TOTAL update now live

on July 22, 2014

A new update is now ready for TOTAL users. To download this new update, plus any prior updates you may have missed, just click Help (with TOTAL open), and then click Check for Updates. Here are the three new features you'll appreciate:

Five reasons switching to TOTAL is easier than you think

on July 17, 2014

If you've seen any of our advertising, you know TOTAL has features for speeding up your workflow that you don't get in your current software. You may also know that we'll buy out your contract with your current vendor and you'll get unlimited maps, flood and census data, UAD XML delivery, mobile, and more.

Follow the money

on July 16, 2014

As you may have seen recently, we’ve rolled out a great new appraisal industry advocacy platform. Please take a moment to learn more about our Community Partnerships Program (www.alamode.com/community) – through which we expect to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars back to local and state-level appraiser coalitions and organizations. That’s where we think the […]

The Association of Texas Appraisers joins a la mode’s Community Partnerships Program

on July 10, 2014

a la mode welcomes The Association of Texas Appraisers (ATA) today as the latest appraiser organization to join its Community Partnerships Program. The Community Partnerships Program gives real estate appraiser organizations tools to grow their ranks, reduce member and operating costs, and increase visibility. This is done through a la mode discounts for members, affinity […]

Your natural disaster risk score, securing your files

on July 7, 2014

When RealtyTrac released its first Natural Disaster Housing Risk Report, we took a look. (See the interactive map here.) After all, our Operations Center is in Oklahoma City so we live with natural events including tornadoes, ice storms, and lately even earthquakes. Our county is blazing red with risk.