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Extend the value of your MLS by enable Lifetime Client Relationships for your Subscribers

The standout takeaway? Nearly 2/3 of homeowners are very or extremely interested in an online homeownership portal—an all-in-one platform to help manage, maintain, and protect their most valuable asset. Here’s what homeowners want it to do:

Lone Wolf enters a new era of Integrations starting with Follow Up Boss to Deliver a Seamless CRM-to-Transaction Experience

WAV Group studies have proven that a lack of integrations between technologies is one of the biggest pain points facing brokerages today. Lone Wolf recognized and approached that challenge in two ways. First, it created a seamless workflow and User interface between all its core modules – Lone Wolf Back Office, Transact and Relationships – along with powerful tools like Boost and Cloud CMA. 

By |2025-06-17T07:36:18-07:00June 17th, 2025|Announcements, Broker-Agent Information, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on Lone Wolf enters a new era of Integrations starting with Follow Up Boss to Deliver a Seamless CRM-to-Transaction Experience

Small Staff, Big Problems: Why in-house HR Can Do More Harm Than Good

Most MLSs and Associations have small staffs and lean operations. They do a lot with very little. With small teams, tight budgets, and a focus on member service, it’s easy to feel pressure to assign someone internal to “handle HR.” But here's the reality: Most real estate organizations do not need a dedicated internal HR staff member until they hit at least 50 employees.

By |2025-06-17T07:30:33-07:00June 17th, 2025|Associations, MLS, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Small Staff, Big Problems: Why in-house HR Can Do More Harm Than Good

Celebrating the 2025 iOi Innovators of the Year: Honoring Bold Thinking and Real Impact in Real Estate

Huge congratulations to this year’s honorees: Gene Eidelman, Terrence Nickelson, and Katherine Aronsson. These three forward-thinkers are showing us what it looks like when innovation meets intention and execution. 

By |2025-06-12T06:16:35-07:00June 12th, 2025|Announcements, Industry Observations|Comments Off on Celebrating the 2025 iOi Innovators of the Year: Honoring Bold Thinking and Real Impact in Real Estate

Open MLS Subscriptions Surge to 941,000 REALTORS® this month—Is Your MLS Ready for What’s Coming?

The Open MLS movement isn’t slowing down—it’s accelerating. As of this month, MLSs representing over 941,000 REALTORS® now offer Open MLS subscriptions, up from 888,000 just last month. This rapid growth signals a powerful shift in the real estate landscape and possibly a wake-up call top MLSs still operating under restrictive access policies.

By |2025-06-09T13:38:47-07:00June 9th, 2025|Associations, MLS, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Open MLS Subscriptions Surge to 941,000 REALTORS® this month—Is Your MLS Ready for What’s Coming?

Path to Creating an Effective, Engaged and Forward-thinking Association Board of Directors

You can’t run a forward-thinking organization if you cannot attract the right people with vision, passion, and a selfless commitment to leadership. linked According to the 2025 WAV Group Association Governance Effectiveness Study, more than one third of Associations say it’s very or extremely difficult to recruit qualified leaders to serve on the Board of Directors. And if you dig into the reasons why, it’s easy to see this isn’t a pipeline problem – it’s a governance design problem.

By |2025-05-29T08:05:23-07:00May 29th, 2025|Associations, MLS|Comments Off on Path to Creating an Effective, Engaged and Forward-thinking Association Board of Directors

MetroList Launches Voice-Enabled App to Simplify Listing Entry for Agents

Congrats to Dave Howe and the team at MetroList, Northern California’s largest MLS, for investing in making it easier for agents to work with the MLS. Lundy, the latest addition to the Metrolist suite of technologies, allows agents to create and update listings directly from the property site using just their voice.  With the removal of Compensation as a core benefit, smart MLSs are finding other ways to earn their monthly subscriptions and tap into the capabilities of AI to deliver increased value. 

By |2025-05-29T07:36:43-07:00May 29th, 2025|MLS, MLS Insights, Press Releases, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on MetroList Launches Voice-Enabled App to Simplify Listing Entry for Agents

New WAV Group study highlights significant brokerage interest in centralized information centers.

Over 70% of brokerages offer at least 4 technologies and 45% offer 7 or more technologies. 7 or more log-ins on seven different websites make it nearly impossible for an agent to remember where to find all of the tools. Without a centralized view and nothing getting pushed to agents regularly to remind them to attend training, try a new product or learn a new feature, brokerage technologies are under utilized. 

By |2025-05-20T11:20:05-07:00May 20th, 2025|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on New WAV Group study highlights significant brokerage interest in centralized information centers.

Why are CEOs still asking permission to buy toilet paper?

Nearly 40% of associations require a second board approval for expenses that have already been approved in the budget. In small and mid-sized organizations, this extra layer of scrutiny can stall initiatives for weeks or even months. In one case, a copier contract cost the association 8% more because it took four months to get final approval. That’s not sound oversight – that’s expensive inefficiency.

By |2025-05-19T11:29:38-07:00May 15th, 2025|Associations, MLS Insights, WAV Group Research|Comments Off on Why are CEOs still asking permission to buy toilet paper?

OneKey MLS and Ocusell partner to deliver streamlined listing tools

Every agent wants a faster and better way to enter listings accurately and ways to maximize the engagement and marketability of their listings. Agents are busy and do not always take the time to be sure they have done everything to put the property’s best foot forward. In their haste to get the listing live, they sometimes makes mistakes which reduces the quality of the data for the MLS database. 

By |2025-04-16T07:53:44-07:00April 16th, 2025|MLS, MLS Insights, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on OneKey MLS and Ocusell partner to deliver streamlined listing tools

WARDEX joins New Mexico in giving consumers what they love: Floor Plans

A second consumer-centric MLS has joined New Mexico MLS in requiring floor plans for all of their listings. 

By |2025-04-15T07:58:23-07:00April 15th, 2025|MLS, MLS Insights|Comments Off on WARDEX joins New Mexico in giving consumers what they love: Floor Plans