FNC(R) to Help BancorpSouth with Mortgage Appraisal Processes

BancorpSouth, one of the southeast region’s largest banks, will use FNC® technology to ensure regulatory compliance while streamlining its multi-channel appraisal process for their retail and home equity channels. Mortgage technology company FNC, Inc., creator of Collateral Headquarters(TM) (CHQ) — a workflow solution designed specifically for regional and community mortgage lenders — signed the Tupelo, Miss.-based bank on Sept.... 

Lenders One Teams with Platinum Rewards to Offer Benefits

Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative, a national alliance of mortgage bankers, announced that it has teamed with St. Louis-based Platinum Rewards LLC to offer homebuyers an exclusive opportunity to earn rewards points when they obtain a loan from any Lenders One member company. Consumers who complete a loan through a Lenders One mortgage lender will earn at least 25,000 points that are redeemable for merchandise from Platinum Rewards’ catalog and Web... 

Lenders Benefit from QuestSoft and OpenClose Partnership, More Streamlined Compliant Loan Origination Capabilities

QuestSoft, a provider of compliance software and geocoding services for lenders, and OpenClose, developers of Web-based, end-to-end mortgage lending software, announced today at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 95th Annual Convention and Expo announced the integration of QuestSoft’s automated compliance tool, Compliance EAGLE, with OpenClose’s loan origination software (LOS). Compliance EAGLE is the only automated compliance solution to be... 

Lawton Bud Chiles Sells Shares in GreenSteel Homes

Lawton “Bud” Chiles announced today that he has sold his interest in GreenSteel Homes to his partner, Tony Attalla. GreenSteel Homes is a manufacturer of architecturally designed, steel-frame, affordable housing located in Carrabelle, Florida. “I have been thrilled to be involved in the development of the GreenSteel Homes brand and in getting the factory open in Carrabelle. Now that the factory is up and running, Tony is the logical... 

Skanska Sells Ongoing Office Project in Copenhagen to Norrporten

Skanska is selling the ongoing office project Havneholmen Tower in Copenhagen. The buyer is Fastighetsaktiebolaget Norrporten, which will take possession of the property in January 2011. Skanska is responsible for leasing of the project until the end of June 2014. The project was started in the first quarter of 2008 and no leases have been signed yet, but negotiations are in progress with several potential tenants. The final development gain depends... 

Shea Homes Becomes First National Builder to Make Solar Power Systems an Included Option on New Homes

Victoria Gardens by Shea Homes announced today that solar power systems will be an included optional feature on its Shea Green Certified (TM) homes, beginning immediately. As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the cost of home ownership and improve environmental performance, Victoria Gardens teamed up with BP Solar, a global leader in solar energy, to offer solar panels at no additional cost and reduce electric bills by up to 60 percent per... 

Sitar Company Brokers Named New Jerseys 2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Brokers

Sitar Company, a leading New Jersey commercial real estate firm, today announced that Joseph Nitti, Douglas J. Sitar and William Sitar III have been named “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Brokers” by Real Estate New Jersey. The “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Broker” rankings are awarded by Real Estate New Jersey, a monthly commercial real estate magazine, to New Jersey brokers who have demonstrated excellence in notable real estate... 

Introducing the Solution to Fogged Up Windows Around Indoor Pools or Saunas

Thermique Technologies offers the solution to condensation on the windows around indoor pools, saunas, and steam showers. By installing window units with Thermique™ heated glass, problems with fog, steam, and moisture simply disappear. In addition to complete condensation control, swimmers/bathers coming out of an indoor pool or steam shower will feel no chill or drafts coming off the windows. They are able to dry off in complete comfort. Thermique... 

Q-Tran Introduces Q-Scape, Innovative Power System Infrastructure for Landscape Lighting

After three years of research and development, Q-Tran introduces Q-Scape, the first power system infrastructure invented and engineered specifically for landscape lighting applications. Q-Tran is the industry leader of high-performance power supply systems and transformers for low voltage and LED lighting. A completely thorough system of 217 originally designed components, Q-Scape includes everything from the fixture to the home or Building –... 

Los Angeles Real Estate Firm Makes Second Acquisition In Dallas Uptown

M West Holdings, LLC has acquired 4245 N. Central Expressway in Dallas, Texas from Behringer Harvard in an off-market transaction coordinated by Mr. Gary Carr of CB Richard Ellis. The 87,292 square foot office building is situated at the northwest corner of Fitzhugh Avenue and N. Central Expressway. According to Mr. Karl Slovin, President of M West Holdings, the property “will be re-branded as ’4245 Uptown’ to take advantage of its...