Technology

RES.NET has released what the company describes as the ultimate companion to its popular real estate transaction software, Accelerated Management Platform (AMP). The new AMP app for iPhone and iPad is now available through the iPhone App Store and allows professional members of the AMP real estate agent portal to take the system with them wherever they go.

New Jersey-based Visionet Systems, a full-service mortgage consulting and business process outsourcing company, recently launched new outsourcing services to assist banks with loan buybacks. Currently, Visionet is aiding two of the top four U.S. banks in recovering a majority of mortgage repurchase requests from GSEs and private investors, according to a statement from the company.

HOPE LoanPort, a Web-based tool developed by HOPE NOW that streamlines loan modification applications on behalf of homeowners at-risk of foreclosure, and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) will collaborate to promote fair housing for borrowers facing foreclosure. Through training and outreach focused on ending discrimination, the organizations hope to preserve homeownership in under-served communities.

Analytics firm Altos Research this week unveiled a new product that will forecast changes in a property's transaction price up to 12 months into the future based on the strength or weakness of the area's local real estate market. The product, AltosEvaluate Forward Valuation Modeling (FVM), debuted at the American Securitization Forum 2011.

DataQuick, a San Diego-based independent provider of real estate information, analysis, and solutions, recently launched a new Web site, Dataquick.com. According to a statement from the company, the site will ""better reflect the company's strengths, growing product lines, and presence online.""

BrokerPriceOpinion.com recently named Michael Richardson as president. Richardson will manage the day-to-day national operations of the company, which develops Web-based BPOs, appraisals, and automated valuation models to streamline the valuation process. Richardson brings more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage and real estate industries to BrokerPriceOpinion.com.

DecisionReady, a provider of default servicing compliance solutions based in California, announced this week that it has reviewed 1 million delinquent residential mortgage loans for loss mitigation and foreclosure process and policy compliance for leading servicers. DecisionReady technology offers compliance for early stage delinquency through loss mitigation, foreclosure, and the post-sale process to ensure regulatory rules and investor guidelines are met.

Realty Pilot, an Arizona-based real estate technology company, recently launched Offer Runway, a cloud-based program designed to unite buyers, sellers, agents, lenders, escrow officers, and home inspectors. Offer Runway is free to all Arizona MLS members. The company says its goal in developing Offer Runway was to create a singular Web-based operating system to ensure transparency and efficiency within each real estate transaction.

With all types of fraud steadily rising, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Financial Crime Task Force has set up two programs to help fight mortgage fraud in New York City. According to the CoreLogic Fraud Index, fraud losses for 2010 are estimated to be $11 billion, and according to the FBI, New York is one of the top ten states with significant mortgage fraud issues.

The recently announced partnership between Zillow.com and Yahoo! Real Estate has created the largest real estate network on the Web, according to comScore Media Metrix, an Internet audience measurement service. Zillow now sells local advertising across both sites, and the 4 million for-sale listings on Zillow also appear on Yahoo! Real Estate. Zillow is now Yahoo! Real Estate's exclusive provider of for-sale listings.