Written by:  Nathan Thomas

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- One of the most overlooked marketing assets available to Realtors® and other real estate agents is their website. Done right, a website brings in new leads and commissions. Done wrong, a website can rive prospects away. a la mode, inc., the company behind the revolutionary Agent XSites real estate website design tool, announced a robust schedule of free, half-day Web Marketing Seminars in Florida, Nevada and Oklahoma that teach Realtors® and other real estate professionals web marketing strategies.   Read more...

Get ready for some extra work on FHA assignments.   Read more...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- a la mode recently became the only appraisal software vendor to have every AI Ready™-compliant form available for appraisers to use to do business with the AI Residential Database (AIRD) and AppraisalPort. Appraisal Institute Ready™ (AI Ready™) is an accreditation given to forms software packages by the Appraisal Institute, indicating that those forms comply with the Institute's residential data storage and transmission standard. The interface used by AI Ready™ provides appraisal document software companies a common application programming interface (API) for translation of their data into the standard format.   Read more...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- a la mode's Mercury Network is doing its part to serve America's veterans as they take advantage of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home mortgage loan program. The Mercury Network now makes it easier for qualified real estate appraisers to become eligible to appraise homes for VA-backed mortgage loans.   Read more...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- a la mode's Mercury Network, an appraisal workflow and transaction management hub connecting real estate appraisers and their mortgage lender clients, reached an important milestone this month. More than 20,000 lender representatives are now registered Network users doing business with Mercury-enabled appraisers.   Read more...