The first homes known to have Chinese drywall are coming up for sale in Florida, as new concerns arise over formaldehyde emissions from Chinese composite wood products.

Prodigy Law Group, in Irvine, California, recently announced that attorney Paul Price has joined the firm as an associate, further increasing the firm's capabilities and expertise in helping clients meet their needs for professional legal assistance in matters related to the current economic downturn.

Single-family home sales in Connecticut climbed for the second consecutive month, jumping almost 7 percent in August year-over-year, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a real estate researcher covering the New England markets.

Clearwater, Florida's eMASON has received certification for its Clarifire application from Fannie Mae for Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) workout rules.

Dallas-based eRealInvestor, Inc., which has developed a cash flow search and analysis platform for the real estate industry, recently announced partnerships with National Quick Sale and Bid4Assets.

Stewart Lender Services (SLS) recently announced two executive appointments to help the company expand its participation in the growing eMortgage market. Marvin Stone joins SLS as SVP of strategic projects, and Laurie Pyle expands her role as chief information officer to include eCommerce and eMortgage leadership.

Agoura Hills, California-based Interthinx announced Thursday that it has developed new proprietary risk analytics based on income verification results and integrated them into FraudGUARD, its premiere loan-level fraud detection tool.

An industry report released by the HOPE NOW Alliance this week reveals more promising news for the housing sector.

Florida's ValCom, Inc. and its MyFamilyTV broadcast network subsidiary have partnered with the Maryland-based online property auctioneer Bid4Assets to Produce ValCom's largest televised real estate auction to date in a four-hour live auction show, My Family Real Estate Auction.

Florida's Infusion Technologies, the parent company of National Quick Sale and REO Sentinel, has named Jim Satterwhite as its new EVP and COO.