SwiftEstimator now includes new estimating tool. (Technology Update).

Marshall & Swift, a worldwide provider of residential and commercial cost data and estimating software for real estate appraisers, tax assessors, contractors and lenders, announces that the SwiftEstimator(TM), an on-line suite of property estimating applications, now includes eSeg Estimator(TM), a component-based estimating tool.

Our clients professional reputations and profitability rely on estimate accuracy and fast turnaround time. By adding eSeg Estimator to SwiftEstimator, a suite that already includes SF residential and commercial estimating technologies and commercial contents and inventory estimating capabilities, we streamline the estimating process, improving productivity and our clients bottom line," said Linda Jovanelly, director of marketing at Marshall & Swift. "More importantly, now appraisers can quickly and easily complete complex, detailed, component-based residential and commercial analyses in just a matter of minutes.

Web-based commercial and residential estimating tool eSeg Estimator is based on the Segregated Cost Method in the Marshall & Swift Valuation Service and Residential Cost Handbook. Unlike the SF appraisal method, the Segregated Cost Method enables appraisers to give separate consideration to all of the major construction assemblies or systems (groups of components) of a building while keeping tedious quantitative analysis to a minimum.

The SwiftEstimator is a Web-based portal that gives 24/7 access to a comprehensive suite of cost estimating tools and cost data via the Internet. Users need only a computer with Microsoft Windows(R) and Microsoft Internet Explorer(R) 5.5 or newer. SwiftEstimator utilizes a convenient pay-as-you-go transaction format on a secure Web site, which offers clients more latitude concerning how funds are outlaid. Businesses with multiple users should also find added simplicity in consolidating transactions into a single, monthly credit card billing.