Kevin Hawkins (kevin at wavgroup dot com) is President of WAV Group Communications, the public relations and communications division of real estate’s leading consulting firm, WAV Group and is co-founder and editor of REAL AI, real estate’s first and most popular weekly newsletter on artificial intelligence.
Known as “The REAL AI Guy,” Kevin is a 2025 RISMedia Futurist Newsmaker, an Inman Influencer, and author of a Top 3 Best Selling real estate book on Amazon The REAL AI Guide for Real Estate Agents: No Hype. No BS. Just Real ChatGPT Skills You Can Use Every Day. Through his writing, speaking, and AI training, Kevin helps agents, brokers, MLSs, and associations understand and safely leverage AI to win more time.
At WAV Group Communications, Kevin leads a team delivering high-impact public relations, media outreach, and content strategies for many of the industry’s top brands. WAV Group’s communications division helps innovative technology firms, leading brokerages, MLSs, and REALTOR® associations tell their stories and drive growth through smarter communication and measurable ROI.
With more than 35 years of real estate, mortgage, and tech communications experience, Kevin has launched and promoted hundreds of business and consumer products. His background includes leadership roles at Fannie Mae, Chase, HomeGain, and Inman News, as well as heading Marketing and PR at Imprev (now part of MoxiWorks).
A long-time member and past board member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE), Kevin has earned multiple writing awards and two NAREE President’s Awards for volunteer service. Today, he continues to write and speak nationally about the intersection of AI and real estate for real estate professionals. His current clients include many category leaders, among them Ben Caballero (the No. 1 ranked agent in the U.S. since 2013), Cotality (formerly CoreLogic), Restb.ai, and Florida Realtors®.
WAV Group Communications’s goal is to expand and deepen the communications services provided to leading real estate technology firms, top real estate brokerages, the most innovative Multiple Listing Services and largest REALTOR® Associations.
Kevin is a graduate of the University of Miami, Florida, completed his graduate studies at the University of Southern California Annenberg for a Master of Public Relations degree, and has an Executive Leadership Certificate from the University of Maryland.