Written by:  Nathan Thomas

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 partnerships that donate a portion of member purchases back to the organization, partnered education courses, sponsorship of organization events, and more. Basically, the program provides help to appraisers in ways that software providers traditionally haven't.   Read more...

a la mode has been named for the tenth time as one of the mortgage industry's Top 50 Service Providers by Mortgage Technology magazine.   Read more...

a la mode announced today their new Community Partnerships Program for supporting real estate appraisers and appraiser organizations on the local, state, and national level.   Read more...

Real estate professionals have rapidly adopted the note taking and sharing app Evernote as a go-to productivity booster. Today, mobile MLS and marketing software mainstay a la mode announced their free iPad app, RE:Focus Analytics, now features Evernote Publishing, making it easier than ever to organize and share listings, MLS data-based market reports, client-specific property tour sheets, and more.   Read more...

Mercury Network announced new features added to their popular SureReceipts™ service for lenders to securely deliver documents to borrowers in compliance with the new ECOA Valuations Rule disclosure requirements.   Read more...

In response to recent tornadoes, Mercury Network will waive transaction fees for disaster reports in all impacted areas for ninety days. Mercury Network is a cloud-based vendor management software platform, used by over 600 mortgage lenders and appraisal management companies to power 20,000 appraisal orders a day.   Read more...

a la mode announced today that Mercury Mobile™, a new iOS app enabling appraisers to respond to new Mercury Network orders instantly, was named a Top Innovation of 2013 by the PROGRESS in Lending Association. Mercury Mobile is available for free for iPhone® and iPad®in the Apple® App Store℠ .   Read more...

Naples, FL - Rich data from multiple listing services (MLS) is widely regarded as the "holy grail" of content for capturing, nurturing, and converting real estate prospects. Today, mobile MLS trailblazer a la mode announced a new version of their iPad app RE:Focus Analytics aimed at turning arcane MLS data and statistics into revenue-generating marketing presentations for real estate agents and brokers. Astoundingly, the company has also made the app available to MLS subscribers at no cost.   Read more...

Naples, FL - a la mode announced today they were named to HousingWire magazine's HW TECH100™, which lists the housing economy's most innovative technology companies.   Read more...

Naples, FL - a la mode's Mercury Network today announced the expansion of their SureReceipts™ service to a universally available eDisclosure compliance solution. SureReceipts securely sends any document to borrowers in compliance with disclosure requirements, and it automatically produces an audit trail on every send for compliance verification. SureReceipts can be deployed quickly by lenders of all sizes, and is now available as a stand-alone web-based service or as an API for integration in existing workflow systems.   Read more...