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FIRST AMERICAN’S INTEREALTY RENEWS RELATIONSHIP
 WITH MOST HOME TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
—Expanded Agreement Makes Wireless Available to More MLXchange Customers —

SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct 26, 2005 –Interealty, a division of First American Residential Group and a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, today announced the renewal and expansion of its agreement with Most Home Technologies Corp. for the ongoing provisioning of MLX Wireless to its 110 REALTOR® boards and associations. MLX Wireless is Interealty’s privately branded wireless MLS service, now available to the more than 196,000 real estate professionals served by Most Home Technologies.

MLX Wireless enables real estate professionals to search and retrieve critical listing data —including full-color property photos—in seconds and provide that information to their customers anywhere and at any time. 

“Providing REALTORS with immediate MLS access is critical to competing in today’s real estate industry,” said Jim Secord, president of Most Home Technologies.  “We’re very pleased to partner with Interealty to provide agents with mobile access to listing information.  We are also working closely with Interealty and mobile carriers to educate REALTORS on the benefits of wireless technology in their businesses.”

Under the new agreement, users will benefit from a more flexible roll-out model and pricing options.  In addition, MLXchange customers opting to make MLX Wireless available in their MLS area will be able to support their members by making optional wireless training programs available.  The training programs will advise real estate agents on how to make informed decisions on adapting wireless hardware and data plans, and educate them on how to take full advantage of the functionality that their wireless handheld devices offer.

 “The demand for wireless MLS services is growing all the time,” said Bryan Foreman, president of Interealty. “A year ago, we had a small percentage of our customers expressing interest in wireless service. Now it’s not ‘if,’ but ‘when.’ Our clients see the value in wirelessly extending their members’ access to include remote access to listing data from the field. Through our agreement with Most Home Technologies, we can make that possible.”

Real estate boards and associations will contract with Interealty to make MLX Wireless available to their members.  With MLX Wireless, agents will be able to register online for automatic account activation and:

• Provide their customers with instant answers to inquiries regarding property details, sale prices, showing information and more
• Conduct searches of any property type by any status type, including active, sold and expired from their MLS's live database
• View up to 30 fields of key listing data, including original price, list price, style, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, remarks, list agent contact information, showing instructions, days on market and full-color, high-resolution property photos Both Interealty (booth #1244) and Most Home Technologies (booth #2047) will be

About Interealty
A division of First American Residential Group, Interealty is a premier provider of Multiple Listing Service (MLS) systems and real estate software in North America. Acquired by The First American Corporation in October 2005, Interealty has provided North America’s leading real estate boards and associations with innovative products like its MLXchange MLS system for more than three decades. Interealty offers a full line of technology products and support services to the real estate industry, including MLS organizations, franchisors and agents.  Headquartered in Vienna, Va., Interealty has offices throughout North America.  For more information, visit: www.interealty.com or or e-mail info@interealty.com.

About Most Home Technologies
Most Home Technologies Corp. is a newly formed subsidiary of Most Home Corp. (OTC BB: MHME), a technology and services company specializing in Internet and wireless solutions for the real estate industry.  Most Home Technologies flagship product, ClientBuilder, is available to independent brokers and real estate franchises across the U.S. and Canada.  ClientBuilder is a client acquisition, response and qualification solution providing a unique combination of high-tech and high-touch to brokers looking to grow their business through a proven online marketing and lead management strategy.  In addition, Most Home Technologies provides award-winning wireless MLS service to major markets including most of Canada, Las Vegas, upstate New York, Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.  Most Home Technologies is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and maintains a corporate Internet site at http://www.mosthome.com.

More about the Real Estate ApprenticeT Foundation
Formed in 2004, The Real Estate Apprentice™ Foundation is a non-profit venture created to assist new licensed agents entering the real estate industry to overcome their fears and obstacles and to facilitate them to become top producing sales people.  This is accomplished by providing quality guidance, education, products and services designed to place them on a successful fast track to profitability.  20 bi-annual grants, totaling $250,000 are awarded with no strings attached. Grants are sponsored by various prime real estate companies, service providers and industry leaders. Visit www.RealEstateApprentice.com for more information.

Contact:
David Schulz
Corporate Communications
The First American Corporation
714.800.3298
dschulz@firstam.com

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