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Fidelity National Introduces Open MLS Platform

Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions, a division of Fidelity National Financial Inc., a Fortune 500 provider of products, services, and technology solutions to the financial and real estate industries, is now offering its MLS customers reInsight Data, a new open architecture data sharing solution, the company announced yesterday.

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Anti-Foreclosure Plan Stalls in White House

The White House has said it is currently reviewing several foreclosure prevention programs, but reportedly has major drawbacks to the national loan modification program that Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), has submitted.

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Zillow Survey Shows Half of Homeowners Think Home’s Value Hasn’t Declined

Months of government bailouts and stock market volatility brought Americans’ perception of the values of their own homes closer to reality than it was last quarter, but surprisingly half of U.S. homeowners still believe their home is insulated from the nation’s home value declines, according to the Zillow Q3 Homeowner Confidence Survey.

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Chase Expands Loan Mod Program

Chase, the U.S. consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., announced on Friday that it is xexpanding its already significant mortgage modification program by undertaking multiple initiatives designed to keep more families in their homes, including extending its modification programs to WaMu and EMC customers,x the bank said in a press statement.

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Company Calculates Future Value of Today’s REOs

Bankers Real Estate Services (BRES) Advisors Inc., a California analytics and transaction execution company, has introduced an evaluation product to the real estate owned (REO) market that determines the properties’ end game, the company said in a press statement.

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New DepotPoint Module Manages Short Sales

As the nation’s housing crisis continues, millions of homeowners are facing foreclosure. Short sales are a viable option for homeowners in default to escape the threat of formal foreclosure. DepotPoint Inc.

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Fed Rule Adds Mortgage Rate Disclosures

The Federal Reserve recently approved new regulatory statutes requiring mortgage lenders to disclose to borrowers how much interest rates differ between prime mortgages and the higher-priced subprime loans offered to less-affluent borrowers.

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