EPPRAISAL.COM SPONSORS REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE GRANT
All Grant Applicants Receive Access to eppraisal.com Professional

Orlando, FL, Feb 20, 2007 - /FLIERWIRE/-- eppraisal.com, the home valuation experts, today announced the sponsorship of the Sixth Season of the Real Estate Apprentice Grant Program. The Real Estate Apprentice® Foundation is a California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation that provides education, guidance, products and service via grants to new licensees every year. The Foundation awards 5,000 annual grants totaling $1,000,000. As a platinum sponsor, eppraisal.com will provide finalists with full access to eppraisal.com Professional.

"Our foundation is focused on arming new agents with the tools they need not only to succeed but also to be of value to consumers. Key to their success is the ability to connect with consumers that are ready to take that next step in buying or selling a home," said Dr. Martin Oliver, Deputy Executive Director of the Foundation. "With the eppraisal.com Professional, agents will be able to overcome the biggest hurdle; finding local consumers that can help them build their business."

All grants come in the form of real estate products and services designed to put agents on the fast track to success. There is no payback required for the grants and no cash is given. Every six months the Real Estate Apprentice awards a Grand Prize Winner Grant of approximately $70,000, 10 finalist grants of approximately $7,000 each, 20 Semi-Finalist grants of approximately $2,500 each, and 10 Honorable Mentions receive between $500-$800. Any applicant for the Real Estate Apprentice® Grant whether they win or not, receives a grant valued at $250. Finalists are selected through essay questions and interviews and are judged by a panel of industry leaders, authors, business professionals and top producers. Since its inception in July of 2004, over 11,000 rookie agents have applied to the Foundation.

eppraisal.com Professional connects real estate professionals with consumers who have signed up with eppraisal.com. Eppraisal.com Professional enables real estate brokers, agents, appraisers, and mortgage brokers, to leverage the same property estimation engine on their own website to assist with lead generation and provide consumers with a dynamic value-added resource. In addition, winners will have access to eppraisal.com Sponsorships which enable real estate professionals to sponsor multiple zip codes on a subscription basis.

"The partnership with Real Estate Apprentice underscores our commitment to bring together consumers and professionals in a way that is advantageous for both," said Damian Scott, president of eppraisal.com. "Our goal is to continue to partner with local and national organizations that can bring knowledgeable professionals, from appraisers to agents, to consumers who have immediate needs in order to effectively leverage their real estate investment."

To sign up for eppraisal.com Sponsorships or eppraisal.com Professional visit us at www.eppraisal.com


About Real Estate Apprentice Foundation
The Real Estate Apprentice® Grant is owned and managed by The Real Estate Apprentice® Foundation. The Real Estate Apprentice® Foundation is a California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation. The Executive Director of the Foundation is Stefan Swanepoel and the Deputy Executive Director is Dr. Martin Oliver.

About eppraisal.com
Saris Technologies, is a developer of Web 2.0 solutions that connect consumers with professionals. eppraisal.com is a free service that allows anyone to easily and quickly take the first step to buying, selling or refinancing a home by providing instant access to property valuations for any house or neighborhood in the U.S. eppraisal.com gathers critical housing and real estate information and through a complex algorithm provides members with a property valuation range for the areas they select. eppraisal.com also connects members to the appraisers, real estate agents/brokers and mortgage brokers that will help them take action on their decisions. For more information visit www.eppraisal.com.