Technology

Blueberry Systems, LLC, and DocMagic are joining forces to offer a more comprehensive document preparation system.

LoanSifter, Inc., announced it has set new performance benchmarks for speed, accuracy, and uptime for LoanSifter, its flagship product and pricing engine (PPE). According to officials representing the Appleton, Wisconsin-based company, the average search on the PPE fell to 1.29 seconds in 2012, down from 2.22 seconds in 2011. In addition, LoanSifter's real-time loan pricing and product eligibility information has an accuracy level of 99.998 percent between 2011 and 2012.

Equifax launched its Spectrum Verification Services Platform designed to strengthen lender confidence by streamlining the verification processes.

CoreLogic announced the release of Third-Party Originator (TPO) Portal, a new system developed by the San Mateo, California-based CoreLogic Dorado. Using the portal, correspondent clients and wholesale brokers can upload and lock multiple loans in a bulk transmission to an enterprise lending system (ELS) and monitor them for conditions and approvals.

Though a few recent U.S. real estate listings have promised royal living in oversized stateside mansions, a sprawling home in France has hit the market, giving potential buyers the opportunity to purchase an authentic castle that's truly worth of a fairytale.

Bradford Technologies announced the release of CompCruncher 2.0, a tool that enables appraisers to evaluate markets using regression analysis.

When famed news anchor and 60 Minutes star Mike Wallace passed away earlier this year, the nation mourned the loss of the media legend. However, Wallace's many fans recently got the opportunity to learn more about his life off camera, when his Manhattan duplex hit the open market for a lofty $20 million earlier this month.

Lenders are lining up to take advantage of the LoanQuest mortgage origination solution offered by MortgageFlex Systems, Inc., the company announced. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company touted its newly rewritten LoanQuest system, which is "smarter and better than ever."

Patton Boggs is welcoming back a former partner, announcing that Todd R. Harrison has rejoined the firm's litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Harrison is headed back to Patton Boggs after departing in 2011 to serve as chief counsel for oversight and investigations on the energy and commerce committee for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mortgage loan app developer LenderMobile announced the iPad launch of BorrowerMobile, a borrower-facing app designed to let borrowers check loan information directly from their devices. The app is intended to complement LenderMobile's loan-officer facing LenderMobile+ app that lets borrowers fill in 1003 mortgage applications from their iPad and electronically sign the application directly on the screen.