Stepping up to the plate to help Texas

With our Oklahoma roots, we know natural disasters. But Hurricane Harvey’s destruction is unfathomable. So, we’re working on several relief projects, and we encourage you to join us. Read the announcement here.

Foremost in our minds is the safety and future of our clients and peers. We've already set up our systems to defer payments for those of you in the storm-hit areas on the Gulf Coast. We're also ready to help anyone drastically affected rebuild in any way we can — whether it's replacing damaged Distos, laptops, printers, or anything else, we're here. If you know appraisers, agents, mortgage pros, or inspectors who need help, let us know and tell them to call 1-800-ALAMODE or email relief@alamode.com.

Yesterday, we also donated $100,000 to the Greater Houston Community Foundation's Hurricane Relief Fund. We chose this organization because they're local, working with many boots-on-the-ground non-profits. They're in rescue mode — focused on essentials like water, shelter, medical emergencies, and supplies. But our $100,000 is designed to just "prime the pump" for the broader real estate industry, including other technology companies, to step up as well.

We all need to act quickly, and show our commitment to our colleagues. Click here to donate like we did to the Greater Houston Community Foundation's Hurricane Relief Fund via our pass-through website, www.alamode.com/harvey. (When you donate through our site, you won't pay credit card fees. We'll cover those.) By coming through our portal, your donation will be grouped with other real estate professionals and vendors, showing solidarity as an industry.

Every gift makes a big difference — $10, $50, $100, or more. Our goal is to gather enough funds within the real estate industry to at least match our donation, and preferably many times more.

Thanks for being a part of this.

Dave Biggers
Founder
a la mode

P. S. If you're in Oklahoma City, feel free to drop off donation items to our Operations Center. Our employees are loading a moving truck and will drive it to Dallas evacuee shelters on Thursday. Get the address and list of items here.