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Elk Software Customizes Short Sale Technology for RE/MAX Agents

As the government and the mortgage industry continue to work together to curb foreclosures, ""RE/MAX"":http://www.remax.com agents are doing their part to help facilitate short sale transactions,[IMAGE]

using their certified training and a new customized version of Michigan-based Elk Software's flagship technology platform, Short Sale Commander.

""Short Sale Commander RE/MAX Edition"":http://www.shortsalecommander.com/remax was designed specifically for RE/MAX brokers and agents to help streamline their short sale business.

""Short Sale Commander RE/MAX Edition helps make short sales a lot easier with customized tools such as our BPO Builder, Auto-Comp & AVM Valuations, and the powerful Short Sale Package Generator,"" explained Lee Moraitis with ELK Software. ""We are excited to work with RE/MAX, arming their agent network with a unique platform full of helpful videos, streaming short sale news, and a powerful system that will allow RE/MAX agents to help more homeowners and dominate their local short sale market.""

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According to the ""National Association of Realtors"":http://www.realtor.org, distressed homes accounted for 33 percent of sales in April 2010 and short sales will continue to increase as more homeowners take advantage of this foreclosure alternative.

“RE/MAX agents have the training and education to assist in short sales, REOs, and foreclosure transactions, but now they have sophisticated technology to simplify the process and help close transactions faster,” said Marnie Blanco, RE/MAX VP of eBusiness.

RE/MAX now has more than 15,000 agents trained in short sales and foreclosures with the ""Five Star Professional (FSP) designation"":http://www.fsicertificationsummit.com, a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, or Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) certification.

According to RE/MAX, the Short Sale Commander RE/MAX Edition helps agents close more listings and get their short sales approved faster by giving them online access to documents, instant property analysis, lender data, and short sale forms.

The agency says brokers can set up their entire office, access broker reporting tools, and integrate with title companies, while giving agents individual, permission-based access to the software.

""Finding Short Sale Commander is the single most important thing we've done this year,"" said Gayle Henderson, a sales associate with RE/MAX Excalibur Realty in Scottsdale, Arizona. ""With a couple of clicks I have all the information on my listing, including an accurate valuation of what the bank may accept.""

About Author: Carrie Bay

Carrie Bay is a freelance writer for DS News and its sister publication MReport. She served as online editor for DSNews.com from 2008 through 2011. Prior to joining DS News and the Five Star organization, she managed public relations, marketing, and media relations initiatives for several B2B companies in the financial services, technology, and telecommunications industries. She also wrote for retail and nonprofit organizations upon graduating from Texas A&M University with degrees in journalism and English.
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