First American Real Estate Solutions, Anaheim, Calif., has announced the successful implementation of a high-speed, secured direct connection to Freddie Mac's valuation platform, including Home Value Explorer and Home Value Calibrator.FirstAm RES's technology offers a single point of access to its products and Freddie Mac's. The company's line of information solutions includes its automated valuation model (ValuePoint 4), property reports, document images, flood data maps, legal and vesting reports, parcel maps, foreclosure information, demographics, crime and school statistics, and lien release information. The company made its announcement at Thomson's 6th Annual Mortgage Technology Conference in Miami. FirstAm RES can be found online at http://www.firstamres.com.
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