First American Title Announces AgentFirst Real Estate App for iPhone and iPad
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Posted on April 27, 2010 at 7:28:01 AM
First American Title Announces AgentFirst Real Estate App for iPhone and iPad
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 27 -- First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced that its AgentFirst(TM) app for iPhone®, iPad(TM) and iPod touch® devices is now available for free download from the App Store(SM).
The new AgentFirst app gives real estate and lending professionals mobile access to the nation's largest source of property and ownership information, which covers 97 percent of all U.S. real estate transactions. With First American Title's new AgentFirst app, users with active AgentFirst accounts can easily look up property addresses while in the field to gain access to complete property information and characteristics, historic sales information, tax data and more.
"We are very excited about the potential the AgentFirst app offers to increase the efficiency of our highly mobile work force," said Stefan Peterson, director of operations of Zip Realty, which serves 35 major markets in 22 states and employs more than 3,000 agents. "In our view, the more steps of the real estate transaction that can be completed away from the desktop, the better."
First American Title's new AgentFirst app also allows users to place customer service orders for complimentary property profiles and recorded documents around the clock. Users can receive orders back on their iPhone via email or within the secure AgentFirst website.
According to a 2010 study conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® Center for REALTOR® Technology, more than 85 percent of real estate agents say they use a smartphone to conduct real estate business. Of those, 26 percent indicated that they currently use an iPhone, while another 15 percent stated that they are likely to switch to an iPhone within the next 12 months.
"Our new AgentFirst app gives iPhone users unprecedented mobile access to real estate data while enabling them to connect instantly with their local title sales representative," said Larry Godec, chief information officer for First American. "We are committed to giving our customers the data and services they need, when and where they need them, so we are actively working to extend the mobile AgentFirst experience to other popular devices as well."
The AgentFirst app is currently available at no charge from the App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/agentfirstrealestate. For more information, or to establish an AgentFirst account, real estate professionals may contact their local First American Title sales representative.
AgentFirst is a trademark of First American Title Insurance Company. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple, Inc.
About First American Title Insurance Company
First American Title Insurance Company, the largest subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE:FAF), traces its history to 1889. One of the largest title insurers in the nation, the company offers title services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and abroad. The company has its headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif. Information about The First American Corporation's subsidiaries and an archive of its press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.firstam.com.
Media Contact: Investor Contact:
Carrie Gaska Craig Barberio
Investor Relations, Financial Services
Corporate Communications Group
The First American Corporation The First American Corporation
(714) 250-3298 (714) 250-5214
Source: First American Title Insurance Company
CONTACT: media, Carrie Gaska, Corporate Communications, +1-714-250-3298,
or investors, Craig Barberio, Investor Relations, Financial Services Group,
+1-714-250-5214, both of The First American Corporation
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 27 -- First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced that its AgentFirst(TM) app for iPhone®, iPad(TM) and iPod touch® devices is now available for free download from the App Store(SM).
The new AgentFirst app gives real estate and lending professionals mobile access to the nation's largest source of property and ownership information, which covers 97 percent of all U.S. real estate transactions. With First American Title's new AgentFirst app, users with active AgentFirst accounts can easily look up property addresses while in the field to gain access to complete property information and characteristics, historic sales information, tax data and more.
"We are very excited about the potential the AgentFirst app offers to increase the efficiency of our highly mobile work force," said Stefan Peterson, director of operations of Zip Realty, which serves 35 major markets in 22 states and employs more than 3,000 agents. "In our view, the more steps of the real estate transaction that can be completed away from the desktop, the better."
First American Title's new AgentFirst app also allows users to place customer service orders for complimentary property profiles and recorded documents around the clock. Users can receive orders back on their iPhone via email or within the secure AgentFirst website.
According to a 2010 study conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® Center for REALTOR® Technology, more than 85 percent of real estate agents say they use a smartphone to conduct real estate business. Of those, 26 percent indicated that they currently use an iPhone, while another 15 percent stated that they are likely to switch to an iPhone within the next 12 months.
"Our new AgentFirst app gives iPhone users unprecedented mobile access to real estate data while enabling them to connect instantly with their local title sales representative," said Larry Godec, chief information officer for First American. "We are committed to giving our customers the data and services they need, when and where they need them, so we are actively working to extend the mobile AgentFirst experience to other popular devices as well."
The AgentFirst app is currently available at no charge from the App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/agentfirstrealestate. For more information, or to establish an AgentFirst account, real estate professionals may contact their local First American Title sales representative.
AgentFirst is a trademark of First American Title Insurance Company. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple, Inc.
About First American Title Insurance Company
First American Title Insurance Company, the largest subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE:FAF), traces its history to 1889. One of the largest title insurers in the nation, the company offers title services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and abroad. The company has its headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif. Information about The First American Corporation's subsidiaries and an archive of its press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.firstam.com.
Media Contact: Investor Contact:
Carrie Gaska Craig Barberio
Investor Relations, Financial Services
Corporate Communications Group
The First American Corporation The First American Corporation
(714) 250-3298 (714) 250-5214
Source: First American Title Insurance Company
CONTACT: media, Carrie Gaska, Corporate Communications, +1-714-250-3298,
or investors, Craig Barberio, Investor Relations, Financial Services Group,
+1-714-250-5214, both of The First American Corporation