Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode, inc announced today that its SureDocs e-signature system, which has already been used for nearly four million mortgage document signing events, is being broadened to include market-specific versions for appraisers and real estate agents.   Read more...

This sixth generation hailed as the easiest, smartest, most affordable appraisal forms software to date Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode today introduced TOTAL 2010, the newest version of its industry leading appraisal forms software. With its extremely intuitive interface, low price, and focus on simplicity, TOTAL 2010 is ideal for appraisers who have thought about switching to the industry-leading WinTOTAL but didn't want all the "bells and whistles". This new version takes a "back to basics" approach.   Read more...

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San Diego, - From the floor of the REALTORS® Conference and Expo, a la mode, inc., one of the real estate industry's largest and most mission critical technology companies, announced today the release of its groundbreaking DaVinci TourSketch system for real estate brokers and agents.   Read more...

San Diego - From the floor of the REALTORS® Conference and Expo, a la mode, one of the real estate industry's largest and most mission-critical technology companies, announced today that it has extended its XSite product line with a website designed for agents who want to showcase a single listing in its own website and its own domain name.   Read more...

Real Estate agents gather photos and notes on their iPhone during home tours, converting prospects into buyers.   Read more...

Integration with Mercury Network will provide PCLender.com clients with enhanced access to local market real estate appraisal expertise on a nationwide basis while ensuring HVCC-compliant appraiser independence.   Read more...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. -- a la mode, a leading developer of desktop, mobile and web software and services for real estate professionals, announced Rick Furmage, Cari Kresa and Rick Hoffman have won a total of $69,000 as part of its 23rd anniversary celebration. The giveaway was geared to showcase a la mode's stability and leadership to each of their three core groups of customers – real estate agents, mortgage originators and real estate appraisers. As such, the company obtained thousands of entries.   Read more...

Oklahoma City - a la mode, inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Craven, CPA, to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Craven is responsible for the company's economic strategy and forecasting, financial accounting and planning, and management of the company's financial performance.   Read more...

a la mode, inc. one of the real estate industry's largest and most mission critical technology companies, announced today that it will release a new IDX product for real estate agents. IDX, or "Internet Data Exchange", is a way for real estate brokers and their agents to display all of the local MLS's listings on their own websites, with the hosting broker's contact information shown instead of the listing broker's. While the potential to deploy IDX has been around for quite some time, the laborious board-by-board data mapping and contract approval process has typically favored small local developers over large national vendors like a la mode. Often, that's resulted in bare-bones IDX systems with limited features and spotty support. But with a la mode's highly scalable database technologies, MLS data and rules are integrated more quickly and new boards can be added with ease, yet all of the IDX implementations inherit a universal and exceptionally rich feature set. Some of the key features in the new IDX product include interactive mapping with driving directions, photo slide shows with unlimited photos, support for virtual tours and video, interactive real-time "slider bar" search controls, appointment scheduling, and numerous lead capture features. "One of the features our agents love is the automatic appointment scheduler," noted Alonso Portillo, a la mode's IDX Product Manager. "When a visitor is looking at a particular property, they can request a showing directly from the site. The agent is instantly notified, both on their mobile phone and via e-mail, so they can follow up immediately." Plus, even though it's a system developed on a national scale, it includes automatic local adaptation, allowing visitors to see MLS search options that are unique to the target market. So, an IDX search in Miami knows to include options for oceanfront property, but not in Dallas. Since a la mode's IDX system "snaps in" to any agent's site, not just those using a la mode's own XSites brand websites, it helps solve the nationwide problem of getting increasingly large inventories of unsold homes marketed to potential buyers as quickly and effectively as possible. Any agent can expose all the MLS listings to the entire local market, in a consumer-friendly rich interface. "There's a dramatic surplus of listing inventory sitting in the MLS, which most consumers don't know how to effectively access," added Portillo. "Even when they do find some way to see the MLS's listings, there's usually a huge discrepancy between the kind of browsing experience offered by outdated IDX and MLS systems versus the consumer's online experiences at media-rich sites like Google, Yahoo, CNN, and countless others. With more than 80% of all home searches starting online, the kind of rich, complete visitor experience inherent in our IDX system is a crucial component of successful online marketing of these unsold homes" said Portillo. For more information, visit www.alamode.com/idx or call 1-800-252-6633 Press Contact: Ellana Walker 1-800-252-6633 ellana.walker@alamode.com   Read more...