Once again, Mortgage Fraud Blog has been nominated - and selected as a finalist - for a 'best blog' award. This time it's the Inman News 2007 Innovator Award. Here's the press release with the full list of categories and finalists.

Inman News, organizers of the Real Estate Connect event series, announced the finalists today for its 11th annual Innovator Awards. The Inman Innovator Awards recognize companies that use technology and innovation to enhance the real estate transaction and experience for consumers and real estate professionals. In addition, one individual who embodies the spirit of innovation in real estate is honored each year. Winners will be announced during Real Estate Connect, August 1 – 3, 2007, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. More information is available at http://realestateconnect.com/sf07/innovator.aspx.

“Innovation is the key to driving the real estate industry forward,” said Bradley Inman, founder and publisher of Inman News. “We are pleased to recognize companies that have demonstrated the creativity, execution and foresight necessary to accomplish true innovation.”

Finalists — and ultimately winners — are selected by the Inman News Innovator Review Team from a group of nominees that have been suggested by the industry itself as well as the Inman News editorial department. The finalists in each award category are:

Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise

@Properties

Coldwell Banker

Foxtons

Iggys House

John L. Scott Real Estate

Real Living

The Corcoran Group

Most Innovative Web Service

Cyberhomes

FTC's Competition in Real Estate Web resource

HAR.com (Houston Association of Realtors)

HUD's Neighborhood Database

Point2 Technologies' National Listing Service

Trulia Voices

vFlyer

Wellcomemat

Zillow Q&A

Most Innovative Technology

Altos Research's Market Widget

Google Street View

Jott

Meebo

MyBlogLog

RealTech

Talkshoe

Xpressdocs

Most Innovative Blog

3 Oceans Real Estate

Bloodhound Blog

Calculated Risk

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Patrick.net

Real Estate, Real Competition and the Law

Real Estate Tomato

Redfin's Sweet Digs blogs

Transparent Real Estate

Most Innovative Media Site

"60 Minutes" Multimedia Article Site

Active Rain Real Estate Network

Business Week's Hot Properties

Curbed.com's real estate network

New York Times' Real Estate Site

Wall St. Journal's RealEstateJournal.com

Award nominations were closed on June 15, 2007. Past winners of the Inman Innovator Awards include: Redfin, RE/MAX International, ZipRealty, Cendant, Google Earth, PropertyShark, LendingTree and many other innovative companies.