Employee vs.  independent contractor: Stakes are high to get it right

on May 10, 2005

With the busy summer real estate season upon us, look to our XSellerate marketing system to provide you even more ways to generate business.  We’ve pumped up the system with several new ways to communicate with new prospects, as well as current and past clients. Some of the newest features in XSellerate are fully customizable […]

Five tips on creating a “sticky” XSite

on May 3, 2005

If you’re like most mortgage brokers, you’re always trying to figure out what makes your website “sticky” – the term used to describe a website that’s interesting, interactive and engaging enough to keep a visitor on the site and coming back to it again and again.  Here are a few tried-and-true tips from fellow Mortgage […]

70 new XSellerate campaigns

on April 26, 2005

In the last two months we’ve made available 70 new campaigns in XSellerate, the online marketing resource bundled with Enterprise-level Appraiser XSite websites. There are a lot of meaty items here that will help you convey a professional, expert image to clients. One great example is “Automated valuations: You get what you pay for.” Excerpt: […]

Get better search engine rankings by networking on your XSite

on April 21, 2005

You know that networking exposes your business to more potential clients.  Why not take the concept of networking onto your XSite? Create a referral network page by swapping links with agents, appraisers, other mortgage brokers and even other businesses in your community.  Not only will it expose your business to more new prospects, your site […]

New XSite feature gives your listings more exposure

on April 13, 2005

A few weeks ago, we announced several new updates to your Agent XSites, which included new features on your listing directory pages to give your listings a little more “oomph!” This week we launched a new shared listings feature that allows you to show your customers’ listings on other agents’ websites in addition to your […]

Bill to curb client pressure doesn’t have enough teeth

on April 12, 2005

Client pressure is arguably the biggest issue residential appraisers face.  The recent Responsible Lending Act, bill H.R.1295, introduced in the House of Representatives last month (see our March 29 item), includes some marginal steps to curb it.  We are enthused that a predatory lending and mortgage fraud bill covers client pressure on appraisers at all, […]

Fannie Mae, Fair Isaac among companies relying on XSites Network

on April 7, 2005

When we launched the XSites Network – then called the Mercury Network – in 2001, we leveraged the industry’s most sophisticated infrastructure and largest pool of appraiser users to create an invaluable resource for mortgage originators.  It hasn’t taken long for the biggest players in the industry to realize that and take advantage. Last week […]

How do you rate with your customers?

on April 1, 2005

Few people enjoy negative feedback, but sometimes it’s necessary to know what your strengths and weaknesses are in order to sharpen your skills as an agent.  One way to do that is to ask your customers to fill out a customer satisfaction survey after their transaction with you.  A survey not only helps your craft, […]

Fair Isaac Diamond™ LOS to Post Appraisal Orders to the a la mode XSites Network

on March 30, 2005

Integration will speed appraisal turn times for Diamond users and generate more business for Appraiser XSites website users nationwide ORLANDO, FL — From the floor of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2005 National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo here, a la mode, the nation’s leading mortgage and appraisal technology company, announced that Fair Isaac […]