE™ cloud-native identity-intelligence platform, and is distributed as a mobile-first application.
FOREWARN's go-to-market is a B2B association-channel model: the company contracts with REALTOR® associations and MLS organizations, which then offer FOREWARN as an included member benefit at no additional cost to individual agents. This model has produced a customer roster spanning 30+ named associations and MLSs, including Florida Realtors® (238,000 members), Georgia MLS (52,000+), Houston MLS (48,000+), Virginia REALTORS® (36,000+), and MetroTex (25,000+), collectively representing 600K+ member seats. Revenue is recurring subscription-based, with direct individual-agent subscriptions available as a secondary channel. The company employs 51–100 staff and does not publicly disclose standalone revenue; financials are consolidated within parent red violet's reporting.
FOREWARN firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- FOREWARN
- Legal name
- FOREWARN, LLC
- Website
- https://forewarn.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- FOREWARN is a Boca Raton-based identity verification and risk assessment platform, wholly owned by red violet (NASDAQ: RDVT), that delivers real-time phone-number-based identity, criminal-history, and financial-data lookups to U.S. real estate agents via REALTOR® association and MLS membership-benefit contracts.
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FOREWARN industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Identity Verification and Risk Management Software
- NAICS
- Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Adaptive/Risk-Based Authentication & Fraud Signals (HDAEAJAL)
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Where FOREWARN is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Boca Raton
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
FOREWARN business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- B2B Association Subscriptions: FOREWARN licenses its identity verification services to REALTOR® associations and MLS organizations. These organizations then provide the service to their members as an included membership benefit at no additional cost to individual agents. The company contracts directly with association leadership, with pricing likely based on the number of members or a flat fee.
- Individual Agent Subscriptions: Individual real estate agents and appraisers can access FOREWARN directly, either through their association membership or as standalone subscribers. Contact information for sales and support suggests direct sales engagement for enterprise accounts.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Annual | Association Member Benefit - Free for Members |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
FOREWARN product offering
Product offeringCore offering
FOREWARN is a mobile and web-based application that provides real-time identity verification and risk assessment primarily for real estate professionals. Using as little as an incoming phone number, the platform positively identifies over 80% of prospects, delivers criminal history searches with stronger/weaker match classifications, validates financial data including bankruptcies, liens, judgments, and foreclosures, and confirms current assets such as property and vehicle ownership. The service is distributed primarily through partnerships with REALTOR associations and MLS organizations that offer FOREWARN as a member benefit.
Product overview
FOREWARN operates as a single unified mobile and web application providing identity verification and risk assessment services. The core FOREWARN app enables real-time identity intelligence using phone numbers as the primary search input, delivering criminal history, financial records, and asset information. The platform is distributed primarily through partnerships with REALTOR® associations and MLS organizations that offer FOREWARN as a member benefit at no additional cost to individual agents. The parent company red violet (NASDAQ: RDVT) powers FOREWARN through its proprietary CORE™ cloud-native AI-enabled identity intelligence platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- FOREWARN Identity Verification and Risk Assessment App FOREWARN is a mobile and web application providing real-time identity verification and risk assessment primarily for real estate professionals. Using as little as a phone number, the platform positively identifies over 80% of prospects, delivers criminal history searches with stronger/weaker match classifications, validates financial data (bankruptcies, liens, judgments, foreclosures), and confirms current assets including property and vehicle ownership. The service is distributed primarily via REALTOR association and MLS partnerships, where it is offered as a member benefit.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 80% of prospects can be positively identified with just a phone number
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use FOREWARN
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
FOREWARN technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability3 records
Feature6 records
FOREWARN partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
39 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- Hawaii REALTORS®coreHawaii REALTORS® (HAR) will offer FOREWARN services to its 10,000+ members throughout Hawaii at no additional cost as a member benefit. The partnership aims to enhance personal safety, strengthen fraud prevention efforts, and support members' success. Five partner real estate boards across Hawaii support this initiative.
- Las Vegas REALTORS®coreLas Vegas REALTORS® (LVR), the largest local REALTOR® Association in Nevada, will offer FOREWARN services to its 16,000+ members throughout Las Vegas and surrounding areas. George Kypreos, President of LVR, stated the partnership helps agents reduce uncertainty and mitigate potential threats while serving clients.
- Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS®coreBuffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS®, the largest local REALTOR® Association in Western New York, will provide identity verification and risk mitigation services to its 3,600+ members at no cost to members.
- Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®coreMemphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) contracted to provide FOREWARN services to its 4,600+ real estate professional members. The FOREWARN platform analyzes billions of data points to enable users to verify identity, search criminal histories, and validate client information using a phone number.
- West Penn Multi-List, Inc.coreWest Penn Multi-List, Inc. partnered to provide FOREWARN real-time identity verification and risk assessment services to its 8,000+ WPMLS members in western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh area. Services offered at no additional cost as a member benefit.
- Spokane REALTORS®coreSpokane REALTORS® will offer identity verification services to its 2,400+ members. The service analyzes billions of data points to help real estate agents verify identities, search for criminal histories, and assess risk when interacting with potential clients.
- Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®coreMassachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) will offer real-time identity verification services to its over 22,000 members to enhance agent safety. Services include identity verification, criminal history searches, and risk mitigation features.
- Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®coreSalt Lake Board of REALTORS® partnered to offer identity verification and risk mitigation services to its 9,000+ members in Salt Lake City using real-time information solutions accessible via online and mobile platform.
- Georgia Multiple Listing ServiceflagshipGeorgia Multiple Listing Service, the largest MLS in Georgia, contracted to make FOREWARN services available to its 52,000+ MLS subscribers to promote proactive agent safety.
- REALTOR® Alliance of Greater CincinnaticoreREALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati will offer FOREWARN services to its 5,000+ members throughout Cincinnati and surrounding area to promote proactive real estate agent safety.
- Florida Realtors®flagshipFlorida Realtors®, the largest state Realtor® Association in the United States, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 238,000 members throughout Florida to promote proactive real estate agent safety.
- Houston Association of REALTORS® Multiple Listing ServiceflagshipHouston Association of REALTORS® MLS, one of the largest MLS in the United States and the largest in Texas, agreed to make FOREWARN services available for its 48,000+ MLS subscribers.
- MIBOR REALTOR® AssociationcoreMIBOR REALTOR® Association, the largest local REALTOR® Association in Indiana, will offer FOREWARN services to approximately 10,000 members throughout Indianapolis and surrounding 14 counties of central Indiana.
- Mid Jersey Association of REALTORS®coreMid Jersey Association of REALTORS® will offer FOREWARN services to its 6,800+ members throughout central New Jersey to promote proactive real estate agent safety.
- NEXUS Association of REALTORS®coreNEXUS Association of REALTORS® in New Jersey will offer FOREWARN services to the 5,000+ members it serves throughout Burlington, Camden, and Ocean counties.
- HiCentral MLS®coreHiCentral MLS®, the largest MLS in Hawaii, will offer FOREWARN services to its 6,000+ members in the Honolulu Board of REALTORS® and throughout Oahu.
- Little Rock REALTORS® AssociationcoreLittle Rock REALTORS® Association, the 2nd largest local REALTOR® Association in Arkansas, will offer FOREWARN services to its 1,400+ members throughout Little Rock metropolitan area.
- Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®coreMainstreet Organization of REALTORS® in Chicago provides FOREWARN to approximately 20,000 members at no additional cost. FOREWARN has achieved the strongest adoption rate of Mainstreet's member benefits with up to 10,000 members using it an average of ten times or more per month.
- Willamette Valley Multiple Listing ServicecoreWillamette Valley Multiple Listing Service (WVMLS), the 2nd largest MLS in Oregon, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 3,000+ members including Mid Valley Association of REALTORS®, Polk County Board of REALTORS®, and Willamette Association of REALTORS®.
- Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®coreDenver Metro Association of REALTORS® (DMAR), the largest local REALTOR® Association in Colorado, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 7,000+ members throughout Denver metropolitan area.
- Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS®coreGreater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® (GFWAR) will offer FOREWARN services to its 4,000+ members throughout Greater Fort Worth metropolitan area. CEO Suzanne Westrum stated FOREWARN is the leading proactive safety and fraud prevention tool in the industry.
- Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS®coreGreater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR), the nation's first real estate association (established 1858), will offer FOREWARN services to its 5,000+ members throughout Baltimore metropolitan area.
- Bluegrass REALTORS®coreBluegrass REALTORS®, the 2nd largest local REALTOR® Association in Kentucky, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 4,000+ members throughout Central and Southern Kentucky and surrounding areas.
- MetroTex Association of REALTORS®flagshipMetroTex Association of REALTORS®, fifth largest Association in the United States, will offer FOREWARN services to its 25,000+ members throughout Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- Triad Multiple Listing ServicecoreTriad Multiple Listing Service will offer FOREWARN services to its 7,000+ members including Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association, High Point Regional Association of REALTORS®, Winston-Salem Regional REALTORS® Association.
- New Hampshire Association of REALTORS®coreNew Hampshire Association of REALTORS® (NHAR) will offer FOREWARN services to its 6,500+ members throughout New Hampshire to promote proactive agent safety.
- Howard County Association of REALTORS®coreHoward County Association of REALTORS® in Maryland will offer FOREWARN services to its 2,000+ members throughout Columbia, Maryland and surrounding Howard County area.
- Tucson Association of REALTORS®coreTucson Association of REALTORS®, the largest trade association in Southern Arizona, will offer FOREWARN services to its 5,700+ members throughout Tucson area.
- Vermont Association of REALTORS®coreVermont Association of REALTORS® will offer FOREWARN services to its 1,800+ members throughout Vermont to promote proactive agent safety.
- Santa Barbara Multiple Listing ServicecoreSanta Barbara Multiple Listing Service in California will offer FOREWARN services to its 1,700+ members throughout Santa Barbara area.
- Park City Multiple Listing ServicecorePark City Multiple Listing Service in Utah will offer FOREWARN services to its 1,700+ members throughout Park City area to promote proactive agent safety.
- Virginia REALTORS®flagshipVirginia REALTORS® will offer FOREWARN services to its 36,000+ members throughout Virginia to promote proactive real estate agent safety.
- Greater Metropolitan Association of REALTORS®coreGreater Metropolitan Association of REALTORS®, the largest Association in Michigan, will offer FOREWARN services to its 7,500+ members throughout Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne County in metro-Detroit.
- Austin Board of REALTORS®coreAustin Board of REALTORS®, one of the largest Associations in Texas, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 16,000+ real estate professional members to promote proactive agent safety.
- MLS United, LLCcoreMLS United, LLC, Mississippi's Premier MLS, collaborated with Northwest Mississippi REALTORS®, Central Mississippi REALTORS®, and Gulf Coast Association of REALTORS® to enhance agent safety with FOREWARN services.
- Savannah Multi-List Corp.coreSavannah Multi-List Corp. (SMLC) in Georgia contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 2,500+ members throughout Savannah area and surrounding Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties.
- Greater Nashville REALTORS®coreGreater Nashville REALTORS®, the largest association in Tennessee, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 6,000+ members throughout Nashville and surrounding area to promote proactive agent safety.
- Space Coast Association of REALTORS®coreSpace Coast Association of REALTORS® (SCAR) in Florida contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 6,000+ members throughout Brevard County and the Space Coast. The partnership launch was timed with REALTOR® Safety Month in September.
- New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS®coreNew Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (NOMAR), the largest association in Louisiana, contracted to make FOREWARN services available for its 6,600+ members throughout New Orleans and surrounding area. Safety and fraud prevention are cited as top concerns addressed by the partnership.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
FOREWARN competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Veriff: Veriff is an identity verification platform offering real-time ID checks and fraud prevention with a similar phone/identity data approach, competing with FOREWARN for digital identity and risk assessment customers.
- Checkr: Checkr is a leading background check platform that competes with FOREWARN on identity verification and criminal history, particularly for tenant screening and gig/professional use cases overlapping real estate property management workflows.
- IDology (GBG): IDology, now part of GBG, provides identity verification and fraud-prevention solutions used across multiple industries, competing with FOREWARN on real-time identity proofing and risk signal delivery.
- TransUnion SmartMove: TransUnion's SmartMove product is a direct competitor offering tenant and prospect background checks tailored to the real estate industry, including credit, criminal, and eviction history — the same core use case FOREWARN addresses for agents and landlords.
- Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions): Sterling provides background screening, identity verification, and risk services to enterprise customers, and its tenant screening solutions overlap with FOREWARN's real estate agent and property manager workflows.
- Pipl (Pipl Search): Pipl provides identity data and people search APIs that power identity verification and trust-and-safety use cases, directly comparable to FOREWARN's data-driven identity intelligence approach.
- Whitepages Pro (Grain Ecosystem): Whitepages Pro offers identity verification, reverse phone lookup, and contact data APIs that compete directly with FOREWARN's phone-number-first identity verification approach.
Broad incumbents
- ID.me: ID.me is a scaled identity verification and digital identity platform with broad enterprise and government coverage, competing with FOREWARN's identity verification capabilities from a much larger, well-funded incumbent position.
- CoreLogic: CoreLogic is a major real estate data and analytics incumbent whose property, ownership, and identity datasets overlap with FOREWARN's real-estate-focused identity and asset verification offering.
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions: LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides large-scale identity verification, fraud detection, and background data to financial services and enterprises — a broad incumbent whose datasets overlap with FOREWARN's U.S. population data repository.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
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FOREWARN leadership team
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Frequently asked questions about FOREWARN
What does FOREWARN do?
FOREWARN is a mobile and web-based application that provides real-time identity verification and risk assessment primarily for real estate professionals. Using as little as an incoming phone number, the platform positively identifies over 80% of prospects, delivers criminal history searches with stronger/weaker match classifications, validates financial data including bankruptcies, liens, judgments, and foreclosures, and confirms current assets such as property and vehicle ownership. The service is distributed primarily through partnerships with REALTOR associations and MLS organizations that offer FOREWARN as a member benefit.
Is FOREWARN a public or private company?
FOREWARN is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was FOREWARN founded?
FOREWARN was founded in 2018. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is FOREWARN based?
FOREWARN is headquartered in Boca Raton, United States, in the North America region.
How does FOREWARN make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. B2B Association Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are individual Agent Subscriptions.
Who are FOREWARN's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Veriff, Checkr, IDology (GBG), TransUnion SmartMove, Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions), Pipl (Pipl Search) and Whitepages Pro (Grain Ecosystem). Broad incumbents are ID.me, CoreLogic and LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
Does FOREWARN have an API?
No public API is recorded for FOREWARN.
What industry is FOREWARN in?
FOREWARN's product category is Identity Verification and Risk Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAJAL, Adaptive/Risk-Based Authentication & Fraud Signals. Its NAICS code is 561611 and its SIC code is 7370.