▁Est ate ▁Network ▁( CR EN ) ▁is ▁an ▁association ▁that ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁Bart ▁Smith ▁and ▁Justin ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Bart ▁Smith , ▁a ▁Re Max ▁bro ker / owner ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁began ▁the ▁service ▁as ▁an ▁affili ate ▁market ing ▁experiment ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁market place . ▁ ▁The ▁service ▁is ▁a ▁refer ral ▁network ▁that ▁connect s ▁buy ers ▁and ▁sell ers ▁with ▁Christian ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Ag ents ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁Network ▁consists ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁association ▁members ▁including ▁real ▁estate ▁agents , ▁loan ▁officers , ▁app rais ers , ▁property ▁man agers , ▁property ▁inspect ors , ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁fields ▁related ▁to ▁real ▁estate . ▁ ▁( CR EN ) ▁M aint ains ▁offices ▁in ▁Orange , ▁California , ▁and ▁Castle ▁Rock , ▁Colorado , ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁oper ates ▁under ▁a ▁California - based ▁corpor ation ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁" Re fer r als ▁From ▁God " ▁by ▁Carol ▁Lloyd , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁" Christ ian ▁Business es ▁G ain ▁in ▁Popular ity " ▁by ▁E un ice ▁Mos cos o , ▁C ox ▁New sp apers , ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁" Look ing ▁for ▁a ▁Christian ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Agent ?" ▁In man ▁News , ▁June ▁ 1 8