a la mode the only appraisal software vendor to have every AI Ready™-compliant form available

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — a la mode recently became the only appraisal software vendor to have every AI Ready™-compliant form available for appraisers to use to do business with the AI Residential Database (AIRD) and AppraisalPort. Appraisal Institute Ready™ (AI Ready™) is an accreditation given to forms software packages by the Appraisal Institute, indicating that those forms comply with the Institute's residential data storage and transmission standard. The interface used by AI Ready™ provides appraisal document software companies a common application programming interface (API) for translation of their data into the standard format.

a la mode's industry-leading WinTOTAL software, which is used by more than half the appraisers in the United States, has a 2.5 "compliance level" with the AI Ready™ standard – the highest attainable. None of a la mode's largest market share competitors have the highest compliance level (even the ones who advertise that they are the only software currently compliant with the AI Ready™ standard).

"Using AppraisalPort and AI Ready™ forms with WinTOTAL's advanced integration makes delivery much easier, more reliable, and less time consuming, " said David Englund, SRA, an appraiser in Austin, Texas.

"Our status as the only vendor with every AI Ready™ form and our highest-possible compliance level are not the only reasons appraisers prefer WinTOTAL," said Mike Unser, product line manager with a la mode. "WinTOTAL users can import the AI Ready™ order form information directly into the software. We have a dedicated forms team that maps our forms to AI Ready™, as well as creating forms in the AI Ready™ specification that may not have already been in WinTOTAL. And when a new form is added to WinTOTAL, appraisers get it instantly with our Instant Customer Update feature."

Other features in a la mode's AI Ready™ export warn the user if he or she has forgotten a signature, and prompts the user to fill in fields AI Ready™ requires, but are not available on the standard forms, Unser said.

Vendor compliance and form availability information is available through the AI Ready™ website. Visit http://www.aiready.com/vendormatrix.asp for more information.

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About a la mode

Founded in 1985, a la mode develops desktop tools, mobile tools, web sites for real estate professionals, mortgage brokers, and appraisers. a la mode's flagship product, WinTOTAL form-filling software for appraisers leads the residential appraisal industry. a la mode's Mercury Network, a vendor management platform for lenders, provides the most experienced local appraisers in an HVCC-compliant, easy-to-use loan ordering and management application. a la mode's mission-critical products are used by hundreds of thousands of appraisers, agents, inspectors, and lending professionals to complete the nation's real estate transactions. The company's state-of-the-art offices are located in Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC. To learn more, visit www.alamode.com.