NAR Unveils Flood Disclosure Tracker
FEMA looks to require a flood disclosure form to participate in NFIP, but all 50 states and DC currently require the disclosure of property conditions or facts, including prior flood damage. WASHINGTON (November 8, 2023) – Today, the National Association of Realtors® unveiled a state flood disclosure tracker. The association worked with the Legal Research Center to conduct a complete, thorough, and accurate survey of existing state disclosure requirements. This tracker aims to educate the public and Congress as it considers the Federal Emergency Management Administration's (FEMA) legislative proposals to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), including the unnecessary and misguided disclosure form proposal. Under the proposed legislation, to qualify for the NFIP, states would be required to mandate a real estate-related disclosure form with specific flood-related questions. If passed, all but one state would be required to make significant amendments to its laws and regulations, significantly increasing states' administrative and enforcement burden for a limited benefit to homeowners, buyers, or renters. Based on the research done by the Legal Research Center, all fifty states and D.C. already require the disclosure of known material property conditions or facts, including prior flood damage. Most states have added flood-related disclosure forms and requirements developed by local authorities with unique knowledge and expertise, benefitted from decades of court decisions and interpretations of common law, and have been tailored to meet state-specific flooding concerns and enforcement. "America's 1.5 million Realtors® are in the business of streamlining processes to best serve all current and future homeowners across this country," said Tracy Kasper, president of NAR. "The proposed legislation would add unnecessary red tape to an already complex purchasing and selling process. Our research has found that every single state has flood disclosure requirements, and there is no need to have federal government involvement in a practice that each state knows how to handle best. The proposed FEMA form would not be useful to buyers and duplicative for sellers, virtually having them check the same box on a different form." NAR engaged the Legal Research Center, which has decades of legal research and real estate expertise, to identify all flood disclosure requirements not identified in FEMA's study supporting this proposal. NAR asked the Legal Research Center to evaluate state disclosure laws using three guiding principles: is it useful information for buyers, is it reasonable for sellers to provide, and is it feasible for states to administer and enforce? The findings underscored that FEMA's proposal would require another disclosure form that does not provide useful information to buyers, duplicates form questions, will be difficult for sellers to complete fully, and could create new opportunities for frivolous lawsuits and technical paperwork "I-gotchas." "Our research reveals that states have a long history of tailoring and enforcing their respective disclosure requirements to meet state-specific flooding concerns. The FEMA study solely considers whether specific questions are asked on a required disclosure form and ignores existing state laws, regulations, and court rulings addressing flood disclosure requirements. A one-size-fits-all approach of a federally-required form fails to address local needs," said Kevin Ritchey, CEO of the Legal Research Center. While opposing FEMA's disclosure form proposal, NAR does agree that the federal government can and should do more to help inform property buyers and renters as part of broader NFIP reform legislation. For example, NAR supports the Flood History Information Act, which requires FEMA to disclose its NFIP claims and disaster aid data directly to property buyers and renters. Property buyers and renters have the right to know, and the legislation would confirm FEMA's authority to disclose this information under the Privacy Act. The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The term Realtor® is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of Realtors® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.

Fannie Mae Launches New Resources to Help Latino Communities Access Homeownership
New Credit Education Course is One of Several Ways Fannie Mae is Working to Address the Latino Homeownership Gap in America WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced new resources and programs to provide responsible access to housing and long-term sustainable homeownership opportunities across the country for Latino communities and further the company's mission. Building upon Fannie Mae's HomeView® launch in early 2022 and reaching over 340,000 consumers who completed the homebuyer education course, the company is unveiling HomeView en Español, a Spanish-language digital consumer education platform providing 24/7 end-to-end access to information about financial literacy and homeownership. The course is designed for Latino consumers to leverage it on their own, or to help them plan with trusted advisors. HomeView en Español features a new in-language credit education course with content tailored to help Latino consumers effectively build and manage their credit – a critical component to access the traditional homebuying process. Thin or insufficient credit history is a challenge disproportionately faced by Latino renters and first-time homebuyers, according to Fannie Mae's Latino Housing Journey research. The comprehensive course, created for and written by Spanish speakers, focuses on enabling success throughout every stage of their housing journey. HomeView en Español is: Free to all upon registration, and can be accessed across desktop, mobile and tablet. An interactive educational course, incorporating short quizzes and audio clips to increase information retention and support all kinds of learners. Customized to address key hurdles and challenges experienced by Latino consumers establishing or maintaining their credit. Further enhancements to HomeView, Fannie Mae's award-winning homeownership education platform, are planned for 2024. To address upfront housing costs, another housing obstacle that disproportionately impacts Latino renters and first-time homebuyers, Fannie Mae this month expanded access to its Special Purpose Credit Program (SPCP) pilot, which now can provide down-payment assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers living in majority-Latino communities located in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia. Fannie Mae plans to further expand the program to additional cities, to include those with large Latino populations early next year. According to The Urban Institute, 70 percent of net-new homeowners between 2020 and 2040 will be Hispanic/Latino, and this demographic represents one of the fastest-growing segments of potential homeowners. At the same time, Latino consumers face several obstacles along their housing journey, including lack of affordable housing supply, higher incidences of insufficient credit, and higher relative up-front housing costs. Fannie Mae is focused on knocking down these obstacles so that historic housing disparities can be addressed, and more borrowers can equitability access affordable housing and long-term housing stability. "We want to help people get into and stay in their homes for a long time. Downpayment assistance and homeownership education can help the Latino community and achieve both goals. We will continue to work closely with the Latino community to craft solutions to the barriers Latinos face on their housing journey. We're committed to a future where everyone has fair access to sustainable housing," said Fannie Mae CEO Priscilla Almodovar. In the last two years, Fannie Mae has introduced several innovative programs designed to help Latino, Black and other historically underserved consumers throughout their housing journey's, including: Positive Rent Payment reporting that allows for a renter's on-time rental payments to be shared directly to credit bureaus and help build and improve renters' credit scores. As of June 2023, 302,000 units in rental properties have adopted the program, enabling 14,500 residents to establish a credit score. Those who have seen an increase in their score due to the program improved their score by an average of 40 points. The ability for renters to make their rent count with a consistent history of making on-time rental payments to help first-time homebuyers qualify for a home loan, which is another way we're equipping lenders to provide responsible access to mortgage financing. As of Q2 2023, 4,700 applications have benefited, meaning they were eligible when otherwise they might not have been. Additionally, 42 percent of those applicants who benefitted from the enhancement identified as Black or Latino/Hispanic. Enabling consumers without a credit score to be considered within the underwriting process with innovations to Fannie Mae's automated underwriting system, Desktop Underwriter (DU). "The housing challenges faced by Latinos are real – but they are not insurmountable. With innovative thinking and committed partners, it is possible to expand housing opportunities in ways that are sustainable and responsible – both for the housing system and for homeowners. These initiatives represent the next steps on that journey," added Almodovar. Additional resources are available to learn more about Fannie Mae's approach to providing equitable and sustainable access to housing opportunities for the Latino community. About Fannie Mae Fannie Mae advances equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality, affordable rental housing for millions of people across America. We enable the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and drive responsible innovation to make homebuying and renting easier, fairer, and more accessible. To learn more, visit fanniemae.com.

Curbio Adds Pay-When-You-Sell Home Staging Services to Help Realtors Reduce Number of Partners Needed to Get Homes Ready for Market
The leading fix-now, pay-when-you-sell home improvement solution makes it easy to repair, update and stage homes without having to pay out of pocket POTOMAC, Md., May 17, 2023 -- Curbio, Inc., the leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution for the real estate industry, today announces the launch of its new home staging service. Real estate agents can leverage Curbio's latest offering to help stage their clients' homes seamlessly with no upfront costs, saving sellers time and helping them make more money. Staging is shown to decrease days on market and increase the price a home sells for. According to the National Association of Realtors, 23% of buyers' agents said that staging a home boosts offers as much as 5% compared to similar homes that weren't staged. Curbio's physical home staging services includes a team of design experts who strategically lay out furniture and decor to highlight and accentuate a home's most appealing assets. Home staging is just one of Curbio's services for agents to leverage. The company offers updates and renovations that get sellers a high ROI for their home – everything from cleaning, painting and organizing to full kitchen remodels and whole-home makeovers. Curbio also recently launched its new inspection repair tool, streamlining the estimate and repair processes for agents following home inspection reports, getting homes to the closing stage faster. Sellers do not pay for Curbio's services until closing – with zero fees or interest. "We are no longer in a hot seller's market, which means buyers are choosier and less willing to pay more for a home that is not move-in ready," said Olivia Mariani, CMO at Curbio. "At Curbio, we are leveraging technology to make it as convenient as possible for agents and their sellers to take the steps that will get them the maximum value for their house – whether that's through home staging, simple updates, major renovations or inspection report repairs." As the licensed and insured general contractor, real estate agents can hand off any pre-listing home improvement projects to Curbio, so that they can sell their listings for top dollar without spending hours on the phone lining up contractors. Pitching Curbio's fix first, pay-when-you-sell service to win listings is also a popular use-case for agents in a tight inventory market. Curbio's recently launched mobile app allows real estate agents to get instant estimates for staging services, pre-listing projects and necessary inspection repairs for current and prospective clients. At the touch of a button, real estate agents can generate an immediate price and ROI estimate for repairs, updates and renovations. Curbio's full-service staging solution is currently available in Washington D.C., Baltimore, Richmond and Philadelphia/South New Jersey markets, with additional market expansions to come. Other markets can work with any stager they choose and use Curbio to pay at closing. For a full list of Curbio's markets, click here. Real estate agents can download Curbio's mobile app through Google Play and the App Store for a free estimate or visit Curbio here. To learn more about Curbio, visit www.curbio.com. About Curbio Curbio is on a mission to help real estate agents fix and update homes before they go on the market, so they sell quickly and for the best price, with zero payment due until closing. Founded in 2017, Curbio has quickly become the largest national home improvement company dedicated to pre-listing repairs, updates, and renovations. Curbio has modernized home improvement with an easy-to-use app that accelerates project timelines by 50%, while removing the delays, uncertainties and other frustrations that have plagued home improvement for decades. Their rapid time to listing, coupled with a turn-key approach and project ROI expertise, has made Curbio the most trusted fix first, pay-at-closing home improvement partner to thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, including eXp realty, RE/MAX, HomeServices of America, Long & Foster, @properties and many more.

RESAAS Partners with ChatGPT to Revolutionize Real Estate Descriptions Using Artificial Intelligence
February 8, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – RESAAS Services Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for the real estate industry, has announced a partnership with OpenAI's ChatGPT to bring advanced artificial intelligence (A.I.) capabilities to real estate agents. This exciting new technology enables real estate agents subscribed to RESAAS to perform a variety of functions quickly, efficiently and easily. The initial launch focuses on generating property descriptions using A.I., saving real estate agents time and effort. This provides a more professional and engaging experience for potential buyers. This is a tremendous value-add to RESAAS agents subscribing to our paid PREMIUM and ULTIMATE plans. The integration of ChatGPT into the RESAAS platform will allow real estate agents to input key information about a property and receive a unique and accurate property description in just seconds. This new feature will eliminate the need for RESAAS agents to spend time and energy crafting property descriptions from scratch, allowing them to focus on other important aspects of the real estate process. "RESAAS is proud to partner with OpenAI and bring the power of A.I. to the real estate industry," said Tom Rossiter, CEO of RESAAS. "By combining the cutting-edge technology of ChatGPT with the vast amount of unique real estate data RESAAS generates, we are able to provide a valuable tool to help RESAAS agents succeed in an increasingly competitive market." This exciting new partnership will have a significant impact on the real estate industry and help RESAAS agents stay ahead of the curve. By providing real estate agents with an innovative tool that saves time and delivers professional results, RESAAS and ChatGPT are positioning themselves at the forefront of the industry.

MooveGuru Launches HomeKeepr to Its User Network of 370,000 Agents, Loan Officers and Title Reps
Atlanta, November 8, 2022 -- HomeKeepr's network of 370,000 agents, loan officers and title reps as well as their consumer contacts, are now using an enhanced suite of HomeKeepr's products and services. "It's actually a relaunch," says Rob Morelli, President of HomeKeepr. "After MooveGuru acquired HomeKeepr in 2020, we started a significant investment into the platform with the goal of designing the ultimate consumer destination for home management." HomeKeepr enhanced its consumer platform to manage every aspect of home ownership, while remaining branded to and delivered by their real estate agent, mortgage professional and title company. Features include storage for closing documents, photos, appliance manuals, tax information and more. Homekeepr also delivers real-time comparable market activity, home financial details, and a variety of other tools that consumers need to maintain and manage the physical and financial aspects of their home. A true differentiator for HomeKeepr is its home pro network. This network is unique compared to other sets of home pros as ALL MEMBERS of the network were referred by real estate agents and / or loan officers. MooveGuru identified this as a key component in deciding to acquire HomeKeepr in late 2020. Leveraging its unique home pro network has become a focus for MooveGuru. To ensure value for those vendors, the new HomeKeepr allows consumers to use a repair estimator tool to model accurate estimates of repair or renovation costs. The tool adjusts price locally, based on the property zip code, and directs the consumer to a reputable contractor in the HomeKeepr home pro network. MooveGuru understands the needs of real estate agents and mortgage loan officers. Each needs to know who is planning to move. The new HomeKeepr runs a complex algorithm on all consumers linked to an agent or a broker to identify life events that are likely to trigger a move. The algorithm further predicts the timeline to the home purchase or sale. This artificial intelligence feature provides continuous monitoring of over 50 datapoints including social, search, and online spending to identify contacts as likely movers and then notifies the agent and loan officer of who EXACTLY in their sphere to reach out to. "It's a roadmap for agents and loan officers to identify who in their list of contacts is highly likely to buy or sell in the next 90 days and it's incredibly accurate," says Scott Oakley, CEO of MooveGuru." After two years of investment and extensive testing, MooveGuru began rolling out the new HomeKeepr to the company's 370,000 agent clients in July. HomeKeepr and MooveGuru currently support 90% of all Keller Williams agents, 80% of ERA Real Estate and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate agents, 8,000 eXp Realty agents, The Realty Alliance and the entire networks of Exit Realty, Vylla Real Estate and HomeScout. HomeKeepr is built on an open environment, so agents or loan officers do not have to disrupt their current systems and change transaction management systems or CRM. HomeKeepr provides a seamless experience for its clients through integrations that allow the system to pull contact data from real estate's leading platforms, such as Anywhere's Dash, Keller Williams' Command, MoxiWorks, Dotloop, DocuSign, Skyslope, Boomtown, and many more. "This revolutionary platform keeps the real estate agent and loan officer relevant to their contacts before, during, and long after the transaction. HomeKeepr creates a complete homeownership lifecycle program with the agent and loan officer at the center of the experience. "Bottom line, it gives consumers the tools they need to manage their largest investment while driving more transactions for our agents, loan officers and Title," says Kathleen Kuhn, President of MooveGuru. About MooveGuru Roswell, GA based MooveGuru. Since 2016, MooveGuru Inc. has supported its customers to keep them top of mind before, during and well after the transaction. Its technology is a customer for life solution using a combination of email marketing, utility connections and homeownership dashboards. Using Artificial intelligence to identify consumers buying and selling in the future, its algorithm can predict when a consumer is going to sell. Today, more than 2,200 brokerages, 370,000 agents and loan officers, and millions of homeowners are connected to the MooveGuru and HomeKeepr platforms.

National Association of Realtors Announces Partnership With PunchListUSA
CHICAGO (September 8, 2022) -- The National Association of Realtors today announced PunchListUSA as its preferred home repair estimates and services partner. Under this agreement, NAR members will gain free access to PunchListUSA's online repair estimates, which can be obtained simply by uploading a home inspection PDF through the NAR REALTOR Benefits® website. Realtors® in PunchListUSA's service areas can also receive 5% off the company's turnkey repair and renovation services. "Our members rely on us to provide streamlined solutions that enable buyers and sellers to easily meet their real estate goals," said Rhonny Barragan, NAR vice president of strategic alliances. "PunchListUSA's tech-powered repair pricing and service solution is uniquely equipped to solve the challenges facing today's homeowners and Realtors®. We are proud to partner with them to bring these groundbreaking solutions to our members." PunchListUSA will provide NAR members with free, next-day online repair estimates to help their clients clearly understand and budget for repair needs diagnosed during home inspections. For members in the firm's 14 service areas, PunchListUSA will provide a 5% discount on repair and renovation services any time before, during or after the home sale. PunchListUSA achieved notable success as a member of the 2020 REACH cohort, a unique technology scale-up program managed by Second Century Ventures, NAR's strategic investment arm. "Realtors® are vital to homeowner success," said Min Alexander, PunchListUSA co-founder and chief executive officer. "Now, through this strategic partnership, 1.5 million Realtors® nationwide will be able to provide their clients with time-saving, accurate repair cost estimates and, in the markets we serve, turnkey repair and renovation services to maximize their home's value – a giant step toward making homeownership more accessible for all." To get a free estimate, members can visit punchlistusa.com/NAR, create a profile and upload the home inspection report PDF. If located in a PunchListUSA service area, members can easily book repair and renovation projects right from their estimate. All repairs and renovations services are backed by PunchListUSA's one-year warranty. About NAR The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. About PunchListUSA PunchListUSA is the first online real estate platform digitizing national home inspection data to create instant repair estimates and online service orders for homeowners, brokers, and institutional investors. The platform is powered by proprietary technology and property data to deliver home repair, renovation and lifecycle services at scale through innovative products, process automation and direct integration with industry partners. Exclusive inspection data access will power end-to-end home lifecycle services and product offerings to homeowners through the PunchListUSA marketplace in its next phase of growth. PunchListUSA is based in Charleston, South Carolina with operations in 14 major U.S. cities. Investors include Sweetwater Private Equity, Morpheus Ventures, Home Depot Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, the Bielsky Family Office, IDEA Fund Partners, Meeting Street Capital, Solo Capital Management, VentureSouth, and a significant real estate operator and investor. For further information, please visit www.punchlistusa.com and PunchListUSA on LinkedIn. About NAR REALTOR Benefits® NAR REALTOR Benefits® is the association's official member benefits program, connecting members with savings and unique offers on products and services just for Realtors® from more than 30 companies recognized as leaders in their respective industries.

Transactly Expands Home Connections with Acquisition of 360 Home Connect
Human-centered proptech platform improves home-buying and moving experience Transactly, Inc., a technology platform used by real estate professionals across the United States to streamline transactions, announces the acquisition of 360 Home Connect. This acquisition is part of Transactly's efforts to expand its home connections services under its recently launched Connect brand. 360 Home Connect is based jointly in Dallas and Austin, Tex. "We welcome the 360 Home Connect team, whose expertise will make Transactly a more prominent player in the home connections industry. Together we empower agents to provide a one-stop home-buying experience for their clients," said Bryan Bowles, Transactly's founder and CEO. "The challenge for real estate professionals, and ultimately homebuyers, has been a lack infrastructure to support how people facilitate real transactions across the industry. Transactly aims to not only own this role in the market, but also provide the best service in terms of quality, experience and efficiency." 360 Home Connect has set up over 100,000 clients with connections services since it was founded in 2013. Their business model of utilizing personal consultants to provide white glove home connection service mirrors Transactly's transaction coordinator model. Transactly is an online platform designed to help real estate professionals efficiently manage transactions through automation, integrations, and tech-enabled services. Transactly recently launched Connect to offer a better way to set up home utilities and services, in addition to streamlining the transaction process. Transactly's entrance into the home connections market is a giant leap forward in creating a fully connected home-buying experience, united with human expertise. "We are thrilled to be on board with Transactly, a company that shares our commitment to mind-blowing customer service," said Chase Harrell, former president of 360 Home Connect. "Together we offer a simpler, smoother homebuying process from contract to move-in. It's the perfect fit for our clients." Transactly has been revolutionizing the process for real estate agents, resulting in consistent and steady growth since the company's launch in 2018. The company began with two employees and has grown to 79 full-time employees and 101 transaction coordinators as independent contractors. That growth has accelerated in recent years, with the company more than tripling its revenue in 2021 over the previous year. In addition, Transactly has raised a total of $13 million in investor funding. Purchasing a home is an immensely personal experience. Homebuyers have relationships with the agents, lenders, and title companies in their communities," said Bowles. "Transactly doesn't replace any of those roles, but instead makes it easier for all those participants to work together for a better homebuying experience."

MoveEasy Launches New Homeowner Dashboard, Empowering Real Estate Partners and Their Clients to Seamlessly Manage All Their Moving and Home Management Needs
MoveEasy's platform is now used by more than 100,000 real estate agents, with more than a million homeowners now having access to MoveEasy's dashboard through real estate partners COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 08, 2022 -- MoveEasy, the No. 1 platform for brokers, agents, and homeowners in the moving space, is taking the next step in its evolution to become a 360° solution for every home-related service you can imagine. Today, MoveEasy announced the launch of its homeowner dashboard, empowering homeowners and real estate partners like never before. The company also announced partnerships with RE/MAX, Howard Hanna, and Schmidt Family of Companies, as well as an expanded relationship with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, further accelerating the growth of its platform. "The moving process and home management over time can be a royal pain for homeowners," shared MoveEasy CEO Venkatesh Ganapathy. "But it doesn't have to be that way. That's why we started MoveEasy - to empower real estate partners to deliver value to their clients throughout their lifetime as homeowners. Today we're thrilled to announce the launch of our new dashboard, providing exclusive discounts on services and a dedicated concierge to ease the burden for homeowners - from their initial move to home maintenance and updates they need to make over time." In contrast to other solutions in the industry that are limited in terms of breadth and functionality, MoveEasy's dashboard provides homeowners with access to a growing marketplace of service providers across categories including home insurance, internet and cable providers, home protection, energy, utilities, and home improvement. The new dashboard also features a built-in savings calculator to compare prices, apply exclusive discounts, and discover local contractors or service providers. "Our new post-move dashboard provides real estate agents with a powerful tool to differentiate and broaden the value they deliver clients while increasing client referrals and repeat business," notes Ganapathy. "Now for the first time ever, agents have a fully integrated platform to stay in touch with clients old and new at any point throughout their lifetime as a homeowner." Building on its enterprise relationships with Century 21, Realty ONE Group, and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, which uses the MoveEasy platform to power its Forever Concierge service, MoveEasy is announcing national partnerships today with RE/MAX, Howard Hanna, and Schmidt Family of Companies. Each partner will utilize MoveEasy's new dashboard and concierge platform on a white-label basis with their clients with their own unique branding. In total, MoveEasy's platform is supporting more than 100,000 agents, with more than a million homeowners now having access to MoveEasy's dashboard through real estate partners. "Our goal has always been to deliver value to our franchise network clients across their entire journey and lifetime as homeowners," said Christy Budnick, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. "We're excited to further build on our partnership with MoveEasy. The launch of their new homeowner dashboard enhances our Forever Concierge service powered by MoveEasy and creates stronger engagement and loyalty with clients." The new homeowner dashboard further builds on what is perhaps MoveEasy's most unique feature: a dedicated lifetime concierge. With a simple call or text, homeowners can outsource the mundane tasks associated with moving such as sitting on hold with utility and cable companies. The concierge service will also help to manage subscriptions with service providers, or even search for better deals to save homeowners money. In addition to providing real estate agents with an invaluable tool to stay engaged with current and past clients, they can also leverage contextual insights available through the dashboard to deliver even more value to clients. For example, if a client is replacing a roof, the platform will not only assist with discovering contractors. It will also recognize how that project may impact the cost of other services such as home insurance, and automatically surface new insurance quotes to save the homeowner money. If the client needs a new appliance, the dashboard can tell them if their home warranty covers it, and seamlessly allow them to file a claim. To keep up with the rapid growth of the business, Move Easy is also announcing $3.5M in funding today from investors including New Valley Ventures, Breaktrail Ventures, Loud Capital and Pete Kight. The new capital will be used to accelerate the expansion of its platform into new categories. MoveEasy continues to build momentum with hundreds of service providers and partner integrations being added to its homeowner dashboard every month. Notable platform partners at launch include direct integrations with AT&T, Front Door, and Travelers Insurance, among many others. MoveEasy will also be adding additional Energy, Solar and Home Warranty providers to its platform in early 2022. The flexibility of the platform also allows real estate partners to add preferred vendors that homeowners can view live within minutes on the dashboard. The platform also includes a "My Next Move" feature, which allows clients to alert their agent or broker when they're ready to move again. About Move Easy MoveEasy is the country's first full-service homeowner concierge platform designed to help the 139M homeowners in the US with all their moving and home management needs. MoveEasy's 360° dashboard provides access to service providers across multiple categories, a built-in savings calculator, a concierge service, and more. For real estate partners, MoveEasy is a fully white-labeled turnkey concierge solution that helps brokers customize and brand the platform to offer a true end-to-end lifetime concierge service for their clients. Today MoveEasy works with real estate brokers across the country representing more than 100,000 agents. For more information, visit www.moveeasy.com.

NAR Travel Club to Provide Travel Discounts to Members
WASHINGTON (November 18, 2021) -- The National Association of Realtors has partnered with Panorama Travel Solutions to create NAR Travel Club, an exclusive travel experience platform with access to full-service travel booking capabilities, including hotel, resort, car and air. As part of the REALTOR Benefits® Program, NAR members and their families can access an optimized booking engine, deeply discounted inventory at more than 600,000 hotels and resorts worldwide, and competitive pricing for a wide range of travel services. Members can also purchase discounted resort vacation certificates that can be given out as closing gifts to clients. "Travel-related services are one of the most highly requested benefits from our members," said NAR CEO Bob Goldberg. "We are excited about our partnership with Panorama Travel Solutions and we look forward to offering Realtors® a customized booking platform, significant hotel discounts and a number of other tremendous benefits as part of their NAR membership." Realtors® can visit nar.realtor/NARtravelclub to create an account and get access to a unique activation code which will provide them with a full suite of travel products, including hotel discounts of up to 60% and resort vacation certificates. Premium memberships are also available with additional savings on travel and an expanded suite of products, including event tickets, shopping and cruises. "We're delighted to add NAR members to our growing list of customers as we know travel services are important and sought-after benefits, but often hard to manage," said Fiona Downing, senior managing director of Panorama. "This agreement highlights Panorama Travel Solutions' ability to scale and develop custom travel club products that meet an organization's unique needs, all while enhancing the lives of their stakeholders through memorable vacations." Learn more about all the benefits available in the REALTOR Benefits® Program here. The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The REALTOR Benefits® Program is the association's official member benefits program, connecting members with savings and unique offers on products and services just for Realtors® from more than 30 companies recognized as leaders in their respective industries.

Updater Announces Relocation Trends Data Partnership with National Association of REALTORS
America's largest trade association to benefit from Updater's real-time, anonymous, pre-move data to forecast trends and produce reports NEW YORK -- Updater, the leading technology platform powering the relocation industry, today announced that it has signed an agreement with The National Association of REALTORS (NAR), America's largest trade association with more than 1.4 million members, to supply the association with anonymous, aggregated relocation data. NAR will utilize Updater's unique and comprehensive real-time, pre-move data — which leverages Updater's hundreds of real estate partnerships across brokerage, mortgage, multifamily and more — to inform its trend forecasting and reporting efforts, empowering its members with actionable insights they can't get anywhere else. David Greenberg, Updater's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Real-time insight into relocation trends and forecasts will allow NAR's REALTOR® members to leverage new, sophisticated tools to serve their clients. Moreover, NAR's ability to access pre-move data for the first time will only further establish the organization as the housing-industry leader that consumers trust most. We look forward to continuing to deepen our long-standing relationship." Per the partnership, NAR members will receive access to both national and local moving developments, including exclusive, REALTOR®-only content. In addition to member-facing trend forecasts, NAR will leverage Updater data to publish public-facing thought leadership content for consumers, offering relocation trends and market insights in real time. The data will be credited to Updater and published on NAR's economics blog as well as on an internal portal for members, where it plans to create a separate section detailing the following month's moving trends to stay ahead of rapidly shifting information. Specific data will include: Proprietary pre-move timing data Home ownership vs. rentals Origin and destination home size Origin and destination addresses First-time homeownership identification "We are very pleased to have access to data trends related to migration patterns across the country. The information is much timelier than government data on population movements. Therefore, the use of Updater proprietary information will provide invaluable research about changes in residential location and of housing demand at the local level," said Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist. Updater has a lengthy history with NAR and was part of its inaugural REach program, an accelerator created in partnership with its early-stage technology fund Second Century Ventures – which has made two strategic investments in Updater. NAR is the most prominent economics team to utilize Updater's relocation data thus far, further validating its accuracy compared to other available sources. Updater's data is unique in that it comprises fully-verified movers. This eliminates outdated and inaccurate statistics that occur when tabulating mail forwarding forms, which by definition are not real-time and exclude moves that are not designated as permanent. Updater data also comprises deeper and richer data points, including home ownership vs. renting, move distance, mover demographics and psychographics, move timing and more. Updater also engages movers weeks prior to a move, meaning its data can be used to predict with greater accuracy where people are migrating in the U.S. About Updater Technologies Updater Technologies is the leader in U.S. relocation technology, making moving – one of life's most stressful events – frictionless, painless, and even delightful. Updater streamlines the moving process by serving as a centralized hub where movers can easily accomplish everything they need like connecting internet and utilities, reserving a moving company, updating their address, and much more. Updater solves moving problems – you can plan and organize your to-do's, instantly compare and book the products and services you need – helping movers make smart choices, and, ultimately, get settled in faster. For more information, please visit www.updater.com. About NAR The National Association of REALTORS® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. NAR has been advocating and protecting the rights of property buyers and sellers in the U.S. and around the world for 112 years. Members belong to one or more of some 1,300 local associations/boards and 54 state and territory associations of REALTORS®. They are pledged to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. For more information, please visit www.nar.realtor.

Realtor.com Now Gives You Options to Sell Your Home, Your Way
Seller's Marketplace launches with information about selling options from Opendoor, EasyKnock, HomeGo, WeBuyHouses.com and listing on the open market SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 23, 2020 -- With more home selling options available than ever before, knowing where to start can be a challenge. Realtor.com's new Seller's Marketplace empowers homeowners to sell their home their way and allows them to compare information side-by-side and choose the option that works best for their situation. At launch, consumers can determine availability and be connected with Opendoor, EasyKnock, HomeGo and WeBuyHouses.com, with more options coming soon. Realtor.com® is the only national home search site to compare different selling options and enable consumers to determine the right fit with just a few clicks. Users simply provide basic information about their home and Seller's Marketplace will present them with available options in their area. Homeowners will see side-by-side estimates for sale price, timeline and more with no upfront cost or commitment. iBuying and sale-leaseback programs provide flexible alternatives for consumers looking to move quickly, get fast access to home equity or sell a home in need of TLC without having to do updates. Realtor.com® connects consumers with companies who specialize in these areas and allows homeowners to weigh factors including estimated time-to-cash and potential profit. "Seller's Marketplace is a one-stop shop for home selling information, resources and connections," said David Masters, director of product management at realtor.com®. "Rather than become an iBuyer ourselves, realtor.com® aims to be a trusted and unbiased source that points consumers in the right direction and enables them to make the right decisions for their home and their family." Seller's Marketplace educates people on several different selling scenarios including instant offers, sale-leaseback programs and listing the home on the open market. At launch, options include: Sell Now via an instant offer with Opendoor Sell Now, Move later with EasyKnock Sell Now in Any Condition with HomeGo or WeBuyHouses.com List on the open market with an agent "Even as retail, grocery, and financial services have gone digital, the real estate transaction has remained mostly offline," said Tom Willerer, Chief Product Officer at Opendoor. "With a simple idea to give consumers the freedom to move on their own terms, we've created a digital experience that removes the hassles of buying and selling a home. And now, when a homeowner visits realtor.com to start their selling journey, they can request an offer from Opendoor, realtor.com®'s iBuyer partner as an alternative to selling their home on the open market. We're looking forward to working with realtor.com to provide a fully digital, safe and hassle-free selling experience for even more homeowners." Seller's Marketplace is now available at realtor.com/sell/sellers-marketplace. About realtor.com® Realtor.com® makes buying, selling and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone. Realtor.com® pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today through its website and mobile apps is a trusted source for the information, tools and professional expertise that help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. Using proprietary data science and machine learning technology, realtor.com® pairs buyers and sellers with local agents in their market, helping take the guesswork out of buying and selling a home. For professionals, realtor.com® is a trusted provider of consumer connections and branding solutions that help them succeed in today's on-demand world. Realtor.com® is operated by News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc. under a perpetual license from the National Association of REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.

Redefy Launches RedefyDIY, the First 'Do It Yourself' Residential Real Estate Listing Platform
Proprietary Technology Makes it Faster, Easier and Less Expensive to List Residential Real Estate for Sale DENVER, June 17, 2019 -- Redefy Corporation, a technology and data-enabled company that seeks to disrupt the way people buy and sell residential real estate, today announced the launch of RedefyDIY, the First "Do It Yourself" residential real estate listing platform. Built with proprietary technology, RedefyDIY makes it faster, easier and less expensive for homeowners to list residential real estate for sale. RedefyDIY is initially available in Florida and Texas through RedefyDIY.com, with plans to expand nationally. Florida and Texas were selected as preliminary launch states due to their economic growth, real estate market dynamics and perceived market receptivity. "In an environment where customers are demanding easier and more cost-efficient ways to sell their home, we are excited to expand our service offerings to include a 'Do-It-Yourself' platform," said Chris Rediger, Chief Executive Officer of Redefy. "We believe the residential real estate industry is on the cusp of significant innovation that will make it faster, easier and less expensive for homeowners to sell real estate. It wasn't too long ago when consumers had to call their stockbroker to buy or sell securities. Today, they can accomplish the same task entirely online, in less time and at lower cost. We believe the innovation introduced through RedefyDIY will transform how homeowners sell their residential real estate." Homeowners visiting RedefyDIY.com start the listing process by typing in their property's address. In the background, Redefy automatically collects information from multiple data sources to help customers complete the listing process faster, easier and more accurately. The homeowner is provided with three flat-fee pricing and service options, including self-service, limited-service and virtual full-service, then enters custom information about the property, and uploads or schedules photography. After the homeowner makes their selection, Redefy's proprietary software coordinates the process of selling the home. RedefyDIY provides three pricing and service options, where applicable by law: Self-Service ($379) includes listing posted on the sellers local MLS, Zillow, Realtor.com and Trulia (as well as other sites), a yard sign, contracts, addendums and disclosures and up to 10 photos on MLS. This option does not include agent support and prospective buyers contact the customer directly. Limited Service ($499) includes all Self-Service benefits, plus email, text & live chat support, as well as an additional 15 photos on the MLS listing. Virtual Full Service ($2995) includes all Limited Service benefits, plus full, virtual-agent support (contract review, negotiation and closing services, as well as fielding all buyer inquiries) and a professional photographer. RedefyDIY is the first platform to use data from multiple sources to prepopulate home information once an address is entered, thereby saving home sellers time in completing the listing process. There are more than 600 Multiple Listing Services used by real estate agents to share information and each requires hundreds of fields of information about the features of a property. Since each field is determined by local real estate professionals and uses different terminology or data fields, we overcame a significant challenge to create the foundation for a national residential real estate listing platform. "We took the new Real Estate Standards Organization's (RESO) recommended standards for listing fields to create a solution that translates all of the database fields to the MLS of the property location," said Scott Petronis, Chief Product and Technology Officer for Redefy and Board Member of RESO. "This is the fastest, easiest and lowest cost process to get homes listed for sale." About Redefy Corporation Redefy is a technology and data-enabled company that seeks to disrupt the way people buy and sell residential real estate. The company's mission is to make it faster, easier and less expensive for customers to buy and sell residential real estate. We offer a broad range of real estate sales services for a flat fee, saving homeowners thousands of dollars in real estate commissions. We conduct business in key states and major metro markets across the U.S. Acknowledged for its innovation and growth by several leading sources Redefy was named one of "Inman's 2017 Most Innovative Brokerage" award finalists; was one of Inc. 500 List's 2016 "Fasting Growing Companies" (Final Rank #103), "2016 Top 5 Real Estate Companies", "2016 Top Denver Company" and "2016 Top Colorado Company"; Denver Business Journal's 2016 "Top 10 Best Places to Work (Medium Sized Company category); and was named a finalist for "Inman's 2015 Most Innovative Real Estate Company" award. For more information about our company, please visit: www.Redefy.com.

Terradatum Partners with Voiceter Pro in Real Estate Conversational Search
Partnership blends voice search with real-time data for the real estate industry. Overland Park, KS -- Terradatum has announced a new partnership with best-in-class Voiceter Pro to provide real-time analytics in conversational search, turning popular products like Amazon Echo and Google Assistant into valuable, interactive tools for the real estate industry. "Voice response is an exploding new channel for content delivery," says Terradatum CEO, Mark Spraetz. "Terradatum seeks out best-in-class technology partners, and we believe the Voiceter Pro platform will enable us to bring hyperlocal real estate metrics to consumers and open up new lead generating services for our clients." With Voiceter Pro, consumer voice searches for real estate content can be leveraged to build new relationships and serve as potential leads. The tool can be used in countless ways for brokers and their agents as well, including showcasing features of open houses and more. "We are thrilled to be partnering with Terradatum to enhance our branded voice skills and increase their value to our clients. Consumers want to know about housing market conditions where they are selling and buying. By providing this information, we're creating a destination skill for our clients. Consumers will keep coming back to get the latest information," adds Miguel Berger, CEO of Voiceter Pro. Terradatum is an industry leader in real estate market analytics. Aggregating millions of data elements drawn nationally from MLS and third party sources over many years, analytics derived from its services provide clarity and vital insights to real estate professionals. These insights enable better forecasting, compensation modeling, and market performance analysis. Learn more at www.terradatum.com. Voiceter Pro is the conversational search company that will bring companies and consumers together through meaningful conversations with Amazon's Alexa and Google Home. Starting with its flagship product, the Real Estate Skill for Amazon's Alexa-powered devices, Voiceter will revolutionize AI-assisted searches in all markets. With millions of Amazon Echoes and Google Homes being sold, we know consumers want smarter homes and smarter ways to find products—by asking for what they want. Visit www.voiceterpro.com for more.

Realogy Announces Agreement with Artificial Intelligence Real Estate Technology Company, OJO Labs
Leading provider of residential real estate services to provide innovative AI-powered virtual assistant to serve agents MADISON, N.J. and AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 7, 2017 -- Realogy Holdings Corp. has entered into an agreement with OJO Labs, Inc. to provide its leading-edge, machine-powered assistant known as "OJO" to real estate sales agents across select markets affiliated with Realogy's renowned consumer brands, which include Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran®, ERA®, Sotheby's International Realty®. OJO, a conversational AI-powered assistant, uses mobile messaging and innovative web experiences to redefine how consumers access personalized information throughout their home transaction process. OJO focuses on lifestyle, neighborhood and home preferences to deliver more effective, customized information. Consumers will have competitive marketplace advantages through proactive OJO insights and immediate intelligent responses. OJO nurtures the communication with the consumer through the research process until the consumer is ready to be in direct communication with an agent. Delivering the highest-quality leads to sales agents enables them to focus their time on buyers and sellers who are more likely to transact. Participating brokerages from the Realogy Franchise Group and NRT will be determined in the next several months as the companies move from the planning phase to execution. "We are committed to a strategy of leveraging the power of Realogy to make our affiliated sales agents more productive and their businesses stronger," said John Peyton, president and chief executive officer of the Realogy Franchise Group. "We are excited to get OJO and this innovative technology into the hands of our affiliated agents. We hope the results of the program will support our belief that an AI assistant could lead to increased agent productivity and higher conversion rates for online leads. This is just one of many new concepts we plan to learn from in the months ahead." "In the discovery phase of the home buying and selling process, consumers often are not ready to speak to someone yet and don't want to be sold by third parties looking to inundate the client as a lead," said John Berkowitz, co-founder of OJO Labs. "OJO helps consumers navigate the early processes of buying or selling in the most effective way." OJO Labs engineered a patent-pending technology to enhance the home decision process by creating a highly personalized, consumer-centric experience through the fusion of machine and human intelligence. "When we connect consumers with Realogy's affiliated agents we will be delivering a more engaged, informed and ready client," added Berkowitz. "Consistently communicating with, and nurturing home buyers and sellers as they explore the decision-making process gives them the comfort and privacy that will ultimately deepen the connection to the agent." "In determining who we brought this powerful technology to market with, it was very important to us that we found a company deeply committed to its affiliated agents and to working with business partners who are truly interested in innovation. It is clear there is an extremely impressive team at Realogy that is laser-focused on pushing the industry forward and creating meaningful value," noted David Rubin, co-founder of OJO Labs. "Even though we are an AI company we are still in the business of people. Partnership and values are of the highest importance to us, and we have found the executives at Realogy, along with their brands, to be committed to innovation, collaboration and a better future for the real estate industry." Beyond its new relationship with OJO, Realogy continues to move ahead with its strong focus on technology and innovation. The Company will host the 5th annual Realogy FWD Innovation Summit tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 at the Microsoft Technology Center in New York City. Fifteen tech start-up companies have been selected to compete for the right to be named the most innovative technology product or service designed for the real estate industry. The Realogy FWD event will be livestreamed on Facebook Live beginning at 10 a.m. eastern time. About OJO Labs, Inc. OJO Labs is on a mission to fundamentally improve the way people make their most important decisions through the fusion of machine and human intelligence. The company developed a unique, AI-based technology that can conduct text conversations with consumers at scale. By combining natural language understanding with data and personalization, the product allows for consumers to deeply engage in a purchase process prior to interacting with a salesperson. OJO Labs is backed by the two most active VC firms in Texas and was recently recognized as an Austin A-List and 50 On Fire winner. The OJO team has decades of combined experience scaling businesses together and has deep experience in engineering, data science, product development and operations. About Realogy Holdings Corp. Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) is a global leader in residential real estate franchising and brokerage with many of the best-known industry brands including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, Sotheby's International Realty® and ZipRealty®. Collectively, Realogy's franchise system members operate approximately 14,250 offices with more than 281,000 independent sales agents conducting business in 114 countries and territories around the world. NRT LLC, Realogy's company-owned real estate brokerage, is the largest residential brokerage company in the United States, operates under several of Realogy's brands and also provides related residential real estate services. Realogy also owns Cartus, a prominent worldwide provider of relocation services to corporate and affinity clients, Title Resource Group (TRG), a leading provider of title, settlement and underwriting services, and ZapLabs LLC, its innovation and technology development subsidiary. Realogy is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

Keller Williams Unveils New Product Strategy, Technology Roadmap and Vision
AUSTIN, TEXAS Feb. 15, 2017 — Keller Williams, the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, unveiled its latest solutions in front of more than 15,000 real estate agents in Las Vegas at the franchises' annual Family Reunion conference. Josh Team, chief innovation officer, Jonathan Berkowitz, chief strategy and product officer, and Steve Peterschmidt, chief technology officer, co-presented on Keller Williams' product strategy and roadmap. "World-class technology companies do not outsource their technology roadmap or their vision," said Team. "It's imperative that we control our destiny, and that we create the real estate platform that agents and consumers choose to use." Keller Williams announced its product strategy core values: Technology worth building provides beautiful, uncomplicated experiences. Technology built specifically for real estate industry will outperform technology built for masses. Real estate-focused technology will be smart; the more agents use it, the more it accomplishes. "Our goal is to dramatically simplify the technology experience agents and their consumers have with Keller Williams, enabling us to create the world's simplest and most personalized discovery, transaction and ownership experience in residential real estate," said Berkowitz. With that goal in mind, the franchise unveiled The Keller Cloud, positioned as the industry's simplest and smartest platform for agents to learn and earn. With consumer facing elements embedded, The Keller Cloud will provide a fully integrated experience to run a business. The Keller Cloud provides agents with an integrated platform to learn and earn. It will: Simplify the day-to-day experience agents have running their business, from generating leads, through managing transactions to home ownership. Use the best practices in the forthcoming The Millionaire Real Estate Agent second edition to transform the traditional CRM into a customer experience solution Provide a fully integrated referral solution for KW agents to send, receive and track referrals. Integrate Keller Williams' artificial intelligence (AI) solution to provide both agents and their clients with real estate specific AI assistance for discovering and transacting homes. Enable the expansion of the agent's circle of influence through smart, automated social media marketing, monitored and optimized in real time. Grant access to industry-leading training materials from Keller Williams University and a rich library of agent generated content. Agents in attendance previewed The Keller Cloud experience in the Family Reunion exhibition hall. "We are revolutionizing the solutions agents, like you, use to manage your business and achieve your goals," said Peterschmidt. "Remember this is technology happening with you, not to you. So get involved." About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams Realty, Inc. is the largest real estate franchise by agent count in the world with more than 800 offices and 154,000 associates across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2017, Training magazine named Keller Williams the No. 1 training organization across all industries worldwide. Since 1983, Keller Williams has grown exponentially and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards agents as stakeholders. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes, commercial and farm and ranch properties. For more information, visit kw.com.

Black Knight Financial Services Introduces Tax for Loan Estimation to Help Lenders and Real Estate Professionals Quickly and Accurately Estimate Property Taxes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 16, 2016 -- The Data & Analytics division of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. today announced the introduction of Tax for Loan Estimation (TLE), a new solution that helps lenders and real estate professionals quickly and accurately estimate property taxes during the residential real estate loan application process. TLE provides an immediate tax estimate and features nationwide coverage. In addition, the solution supports lender compliance with property tax tolerance rules for good faith loan estimates under TRID. TLE, which can be tailored to meet a user's specific needs and delivers most estimates in real time, also provides tax bill values for new construction homes, saving lenders time by eliminating the need to review complicated builder reports. The information provided by TLE includes property address, parcel number, current tax bill data, assessment data, escrow to collect at closing and estimated tax bill amounts. "Black Knight is pleased to provide this tool to help our clients solve complex problems related to tax estimation," said Kevin Coop, president of the Black Knight Data & Analytics division. "We understand that instant responses are valuable when making business decisions, and we also realize the challenges associated with estimating taxes on new construction homes. When developing the solution, we worked closely with clients to create a tax estimation product that delivers a positive user experience." TLE results are provided through Black Knight's LoanSphere Exchange, a Web-based technology that enables lenders and service providers to do business electronically through a secure, standards-based platform. Later this year, clients will be able to access TLE directly through Black Knight's LoanSphere Empower, a comprehensive loan origination system that supports originations of first mortgages and home equity loans, and is used by lenders to manage retail, wholesale and consumer direct channels. Results from TLE can also be delivered in XML format – batch or bulk – or through the PropertyTaxDirect.com website. About LoanSphereLoanSphere is Black Knight's premier, end-to-end platform of integrated technology, data and analytics supporting the entire mortgage and home equity loan lifecycle – from origination to servicing to default. The platform delivers business process automation, workflow, rules and integrated data throughout the loan process, providing a better user experience, cost savings and support for changing regulatory requirements. By integrating lending functions and data, Black Knight's LoanSphere helps lenders and servicers reduce risk, improve efficiency and drive financial performance. About Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: BKFS), a Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) company, is a leading provider of integrated technology, data and analytics solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the mortgage lifecycle. Black Knight Financial Services is committed to being a premier business partner that lenders and servicers rely on to achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class technology, services and insight with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership. For more information on Black Knight Financial Services, please visit www.bkfs.com.

Realtors® Help CFPB Director Cordray Unveil New Know Before You Owe Online Tools
  WASHINGTON (September 17, 2015) — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray today joined National Association of Realtors® 2015 First Vice President-Elect Elizabeth Mendenhall to highlight the agency's Know Before You Owe initiative in advance of upcoming changes to the mortgage closing process. At the event, the CFPB rolled out a set of online tools to help consumers get better acquainted with what the Know Before You Owe initiative means for them. As part of this initiative, the Truth in Lending Act - Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure rule, or TRID, will integrate existing closing disclosures with new requirements from the Dodd-Frank Act. The new tools released today are intended to improve consumers understanding of the mortgage process, aid in comparison shopping and help prevent surprises at the closing table. Rule changes associated with Know Before You Owe go into effect October 3. "Realtors® play an important role in keeping consumers educated about changes in the home buying process, and that includes rules related to the Know Before You Owe initiative," said Mendenhall. "The journey to homeownership begins with Realtors®, and CFPB's new online tools are a great resource for agents to help clients shop for a mortgage and prepare for the changes coming their way." The CFPB's online tools are directed at consumers who may still be unaware of the Know Before You Owe initiative. "Our new mortgage forms reduce the information gap between lenders and consumers, shedding light on a process that often feels like a mystery," said Cordray. "It is time consumers have more power in the mortgage process, and our new forms and online tools will help make that a reality." The toolkit offers a guide to the new mortgage closing forms, a closing factsheet, a disclosure timeline and educational videos to assist consumers. Realtors® across the country have worked through the summer to educate themselves on rule changes related to Know Before You Owe so they can continue providing expert advice to clients when the new rules go into effect. The event also featured a panel of industry experts, including Patricia McClung, CFPB assistant director for Mortgage Markets; Nick D'Ambrosia, senior vice president and managing broker at Long & Foster Real Estate; Joe Gormley, assistant vice president, regulatory counsel at the Independent Community Bankers Association; and attorney Andrew Pizor, National Consumer Law Center. NAR has worked closely with the CFPB to address Realtor® concerns related to Know Before You Owe rule changes. In May, NAR President Chris Polychron testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee that a proposed August 1 TRID implementation date presented a challenge to the industry during the busy summer buying and selling season. The CFPB later moved implementation to October 3, in recognition of those challenges. The CFPB also responded to concerns from NAR and others in the industry by announcing it would be "sensitive" to companies making a good-faith effort to comply with the new rules. When the new rule goes into effect, Realtors® and their clients will encounter new forms and procedures at the closing table. "NAR is pleased that CFPB Director Richard Cordray could join us for this important event," said Mendenhall. "CFPB's cooperation is important to ensuring Realtors® have what they need to educate clients on what's ahead. We look forward to working with CFPB in the months ahead to ensure Realtor® concerns are considered throughout implementation and thank them for their continued attention to our issues." The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing over 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Video: CFPB Director Richard Cordray's Remarks Video: Elizabeth Mendenhall's Interview with Richard Cordray

Midwest Real Estate Data's Hunger for Innovative Technology Is No Game
LISLE, IL--(Mar 22, 2012) - Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicagoland multiple listing service, announced that Chris Lambrou, MRED Director of Special Projects, has been named a finalist in two categories of the SearchCIO-Midmarket.com (SearchCIO) 2012 Information Technology Leadership Awards. SearchCIO is the premier source for midmarket-specific technology resources designed to help IT leaders keep pace with the ever-changing demands of managing IT at fast-growing midsized enterprises. SearchCIO's 2012 IT Leadership Awards recognize the most innovative CIOs. They received almost 500 nominations from across the country, which have been whittled down to 13 finalists. Nominees have been awarded points on a scale of 1 to 10 for cultural innovation, technological advancement, business harmonization, green IT and customer experience. Winners will be announced in April. Mr. Lambrou has been named a finalist in: (1) Customer Experience/Integration category, which is given to a leader who has made strides in building customer relationships and enhancing the experience of the external customer; and (2) in the Outstanding Midmarket IT Leader of the Year Award, which is given to a professional whose excellent leadership qualities demonstrate achievement on many levels, including several if not all of the award categories, and who made a substantial business impact to a business or industry. Mr. Lambrou was recognized for his contribution to the customer via real estate technology applications that assist in Fannie Mae short sale situations using MRED's Short Sale Assistance Desk. He has also developed a popular social media app called the Share My Listings widget that provides MRED real estate professionals the ability to easily market themselves and establish relationships on the social web. The Short Sale Assistance Desk has been utilized in over 200 short sale transactions nationally. Over 130,000 consumers have viewed reports generated by the Share My Listings widget. "Any awards MRED receives are considered team awards by our staff members," said Lambrou. "It is great to see our efforts being recognized by the IT community at SearchCIO. The customer experience is an intricate part of my DNA and what we strive so hard for here at MRED. I'm honored and proud for my teammates and our leadership as we continue to work on the perfect marriage of technology helping people." "We are very proud of the high quality staff we have at MRED," said MRED CEO Russ Bergeron. "Chris's recognition is well deserved and fits with our mission at MRED to provide the best and most innovative technology to our customers." About MRED Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is the real estate data aggregator and distributor providing the Chicagoland multiple listing service (MLS) to nearly 8,000 real estate offices and 40,000 real estate professionals, including brokers, agents and appraisers. MRED has expanded well into the "collar" counties surrounding Chicagoland, and its property information encompasses northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana.

Zillow Gains Larger Piece of Online Traffic
Here are the top RE Sites combining all properties running under the top brand names, according to ComScore data. Zillow's Sara Bonert commented on the WAV Group blog saying, "... these numbers don't even tell the whole story as Comscore doesn't include mobile traffic in the numbers they report. Our internal number show that the Zillow Mobile apps are used 8 million times each month, with more than 41 million visits to home detail pages. That's nearly 57,000 home views every hour, or almost 16 home views every single second!"

Learn to Win in the Generosity Generation
Secrets of Top Selling Agents invites you to attend their free webinar on Wenesday, March 30, 2011 from 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT. Best-selling Author and top-producing Realtor® Michael J Maher joins Secrets of Top Selling Agents for a fast-paced, engaging Webinar on "How to Win in the Generosity Generation." The Generosity Generation is one of the fastest-growing trends in business and those who know how to best surf this wave will be those who win. You will hear from other agents who went from nothing to top-producer in the last few years by learning how to leverage this profitable and benevolent trend. If your database is not producing as many referrals as you'd like, you're in for a treat! Here are a few of the highlights of what Michael will discuss in this webinar: How some agents went from nothing to top-producing status How to leverage from this profitable and benevolent trend Learn the 3 most powerful referral-generating questions of all time About Michael Maher Michael Maher is a self-described "Leader Who Happens to Sell Real Estate." As the president of real estate, marketing and business development and REALTOR with The Maher Team Residential Real Estate Marketing with Realty Executives of Kansas City. Only 8 years ago, Michael made the transition into the real estate world after a successful teaching career. In first year alone, Michael did $7.1 million in real estate volume in his first year of being a full-time agent in Kansas City. Michael proceeded to explode his business to $19.1 in his second year, and then soared to an astonishing $40.1 million in volume in 2004 and has been in the Top 20 of all Residential Real Estate Agents in Kansas City ever since. Michael and his team are the national model for customer service in real estate. This is indicated in their over 500 documented referrals per year for the last four years and that over 90% of their business is referrals. Michael Maher is also a nationally-recognized speaker and coach appearing at Realty Executives International, RE/MAX International, RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN Live!), STAR POWER® Annual Conference, several STAR POWER® Universities, the RE/MAX Success Conference and many brokerages around the United States (Realty Executives, Prudential, Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams, RE/MAX and independent). His recent affiliation with Seven Levels Communication, LLC has led Michael to coach many of the top-producing mortgage and real estate professionals infusing the industry. His book, The Seven Levels of Communication, due out later this year, will include much of his highly-sought advice and promises to infuse the real estate industry with new communication strategies vital to survival in these changing times. This webinar is free!

REALTOR.com Introduces New Improvements for REALTORS®
Over the next year, we'll be making ongoing and frequent changes to improve the performance of REALTOR.com® for brokers, agents and real estate consumers. Brokers, agents and real estate clients may notice minor updates and changes to the appearance of REALTOR.com® on an ongoing basis. Some of these changes may be permanent, and others may be temporary as we continuously improve the site for even better results. These minor changes will progressively improve lead capture, increase exposure for your company and listings, and improve the overall website experience for real estate buyers and sellers. For example, recent changes to the REALTOR.com® Listing Detail page and REALTOR.com® mobile apps resulted in an average of 36% increase in email leads for agents and brokers in January 2011.1 Please visit ask.realtor.com/blog/ to stay up-to-date on the ongoing improvements to the most visited real estate site in the U.S.,2 with the freshest data, the most homes for sale, and over 21 million listings viewed via mobile devices monthly.3 To learn more about Realtor.com, please click here.

Join MLS-Office and Learn How to Turn Prospects into Loyal Clients
The Fortune is in the Followup: Turning Prospects into Loyal Clients   Monday, February 7, 2011 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PST In the webinar, we will show you how to keep in touch and followup with your circle of influence, your clients and your prospects effortlessly!   ONLINE TRAINING SCHEDULE You need to register! To provide a high-quality learning environment, our training sessions have limited seats. Reserve yours today! Don't be late! We recommend that you join at least 15 minutes before the specified time. All trainings have a duration of approximately 1.5 hours! (*) Private sessions are also available at only $75/hour. Email us at [email protected] or call 1-888-765-9221 to schedule your session.

EXIT Realty Corp. International Names VScreen as Video Provider
ORLANDO—Oct. 11, 2010– EXIT Realty Corp. International has chosen Orlando-based VScreen, Inc. as its Preferred Video Provider for corporate online marketing. EXIT Realty Founder and CEO, Steve Morris, cited VScreen's quality of content, production, and experience in the real estate industry as key factors that led to the decision. VScreen will be providing EXIT Realty's corporate and branch offices with customized video production and technology, along with consumer focused syndicated videos, for their website and social media applications. Since over half of all Internet activity is now video based, Morris said partnering with VScreen was a logical and practical way to drive up website traffic and expand corporate branding. Incorporating VScreen video into EXIT Realty's corporate web strategy coincides with the launch of a new website including a comprehensive lifestyle listings search. EXIT Realty currently operates over 1,200 offices in the US and Canada, with over 30,000 agents and brokers. VScreen's co-founder Stephen Schweickart welcomed EXIT Realty to the growing number of real estate firms relying on the Florida corporation to provide both syndicated and custom video production for their online marketing. For more information, contact Susan Harrison, SVP Corporate Communications at EXIT Realty Corp. at [email protected], or VScreen's Amie Jonsson at [email protected]. About VScreen: VScreen is a leading Internet video strategy firm and cutting-edge production studio, offering turnkey video solutions for companies looking for the latest in syndicated consumer video content, custom video production and video technology. Specializing in vertical markets such as real estate, health care, and insurance, VScreen is the trusted video source for the most reputable national brands within their respective industry. About EXIT Realty: EXIT Realty is a proven real estate business model that supplies multiple sources of income - for agents, security, stability and direction; for agents' families, security in the form of beneficiary and retirement residuals. In addition, EXIT's top-producing trainers offer the industry's best hands-on, interactive real estate sales training at all levels, including regional, franchise, sales and administration. A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT International is applied to its charitable fund and to-date, $1.68 Million has been pledged to Habitat for Humanity in both Canada and the U.S. Please visit www.exitrealty.com for more information.

Condo.com Partners with Leading Senior Living Providers
Miami, FL (September 16, 2010) - Condo.com, the world’s largest condo marketplace, announced a partnership with two of the leading resources for senior housing, SeniorsforLiving.com and ElderCareLink. The partners will be providing Condo.com with thousands of senior communities to display with a variety of senior living options depending on the level of care desired. The new communities are readily accessible on the Condo.com homepage by selecting the recently launched Senior Living tab. The site now has a dedicated search page to help seniors and their loved ones easily identify the best community to meet their needs and budget. The senior demographic continues to be a growing audience in the real estate market. Today, many fall into the category which usually covers adults over the age of 55. Previously, senior housing was limited to nursing homes and similar living facilities. The baby boomer population created a need for more senior housing options to cater to all types of seniors. SeniorsforLiving and ElderCareLink are amongst the top most reputable sources for senior housing. Since Condo.com seeks to consistently provide the ultimate real estate search experience, the company carefully selected the partners to fuel their new Senior Living page with the best available options. “We are thrilled to partner with leaders in senior housing and excited to showcase the new communities prominently on our homepage,” stated Jason Mizrachi, Senior Vice President of Business Development. Understanding the available options for 55+ adults is important and can be overwhelming. With options ranging from home care and adult day to retirement living, independent living, assisted living and more, finding a housing source to deliver a user-friendly, comprehensive search experience is essential. Seniors can now look to Condo.com for a complete solution to finding the right property for themselves or a loved one.<.p> About Condo.com Condo.com is the world's largest condominium marketplace with over 800,000 listings valued in excess of $200 billion. The site receives over 1 million visitors monthly and is dedicated to the evolution and prosperity of the condominium real estate market. Condo.com improves and simplifies the way people buy, rent, sell, manage, market and enjoy the condo lifestyle. Condo.com lists condominiums for sale and for rent in the United States and 70+ countries around the world. The company cost-effectively delivers exposure and qualified leads to developers, brokers and owners through the seamless distribution of its listings to a global network of real estate websites visited by over 15 million viewers per month. Condo.com is privately held and headquartered in Miami, Florida. For more information, click here. About Seniors for Living Seniors for Living is a leading performance-based marketing company that provides senior housing communities and home care companies with the most highly qualified, exclusive lead referrals available. Through SFL's online directory and extended partner network, users actively searching for senior housing or home care can learn about their options, review senior housing and care providers, and request additional information from the senior community or home care provider that best meets their specific situation and needs. For more information, please visit SeniorsforLiving.com. About ElderCareLink ElderCareLink, a division of QuinStreet, Inc., is an internet-based referral service—free to consumers—that specializes in eldercare case matching for elders and their families. ElderCareLink assists families in finding a multitude of services, including assisted living, nursing homes, adult day care, private duty nursing, care management and homecare. With participating providers in all 50 states, ElderCareLink identifies qualified eldercare service providers and product suppliers who meet the specific needs for each family's individual situation.  

Announcing the Official Launch of Tomato University
It is finally here! We are so excited. We’ve launched Tomato University (beta): “Technology Education For The Real Estate Industry” The success of our first three Virtual BarCamp events made two things very clear: 1. There is an overwhelming interest in learning how to use technology to improve one’s real estate career. 2. Participating from the comfort of your home or office is a hugely popular alternative to learning in person. Please Note: If you were a participant in any of our Virtual BarCamp events, then you are instantly a member of the University. You will have received an email notification of your membership… and if you haven’t, simply login and request a reset of your password. Our mission with Tomato University is to scale back a bit on the intensity of the VREBC experience, and give everyone an opportunity to learn in a much more relaxed and engaging environment. The success of our first three Virtual BarCamp events made two things very clear: 1. There is an overwhelming interest in learning how to use technology to improve one’s real estate career. 2. Participating from the comfort of your home or office is a hugely popular alternative to learning in person. Please Note: If you were a participant in any of our Virtual BarCamp events, then you are instantly a member of the University.  You will have received an email notification of your membership… and if you haven’t, simply login and request a reset of your password.  Our mission with Tomato University is to scale back a bit on the intensity of the VREBC experience, and give everyone an opportunity to learn in a much more relaxed and engaging environment. Rather than spending the day drinking from the fire hose of VREBC (28 live classes over 7 hours), we are launching the University with just 5 classes per week (1 per business day). See University Schedule: http://www.tomatouniversity.com/courses The other major distinction from VREBC is that the classes will be limited to much smaller audiences, allowing for direct engagement with the professors, in real-time, during class.  Classes will last between 1 and 2 hours, and in most cases will be limited to just 40 students. See University Professors: http://www.tomatouniversity.com/professors During this beta period (roughly 45 days), all classes will be held at 11am PST (2pm EST).  In addition to the great schedule we already have in place, we will be adding classes and professors on a regular basis, with constant turn-over and growth. Soon we will be offering intense Labs and Tutoring Options to our schedule.  The labs will be limited to as few as 5 students, and the one-on-one tutoring sessions will be available for those that want our undivided attention. Even though the University is in a beta phase, our commitment remains in providing our students with the most relevant and effective technology training available.  Here are a few of the ways you can instantly take advantage of the University: 1. Sign up for upcoming classes taught by some of the Real Estate Industry's finest minds. 2. Shout out from your Dashboard to the entire community, Twitter style! 3. Hold conversations with any other member(s) in real-time using "@membername" Twitter style! 4. Rate and Comment on classes you have taken to improve our offerings. 5. Friend other members to send direct messages and get updates on their activity within TU. 6. Post your RSS feeds to your profile to gain more exposure to your blog articles. 7. Submit your ideas for classes and/or your application for professorship. 8. Update your profile details. 9. Connect with Twitter and Facebook to broadcast status and connect with others. 10. Manage your email update preferences.   To begin taking advantage of your free membership you will need to register or login: Once logged in: To view your Dashboard: http://www.tomatouniversity.com/members/dashboard To see our Upcoming Classes: http://www.tomatouniversity.com/courses To meet our Professors: http://www.tomatouniversity.com/professors To update your Profile: http://www.tomatouniversity.com/members/edit We are going to be making an enormous amount of usability and functionality improvements in subsequent phases.  Many of these improvements are already in the works, but we would love suggestions from you. Our goal is to create an incredibly resourceful learning environment that thrives as a social network. This initial phase is intended to be interactive, so don't be shy. Near future upgrades we already have planned: - Fan Classes for notification of updates and future related content and classes. - Uploading of instructional videos to a tutorial library by both professors and members. - Direct Message other members, privately. - Participate in a community blog discussing high-level real estate technology topics. - The addition of a Tomato University Blog for system news and updates. - Browse and view an archive of recorded classes from past VREBC events. - RSS/XML Feed of upcoming classes for affiliates and professors to showcase on their websites.

vFlyer Introduces Facebook Application to Promote Listings
San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, April 7, 2010—vFlyer today introduced a Facebook application for the promotion of listings. Real estate agents, property management firms, and auto dealers have been looking for a simple solution for marketing their listings on Facebook; this application provides such a solution. The new listing application can be utilized on both Profiles and Pages. Having surpassed 400 million members, Facebook has become a destination that online sellers can no longer ignore. Millions of businesses have set up Pages to create stronger ties to their customers and prospects. It is critical to provide up-to-date and relevant content on these pages. The vFlyer Facebook listing application offers two powerful configuration options. Both options display thumbnail images and summary information associated to the active listings in a vFlyer account. One also includes profile information about the business or individual. This new application is available to any vFlyer member with a business subscription Members with vFlyer Personal accounts can easily upgrade to take advantage of this new capability. "Businesses have been asking us for a simple way to promote their active listings on Facebook," says Aaron Sperling, CEO/President of vFlyer Inc. "This solution is a simple and effective way to create more exposure of real estate, auto, and general service listings." For instructions for installing the Facebook application, click here.  

Goomzee Gets Funded to Help Real Estate Agents Close Deals Via Mobile
Missoula, MT–March 30, 2010–Goomzee, a company that has developed an innovative mobile marketing platform that helps real estate professionals connect with potential buyers announced today that it has secured a $1.5 million Series A round of funding. Led by Highway 12 Ventures along with additional investors in the US and Europe, this investment will enable Goomzee to expand its development, marketing and sales efforts. According to Founder and CEO, Mike Sparr, “We are thrilled to have such a terrific syndicate of investors join Goomzee’s mission to be the solution real estate sales professionals turn to as more buyers demand information on their mobile device.” Goomzee’s text message marketing product, Realty Connect, serves real estate agents nationwide. Agents place signs or ads about a property for sale that prompt consumers to send a text message for information and pricing. Interested buyers send a text message with a unique property ID code and within seconds they receive home information, pricing, and optionally can view photos all on their cell phone. The agent and buyer can then connect in a variety of ways to discuss the properties for sale. “We are completely impressed with what Mike and his team have accomplished with limited resources” said Glenn Michael, General Partner of Highway 12 Ventures who has joined Goomzee’s board of directors in conjunction with the financing. ”Goomzee has already served agents nationwide, and teamed with various associations and multiple listing services (MLS) to get its industry-leading product in the hands of those who need it. It’s exciting to think about what they’ll be able to do with additional financial backing.” The company was launched to address a recognized need in the real estate industry, based on requests from agents themselves. It’s service evolves to meet the needs of its customers, and many new products and uses of its technology platform have emerged. About GoomzeeGoomzee Corporation provides a mobile marketing technology platform that connects buyers and sellers at the point-of-interest. Goomzee’s flagship product, Realty Connect®, and Mobile Virtual Tours, specifically assists real estate professionals to win more listings, acquire more leads and close more sales. Goomzee is an industry leader in text message marketing and continues to innovate from a client first perspective. We connect buyers and sellers at the point-of-interest. To learn more, visit us online at www.goomzee.com or contact us at (877) 324-1796. About Highway 12 VenturesHighway 12 Ventures (Boise, ID) is a leading early-stage VC fund investing in high growth, entrepreneurial companies in the Intermountain West. For more information call (208) 345-8383 or visit www.highway12ventures.com. To view the full press release, please click here. To learn more about Goomzee, click here.  

iseemedia Launches Push Email Service over SMS
MUMBAI, INDIA and TORONTO, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - Reliance Communications ("RCOM"), India's largest integrated communication services provider and iseemedia, Inc. (TSX-V: IEE), a leading provider of messaging and content handling technology, today announced the launch of a ground-breaking SMS-based email service across Reliance GSM and CDMA wireless network in India, serving more than 92 million subscribers. This Email on SMS service effectively empowers RCOM subscribers to have their mobile phones to behave like smartphones and receive all their desktop email via SMS. The Email-to-SMS technology is provided by Canada's iseemedia, a leading provider of low cost wireless email services to operators in the country. In India, where mobile phones have become an important part of everyone's livelihood, the country is adding more mobile phone subscribes each month than any other. According to Informa Telecom & Media, India had 125 million new mobile phone subscribers for the year ending March 2009. Text-based information services have become particularly popular in agriculture, healthcare and other sectors in India. The challenge for operators has been to deliver more sophisticated services using existing handsets that don't have access to the Internet. iseemedia's technology meets that challenge with the possibility to deliver next generation messaging without the cost of having to replace handsets. Mr. Krishna Durbha, Head - VAS, Reliance Communications said, "iseemedia provides the ideal platform to deliver our next generation service to drive more email usage among our existing subscribers. We believe our push email service can deliver substantial revenue upside over the years to RCOM." RCOM is leveraging iseemedia's multi-platform email solution known as iseemail to enable every mobile handset in India to act as a smartphone and enable users to check, download and retrieve email messages using the SMS interface. iseemail supports all types of email messaging systems in India through standard POP3 & IMAP4. It also offers access to consumer messaging from Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo.co.in, Indiatimes emails and more. Anthony DeCristofaro, President and CEO of iseemedia said, "Mobile connectivity has become more important in everyday lives in India. With Reliance we have the opportunity to promote mobile email to its 92 million subscribers and as a mass market solution to provide full email functionality on nearly 100 per cent of devices used in India. This will allow RCOM to increase its customer base as well as drive the adoption of mobile email usage through new value-added services." RCOM is offering iseemedia's email service on its pre-paid as well as post-paid platforms as a subscription service charged at Rs.30 and a usage tariff of 0.50 paise per SMS sent. iseemedia receives a percentage of revenue from every user transaction. About Reliance Communications: Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 64,000 crore (US$ 13.6 billion), cash flows of Rs. 13,000 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 8,400 crore (US$ 1.8 billion). Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company, with a customer base of 100 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 5 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 2,100 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 800 global, regional and domestic carriers. Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 24,000 towns and 600,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 190,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. About iseemedia: iseemedia, Inc., is a software development company focused on the commercialization of a Service Delivery Platform (iseemail(TM)) for delivering Blackberry-like email services to the mass market and an advanced Content Delivery Platform (iseedocs(TM)) for rich media adaptation and extremely cost-efficient delivery to mobile devices. The Company maintains a broad portfolio of issued and pending patents that cover content authoring, streaming and interactive viewing on mobile devices. iseemedia is publicly traded in Toronto (Symbol: IEE.V). (C)2010 iseemedia, Inc. All rights reserved. iseemedia and iseedocs are either Registered Trademarks or Trademarks of iseemedia, Inc. in the United States and or Canada. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Wise Agent is Now Integrated with DocuSign First American Title Announces AgentFirst Real Estate App For iPhone and iPad Inman's Top 100 Most Influential People

RISMedia Partners with VScreen.com
November 11, 2009 - In a major move to enhance its online video presence, RISMedia has announced a partnership with a Florida-based video production firm specializing in real estate related video. Located in Orlando, VScreen.com will produce a wide variety of video content for RISMedia, ranging from educational content for brokers, agents and consumers, to coverage of special events and promotions. To view VScreen’s recap of RISMedia & the Top 5 in Real Estate Network’s Leadership Conference, click here. “We are very excited to be partnering with VScreen to better enable our power brokers in capturing the rapidly growing video audience with custom-produced content,” said Darryl MacPherson, Executive Vice President, RISMedia. “VScreen was a natural fit for us, since they have been working within this niche for a few years now…and we look forward to what the future holds as the need for video continues to expand. With a 40% annual growth rate, Internet video has become an industry standard, according to VScreen Co-founder Stephen Schweickart. “Video for both websites and newsletters, as well as social media and mobile applications, is rapidly moving from being an exception to the expectation,” according to Schweickart, whose firm produces tightly focused “short form” videos, designed to effectively engage the brief attention span of today’s online video viewers. The partnership was welcomed by both parties as the next logical step in expanding video content and technology to meet the ever increasing expectations of the online audience.   Authentisign™ Digital Signatures in the Real Estate Mainstream MLSListings Launches Custom-branded IDX Website Market Leader® Provides End-to-End Business Platform for Agents

Real Estate Listings Going into Cell Phones
ARIZONA DAILY STAR—Searching online home listings on your desktop is becoming oh so 1990s. The push is on in real estate to capture the mobile market—and the elusive 35-and-younger demographic that comes with it. Numerous brokerages and listing companies have launched mobile websites and smartphone applications to showcase homes on cell phones. There are also text feeds that send prospective buyers information on listings. But the founder and president of Tucson-based Nova Home Loans, Ray Desmond, is dialing up something bigger. He has launched a new platform that lets users search listings, prequalify for loans, call up title reports and even submit offers—all by cell phone. Deals could be made—or at least tentatively agreed to—in minutes. The platform, known as Sikku, was launched in Phoenix about a week ago, and it's starting up in Tucson and Las Vegas this week. It soon will be launched in San Diego, Los Angeles and Portland, OR. If it takes off, it could change the shape and pace of real estate as buyers, fueled by instant information, blast out offers. Sikku can be found online like any other website. But the real target is the cell-phone-savvy consumer who no longer uses the phone to talk, but instead uses it for text messages, emails and Internet surfing.   NAR’s Second Century Ventures Invests in Ifbyphone Free Expert Q/A Session! Tighten Up for 2011! Telivant Reports New Open House Lead Capture Technology