Technology

Zillow announced the renewal of its strategic marketing program with Century 21 Real Estate LLC, through which the company's listings will continue to automatically appear on the Yahoo! Zillow Real Estate Network.

CoreLogic is expanding its presence in Florida, recently announcing that the company has established technology partnerships with four of the state's real estate organizations. The Realtor groups will tap into CoreLogic's MLS Data Co-op to launch a multiple listing service (MLS) data sharing initiative.

National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (National MI) is now approved to write mortgage insurance in 22 states, having recently gained approval in the key state of New York.

Business boomed at Quicken Loans in 2012, the Detroit-based company announced. Quicken closed more than $70 billion in home loan volume throughout 2012, a 133 percent increase over the previous record of $30 billion set in 2011. The company also nearly doubled its number of full-time team members over the year and now employs more than 8,000 in offices in Detroit, Cleveland, and Scottsdale, Arizona, including almost 900 technology-related positions.

In Houston, Texas, Envoy Mortgage is enhancing its loan product offerings to start the new year. Currently operating mortgage retail branches in nearly every U.S. state, Envoy's customers will now have access to an expanded range of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) 203(k) mortgages.

A home with a Hollywood past has hit the market in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for $2.895 million. Built at the turn of the century, the property was made famous in the 1970s thanks to its connection to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which the house's exterior was featured as the main character's abode.

Class Appraisal and a la mode announced the launch of a customized plugin designed to reduce appraisal turn times and ensure high appraisal quality.

Two of the nation's independent appraisal management companies have joined forces, turning Solidifi into the third-largest residential real estate valuations firm in the U.S. Releasing an official statement, Solidifi announced that it had completed a consolidation deal with Kirchmeyer & Associates as part of the growth strategy the company initiated in 2012.

The lending division of Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC is expecting serious company growth in 2013--and it starts with new offices in Indiana and Connecticut, the company announced. The two new operations centers (located in Fishers, Indiana, and Enfield, Connecticut) will be dedicated to serving the East Coast from both the retail and wholesale lending perspective.

Mortgage Harmony Corp., a Virginia-based provider of innovative residential loan products, and LenderLive Network, Inc., announced an alliance to enhance market awareness of Mortgage Harmony's HarmonyLoan product.