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In Colorado, Prudential Preferred Real Estate of Greater Denver and Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors of Boulder have joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the new real estate brokerage network operated by HSF Affiliates LLC. Based in Irvine, California, this new network is designed for a new era in residential real estate. It currently currently comprises more than 22,000 agents and more than 600 offices in 26 states.

DocMagic, Inc., says it has a variety of solutions available that support lenders' compliance with the ECOA Valuation Rule, no matter what the lender's business rules are. Under the ECOA Valuation Rule, a creditor must provide an applicant with a copy of the appraisal and other written valuations upon completion, or three business days prior to consummation of the transaction, whichever is earlier.

Single-family and condominium sales in California closed 2013 on a cautiously positive note, even though overall sales were down notably from the year prior, according to the latest quarterly market report from PropertyRadar. December sales in the Golden State's home and condo market grew 1.4 percent over November 2013 sales, but were down nearly 20 percent from December 2012. Overall, last year’s property sales finished the year at their lowest level since 2007.

  Select Print Feature, originally appeared in the May, 2013 issue of DS News Magazine. Can servicers and their partners in the field work through the many obstacles that come with fast-tracking vacant foreclosures? Several jurisdictions are considering legislation or ...

Special Print Feature, originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of DS News Magazine. By Steve Albert, Ernie Durbin, and Tami Rund Without question, accurate valuation data is critical to your business, but how do you determine which method to use for ...

DataQuick announced the addition of major enhancements to its automated property valuation model (AVM), CMV-Portfolio. The upgrade builds on CMV-Portfolio's submodel system, which features different models using their own methodologies and data sources to estimate property values.

RealtyTrac,a real estate online marketplace and provider of housing data, announced the hiring of real estate and technology specialist Samantha Tino as VP of sales for the RealtyTrac Network.

ValuTrac, a software solutions company catering to the appraisal management and mortgage lending industry, hired Hank Pruett as VP of sales. Pruett has nearly 25 years' experience in appraisal management, title issues, and client relations and is knowledgeable in all types of appraisals, both residential and commercial. [COLUMN_BREAK] knowledgeable in all types of appraisals, both residential and commercial.

The national field services company AIM Your Way, LLC/America's InfoMart, Inc., welcomed two industry veterans to its executive management team. Anthony Golden has been named president and Todd Pawlinski was brought on as EVP of operations.

Financial Asset Services, Inc. announced the addition of Jeanee Chapman as national sales director for the Irvine, California-based asset management and appraisal management company. Chapman brings more than 15 years' experience in REO sales and operations management to her new role.