Technology

Des Plaines, Illinois-based VHT, a provider of visual marketing services for the real estate industry, announced this week that they are now offering YouTube distribution services with their video property tours.

Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions (FNRES), a division of Fidelity National Financial Inc., announced today that it is now offering its MLS customers reInsight Tax, a new solution that generates more comprehensive neighborhood and public record data, the company said in a press statement.

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.

Cyberhomes.com, an online real estate information site for consumers from Fidelity National Financial, a Fortune 500 provider of products, services and technology solutions to the financial and real estate industries, has been named one of the xTop Web sites of 2008x by PC Magazine.

More appraisers are using technology to fulfill appraisal orders, according to a recent survey conducted by ValuFinders Inc., a provider of valuation services to national lenders, brokers, and government agencies.

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.

Colorado-based Mortgage Cadence Inc, a provider of enterprise lending solutions (ELS) for the financial services industry, recently announced that it is helping Senior Lending Network, a program of World Alliance Financial Corp and a recognized leader in reverse mortgages, automate back office workflow for its reverse lending and document preparation process.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 15, 2008 today. The new stats show mortgage applications declined only slightly from last week, but have now hit their lowest level since December 2000.

With home prices dropping in key market areas like California and Florida, eight banks are facing additional stresses within their loan portfolios due to the eruption of home equity delinquency rates, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

The HOPE NOW Alliance—a national network of mortgage servicers, nonprofits and housing counseling agencies—received praise from U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr., today for their quick implementation of Project Lifeline.