The hottest real estate, mortgage industry companies will be honored at Real Estate Connect Conference, July 23-25 in San Francisco

Nominees for the 2003 Inman Innovator Awards are:

Most Innovative Company:

ABN AMRO Mortgage Group; IndyMac Bank; Elllie Mae; FNIS; HomeGain; Home Services of America; eRealty; Keller Williams Realty; Realty World; Real Living

Most Innovative Business Model:

Catalist Homes; AgentConnect; Foxtons; ServiceMagic; Lending Tree; LoanWorks; HouseValues; MyCastle

Best Transaction Innovation:

Radian's Lien Insurance Product; Real EC's iSelect technology; Realist by First American Real Estate Solutions; Guru Networks G3 Enterprise Solution; RealtyAssist TMS; HQ Score by FNIS; CompCheck by DataQuick; Virtual Office Homecards by Hillside Software; SR Enterprise by Settlement Room

Best Innovation in Lending:

Ellie Mae's e-Pass system; ABN AMRO's OneFee Consumer Loan Product; E-TRADE Financial's "Mortgage on the Move" program; Bank of America's LoanSolutions program; Data Warehouse Corp.'s DataPlus Product; BridgeSpan's e-Mortgage Application; Dorado's Price Master

Inman News will also present a special Innovator Award to an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the real estate or mortgage industry.

Real Estate Connect brings together the top leaders from the real estate industry, including mortgage lenders, technology firms, industry analysts and news media.