Distilling Inside Real Estate Buying Boomtown
This BoomTown acquisition by Inside Real Estate will find two groups of great people coming together and expanding on a shared mission of brokerage profitability in the best possible way.
MLS Now Creates an OMT to Complement their CMT Leadership Group
MLS Now has developed an organizational structure to streamline the operational flow between the CMT, OMT, the Board of Directors and operations within.
WAV Group Homeowners Under Management White Paper
We see the emergence of homeownership portals happening now. We anticipate that homeownership portals will replace or transform property search portals and real estate CRMs.
The Broker’s View of Homeowners Under Management
Last week, the Broker Resource Network hosted a webinar for their members to discuss an emerging topic in real estate called Homeowners Under Management. It is a different perspective on how firms, teams, and agents approach client relationship management, and it marks a sea change in thinking that WAV Group believes is very important for the future of our industry.
Congratulations to WAV Group’s own Marilyn Wilson Lund on becoming Vice Chair of the National Small Business Association
WAV Group is excited to support our founding partner, Marilyn Wilson Lund in her role as Vice Chair of the National Small Business Association (NSBA). The NSBA is focused on enacting critical access to capital programs, preventing unfair small-business tax penalties, and repealing some of the most potentially damaging laws and regulations that impact small business.
MooveGuru Acquires Relocator
MooveGuru is a serious competitor in the rapidly developing service category of empowering Realtors with tools to help consumers move. The acquisition of Relocator supports MooveGuru’s effort to roll up competitors and deliver the best components of their technology offerings.
Georgia MLS Goes Heavy into Floor Plans
WAV Group met with Richard Boone, CEO and John Ryan, Chief Marketing Officer of Georgia MLS to discuss the strategy of launching floor plan software, and partnering with floor plan technology leader, CubiCasa, as a basic service of the MLS and to learn how agents are adopting the new service.
Fractional Home Ownership is Emerging
Any real estate executive knows that one of the greatest wealth-building decisions that any person can make is to buy a home. Quarter, Inc., leader in fractional homeownership, allows the buyer to purchase a fraction of the home that they can afford and enjoy all the financial and lifestyle benefits of homeownership.
Why Free Software is Best for Real Estate
The real problem solved by free software in real estate is product adoption and overlapping distribution. When you know the products being used by every agent regardless of source – Association, MLS, Franchise, Broker, self-paid, etc. – then you can visualize the roadmap for free vs. premium.
Luxury Real Estate Begins with People and Ends with Brand
The DNA of a luxury brand is a set of characteristics and attributes that define its identity and set it apart from other brands. Luxury means that price does not matter; it’s more about aligning the customer with the treatment and lifestyle they want for themselves. Brands don’t do that; great agents do that.
Wonderful to Witness Plunk Success
Today, we can officially recognize that Plunk has accomplished so much. You can now see Plunk’s Home Value, Home Ticker, and Market Insights live across the housing industry including online sites, agent products, brokerages, MLS Providers, and CRM solutions.
Should Brokers Embrace Fractional Ownership?
Through fractional home ownership, the buyer can get investors who will purchase the property alongside them, depreciating the loan risk for a share of the home equity.