The Emergence of Alternative Valuation Products

The days of a one-size-fits-all solution are in the past. Over the years, many things have changed in the real estate industry. That rings true for valuations as well. With the advent of the appraisal management company (AMC) and changes in regulatory compliance, your valuation options may seem limited. However, there are many alternative valuation products available. Many offer lower costs, faster turnaround times and robust data sets to support

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CoreLogic Approved to Provide Verification of Employment and Income for Fannie Mae

CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has been approved to provide verification of employment and income for Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter (DU) Validation Service, a component of Day 1 Certainty. Through this integration, mortgage lenders can receive both automated and manual borrower employment and income verifications from CoreLogic as part of the DU validation service. This provides lenders with automated access and rapid representations and warranties

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RealPage Launches eCommerce Platform, Closes Acquisition of Buildium

RealPage has delivered the industry’s first eCommerce platform for residents via its ActiveBuilding resident portal solution. It was designed to enhance the resident experience and drive incremental yield from amenities, spaces, services and events. A redesigned, custom-branded mobile app allows residents to make purchases and manage apartment-related needs. Residents can reserve and pay for amenities, spaces and events directly, including parking, guest suites, self-storage, clubhouses, conference rooms, yoga classes, cleaners,

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First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces for Diversity

First American Financial Corporation, a global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, has been recognized by Fortune and Great Place to Work as one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Diversity for the fourth consecutive year. The ranking is based on anonymous survey responses representing more than 4.8 million employees at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. “Earning this recognition for the fourth year

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Phoenix American Announces New Client Partnership

Phoenix American Financial Services has announced a new client partnership with LaSalle Investment Management to support their new 1031 platform of products. Phoenix will support LaSalle with its advanced proprietary transfer agent system STAR-XMS, which combines advanced technology, a focus on customer service and decades of experience with the operational requirements of real estate funds and 1031 exchange funds. The STAR-XMS transfer agent system is the result of Phoenix’s direct

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Home ASAP Adds 10 MLS’s to IDX Home Search

Home ASAP, a provider of real estate applications on Facebook, has added 10 new multiple listing service (MLS) approvals to its agent-centric IDX Home Search solution. This addition brings the total to 203 MLS- approved markets nationwide. Home ASAP now reaches more than 1.3 million agents serving up over 1.7 million active listings. Home ASAP’s coverage includes 94% of the nation’s active homes available for sale.

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