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NEW! Seamless Integration between MortgageDashboard™ and Office XSites by a la mode.

August 8, 2008
MortgageDashboard™ now has a seamless integration with Office XSites by a la mode. MortgageDashboard™ users with an a la mode Web site can now export their new loan applications directly to their MortgageDashboard™ LOS – completely eliminating retyping.

One Lucky Real Estate Agent Can Drive Away A New
JeepĀ® Wrangler Unlimited 4-Door Convertible, thanks to a la mode

Updated September 13, 2007
The upcoming National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo in Las Vegas will be jammed with thousands of real estate professionals from around the nation—but only one will be lucky enough to drive off in a brand new Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited 4-door convertible, thanks to a la mode.

 
a la mode Introduces New Multimedia Tools That Bring
Listings to Life

Updated September 6, 2007
In Just Minutes, Brokers and Agents Can Turn Run-of-the-Mill Listings Into a Rich, Multimedia Experience Complete with Unlimited Audio, Video, Built-in Virtual Tour Creation and More.

 
Real Estate Brokers and Agents Can Now Route and Assign Sales Leads On Their iPhones™

Updated August 21, 2007
Today’s announcement highlighted a number of new feature integrations with the iPhone, following earlier lead management features introduced in August.  iPhone lead routing and management functionality is part of a la mode’s broader “real estate now” mobile technology initiative.

 
a la mode for iPhones™ - Agents Process Sales Leads While Staying Mobile

Updated August 1, 2007
a la mode announced the release of lead management tools built for the Apple® iPhone™.  a la mode is the first company to provide agents the ability to manage website leads on an iPhone.

 
a la mode Now Providing Free Websites to Real Estate Agents

Updated July 26, 2007
a la mode, one of the most mission critical and innovative technology companies in the real estate industry, today announced the release of free Standard level Agent XSites websites for real estate agents.

 
 
a la mode Now Offering Free Mortgage Websites

Updated June 25, 2007
a la mode announced the release of free ‘Originator’ level Mortgage XSites at the National Association of Mortgage Brokers annual convention.

 
DaVinci, a Revolutionary Field Data Gathering and Sketching Application For Appraisers Debuts At a la mode Convention

Updated June 20, 2007
a la mode, one of the most mission critical and influential technology companies in the real estate industry, launched a revolutionary prototype of a new appraisal inspection data gathering and analysis application – with built in area sketcher – at its Annual Convention.

 
New Lab Focal Point of Upcoming Annual Conference

Updated May 16, 2007
a la mode, one of the most mission critical and influential technology companies in the real estate industry, will unveil a new initiative to the industry during its upcoming Annual Convention to be held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, June 18-20, 2007. The a la mode labs project is a revolutionary new vendor/customer relationship that has already resulted in some exciting changes to the way the company develops new technology.

 
a la mode’s SureDocs e-mortgage application delivers for
Flagstar Bank originators and brokers

Updated May 15, 2007
Flagstar Bank, a proven leader in paperless mortgage processing, and a la mode, developer of mission critical desktop, mobile and Web tools for mortgage originators, announced the completion of a custom software plug-in to a la mode’s SureDocs system, which will streamline document delivery for Flagstar brokers who use the application.

 
Don't just target homeowners for non-lender work - drill down on FSBOs

Updated February 8, 2007
Attracting non-lender business isn't the same as finding needles in haystacks. We've talked about marketing to homeowners in recent editions. How about home sellers?

 
National media explores issue of appraisal report ownership

Updated January 25, 2007
A new article by a nationally-syndicated real estate columnist is bringing the issue of data stripping and ownership of appraisal reports to the fore.

 
Katrina recovery program burned by AVMs

Updated January 4, 2007
The use of Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) to calculate property damage in hurricane and flood ravaged New Orleans was recently discontinued, with government officials conceding the AVM values were often drastically off the mark.

 
The Exact way to load WinTOTAL on to your new PC

Updated December 15, 2006
Plenty of you will get new PCs in the next few weeks, either for Christmas or as end-of-year tax shelters. What you may not know is there are tools and online support available to make it easier to set up WinTOTAL on your new machine without having to re-invent the wheel.
Plus:
Market to Zillow's sales-minded users;
Time to think about your 2006 tax return;

 
Florida Real Estate Agent Amanda Baggett Hits the Highway — Literally — as the Winner of a Beautiful 2006 Porsche Cayenne from a la mode

Updated December 07, 2006
Real estate agent Amanda Baggett of northeastern Florida is the winner of the latest high-end luxury car giveaway from a la mode, one of the most mission critical and influential companies in the real estate technology industry, the company announced today.

 
AVM companies now admit to using appraisals for their data

Updated November 10, 2006
Recently valuation data company FNC, Inc. posted an article by its chief legal counsel arguing that appraisals are not copyrightable. The U.S. Copyright Office and appraisers who have won copyright infringement suits are among those likely to disagree.

 
Survey results show informed, professional appraisal industry
Updated October 17, 2006
Forty-seven percent of appraisers believe the level of federal regulation of their profession is just right, according to the results of a survey commissioned by the National Association of REALTORS® Marketing Research Department and released recently. Splitting the difference almost evenly, 27 percent said there is too little federal regulation of appraisers and 25 percent said there is too much.
 
What declining home prices mean to you
Updated September 28, 2006
The National Association of REALTORS® reported that the median home price nationwide was down 1.7 percent in August from August 2005, the first year over year price drop since a 0.1 percent decline in 1995 and the second steepest since NAR began tracking the figure.
 
Going paperless the right way
Updated September 14, 2006
One of the promises of the Information Age that hasn't quite come true yet is the "paperless office." As a professional in a tightly regulated industry highly dependent on paper, you've probably been looking forward to the day when you could see the top of your desk again.
 
More homeowners have inadequate insurance than ever -
a business opportunity for appraisers
Updated September 1, 2006
A consequence of the housing boom that has been overlooked - by homeowners and appraisers alike - has been the growing problem of underinsurance.



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