WAV Group Online Surveys

Online Surveys Surveys are an effective way for your organization to measure progress against your strategic objectives, to determine member satisfaction with technology or services and to take the pulse on any number of issues.  WAV Group Internet surveys are  fast, affordable and efficient.  Our state of the art survey tools allow for the ultimate in flexibility in survey design and our design team has extensive experience in building survey instruments that meet your objectives.  WAV Group has built surveys for NAR, MLSs and corporations to meet their specific business objectives.  Unlike some consulting companies that provide boilerplate surveys designed for some [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:49-07:00December 15th, 2007|Suveys and Research|0 Comments

Transaction Management

Your company has likely thought about transaction management and considered whether your organization should be implementing this service. Transaction management continues to evolve and there are many technology options and partners available.   The vendor and product you choose is very important but how transaction management is rolled out and ultimately delivered is also key to adoption and success.  We have done extensive research on not just transaction management products but also on “best of breed” practices.  We can help you make the right vendor choice and have a successful implementation. WAV Group will work with your MLS or real estate firm to navigate the [...]

By |2007-12-15T16:11:00-08:00December 15th, 2007|Technology Evaluation|0 Comments

Top Producers Sell More Real Estate using Smartphones, survey says.

WAV Group survey indicates that smartphone usage in real estate improves agent responsiveness, timely communication with clients, and real time-access to mls data anywhere. Arroyo Grande, CA - September 25, 2007 - WAV Group, a leading provider of consultative services for the real estate industry, today released the WAV Group Smartphone Satisfaction Survey. The survey revealed that 78 per cent of real estate professionals who responded to the survey believe their smartphone has made them more responsive to clients, and more than 80 per cent of respondents said smartphones have helped them enhance their personal brand with current and prospective customers. [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:49-07:00December 14th, 2007|Reports|0 Comments

Press Release

WAV Group - Spanish MLS Oct-24-2005 - WAV Group Speaks in Spain on History and Value of the MLS Press Releases May-01-2004 - WAV Group today announced its formation...

By |2018-05-03T21:26:49-07:00December 14th, 2007|Reports|0 Comments

Technology and Service Companies

The WAV Group PRO Plan is a comprehensive strategic planning process which helps a company uncover major opportunities for improvement and then build and execute action plans to achieve these breakthroughs. In order for a strategic plan to be effective, it needs to incorporate both internal and external perspectives.  It needs to examine the company’s strengths and weaknesses from the perspective of internal structure and processes as well as from the perspective of the company’s customer base.  In addition, it needs to compare the organization relative to broader market trends observed from similar companies within their vertical as well as overall industry market trends.  [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:49-07:00December 12th, 2007|Strategic Planning|0 Comments

WAV Group – Spanish MLS

WAV Group Speaks in Spain on History and Value of the MLS On October 18, 19, and 20, Mike Audet of WAV Group was the keynote speaker at three separate events in Madrid, Seville and Valencia to explain and promote the concept of MLS to the Spanish real estate community.  WAV Group was retained by the founders of the Spanish MLS to help them develop the MLS model and promote the overall concept to the real estate community. The founding partners of the Spanish MLS are Look & Find , RE/MAX, Primer Grupo Inmobiliarias, Global Inmobiliarias, Coldwell Banker - Gesinar. and Grupo Ugarte. In the photo [...]

By |2017-06-21T05:25:15-07:00December 10th, 2007|Reports|0 Comments

Press Releases

May , 2004 -- SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA & SNYDER, NY -- WAV Group today announced its formation with the merger of Wilson Victor Associates and Audet Consulting. WAV Group offers customer-driven business advisory and implementation services to the real estate industry and to technology companies supplying server-based software products across a broad range of industries. Rolling out new business lines or selecting and implementing new technology is complex, expensive, and can greatly impact the success of a company or association. The process of launching a new product or service is very different from the ongoing management of products and [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:49-07:00December 7th, 2007|Reports|0 Comments

Marilyn Wilson

Prior to forming her own consulting group, Marilyn was President and CEO of Surveyor Corporation, a leading provider of web camera software and hardware. While there she launched the first ever web-based remote monitoring system for families called See My Baby.  She transitioned the company from a "think tank" to a viable commercial organization, commercializing several products for both the consumer and business to business marketplaces. Prior to Surveyor, Marilyn was VP Strategic Planning and Worldwide Marketing for Fisher-Price toys. She was the company's leading change agent assigned to several  turnaround situations and new business start-ups.   While there she launched [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:50-07:00December 7th, 2007|Main category|0 Comments

Mike Audet

Mike has been on the leading edge of the real estate industry for over 20 years with an extensive professional track record in technology,   management, business development, and sales.   Mike merged his consulting business with Wilson Victor Associates in February of 2004 to form the WAV Group .   As a founding Partner in the firm Mike focuses his efforts exclusively on the Real Estate industry, particularly franchise advisory, technology, business development and research.  Through his consulting company and in his executive roles, Mike has helped technology companies, real estate franchises, MLS associations and real estate brokers reach and exceed their business goals. [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:50-07:00December 2nd, 2007|Main category|0 Comments

Broker Rating System

Real Estate should take a page out of the play book from the New York City School system. Much to the surprise of some wealthy homeowners in New York, the city released its first grading system results for public schools. The schools were based on performance, academic progress, and indexed against one another. Good schools whose standardized test scores did not improve were given grades of B or C. Many people are speaking out in NYC, especially residents who moved to an area because of school quality, and not surprising - REALTORS® representing sellers. Suddenly, good schools are not good [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:50-07:00November 17th, 2007|Main category|0 Comments

MLSs to consider sharing listings with Trulia, Zillow and others

MLSs are joining agents and brokers in the rush to contribute listings to online listing sites like Trulia, Google Base and others. There have been many spirited conversations regarding this trend and thought leadership is needed in this area. On the surface, the opportunity side of the equation seems pretty simple – send the listings and these companies will share them with visitors to their website for free.  Listings are marketed to consumers expanding the reach and exposure to the properties available. Opportunity Costs – although most mls organizations can easily provision listing feeds, depending on the rules and regulations [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:50-07:00November 14th, 2007|Main category|0 Comments

WAV Group 2007 Mid-Year Technology Report

Mid Year Technology Overview It is our pleasure to present the annual WAV Group Mid-Year Technology Review. The information included was gathered from meetings at NAR’s Mid-Year Conference in Washington, DC as well as on-going technology reviews we conduct throughout the year. While not intended as a detailed product comparison, we hope this overview serves as auseful resource for you. Please feel free to contact us if you require a more detailed vendor/product review or help with any technology decisions for your organization. […]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:50-07:00October 16th, 2007|Main category|0 Comments