Technology

In the world of real estate agents, the iPhone reigns king-but just barely. A survey conducted by Realis Real Estate Software found that there seems to be no clear preference among agents between iPhone and Android-based phones-43 percent of agents use an iPhone, while 41 percent use an Android device.

RxOffice Inc. announced Tuesday that it has made available its RxOffice Project portal for Android-using customers of sister company IndiSoft.

USRES, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, RES.NET, announced the addition of Angela Hurst to its executive team.

The Miami Association of Realtors (MIAMI), along with eBrokerHouse, Inc., announced a landmark agreement that will make the eBrokerHouse platform available to MIAMI's membership.

Nationwide Title Clearing (NTC) announced that the company plans to demonstrate its newly-improved PerfectChain Assignment Verification Report service as the Five Star Conference and Expo in September.

A study released Thursday by Ellie Mae found that community bankers see increasing regulations as the biggest immediate challenge to their mortgage businesses. More than half of community bank executives (51 percent) said that handling changing compliance standards is the most significant challenge for their banks. They specifically spoke of regulations created by the Dodd-Frank Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Hope LoanPort (HLP)announced the launch of the Bank of America-sponsored Servicer Portal 2.0 (Portal). The Portal is for mortgage servicers and functions as a platform for the secure submissions and to process foreclosure alternatives. The Portal contains features that reflect servicing requirements as outlined by national mortgage settlement.

CoreLogic announced an enhanced version of its OnSite report.

Bradford Technologies announced Monday the release of the next generation of its Collateral Valuation Report (CVR), a product that introduced statistical analysis into the appraisal process.

Hope LoanPort announced Monday that it is partnering with GMAC Mortgage to launch a new consumer direct web portal.