There’s no question that the real estate market is hell-bent on having another stellar year. Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist David Berson last week predicted another record year for home sales and mortgage rates continue to be historically low. The pool of potential buyers and sellers will always be much larger during strong market conditions, making […]
“Did you get my W-2s yet?” “Has the appraisal been scheduled?” “What other documents do you need from me?” Do these questions sound familiar? Without doubt, getting a mortgage can be nerve-wracking, especially if it’s your client’s first time. Keeping clients informed every step of the way can be the key to quality customer service […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — a la mode, provider of the most reliable and robust workflow and business management tools in the mortgage industry, and Byte Software, a leading provider of mortgage software allowing brokers, credit unions and banks to pre-qualify, originate and process loans, announced an integration between Byte Software’s BytePro Loan Origination Software and a […]
More and more people have begun to use spam filters as a way to deal with the volume of unwanted e-mail they get each day. There are several different kinds of filters. Here’s how they work: User defined filters. Available in most e-mail clients, this type of filter allows you to forward e-mail to different […]
Your computer is probably already more powerful than you’ll need it to be to get the most out of WinTOTAL Aurora. Some WinTOTAL users though are still running machines with Windows 98 or an even older operating system. Aurora is optimized for Windows XP and you’ll get the most out of it if you’re running […]
Most people are annoyed by spam in their e-mail boxes. But did you know that those pesky messages actually affect your business’s overall productivity? The cost of spam in 2005 is projected to be about $17 billion in the United States, according to Ferris Research, a messaging market-research firm. This figure reflects the productivity loss […]
Lately, you may have heard a lot about web features like Yahoo! Local and Google Local that enable search engine users to find relevant local information with neighborhood business listings, maps, directions and web pages. Why should you list your business on one (or both) of these sites? You’ll make it easy for qualified prospects […]
A 2004 survey of appraisal practitioners by The Appraisal Foundation, the results for which were reported this month, found that more than half of residential appraisers feel they are expected to hit a certain value or risk losing business. 7,646 practitioners returned complete or partial surveys, which were distributed to some 55,000 appraisers attending USPAP […]
Lately, you may have heard a lot about web features like Yahoo! Local and Google Local that enable search engine users to find relevant local information with neighborhood business listings, maps, directions and web pages. Why should you list your business on one (or both) of these sites? You’ll make it easy for qualified prospects […]
Did you know that you can get qualified visitors sent directly to your XSite with just a few clicks? That’s because back in November, we entered into an agreement with HomeGain Inc., the Internet’s largest consumer-to-agent mat ching service, allowing Agent XSite website owners to utilize HomeGain’s BuyerLink™ platform. Every month, more than 4.5 million […]
