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Be careful when blogging

Pardon my rant. WAV Group has been blogging for a long time.  We believe that it is an excellent way to stay connected to our clients or potential clients, and to showcase the type of (hopefully) thoughtful approach we have to our consulting business.  We also are endeavoring to keep clients informed about new ideas in the real estate technology industry - some good, some not so good.  We also like to celebrate the success that companies have and publish press releases. Recently we watched some situations of blogging gone bad.  This happens innocently as people make disparaging comments on blogs.  Indeed, [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:09-07:00April 16th, 2010|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Be careful when blogging
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Clarus Resource Goes International

Clarus MarketMetrics® enters Canadian market; offered as member benefit to Centris®   LOS ANGELES (April 16) - Real Estate Business Services Inc.® (REBS®) today announced that Centris®, a division of the Greater Montreal Real Estate board and technology arm of the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB), has signed a 3-year agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to QFREB’s approximately 15,000 members. Centris® is the first entry into the Canadian market by Clarus MarketMetrics®.   “We’re very excited to be the first MLS in Canada to offer our members access to ClarusMarketMetrics®,” said GMREB and QFREB CEO Michel Beauséjour. [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:09-07:00April 16th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Clarus Resource Goes International
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First American launches new brand for Tech Products

Ben Graboske of First American Core Logic Marketlinx shared the announcement at HAR REIS meetings about the division of First American into two separate companies - roughly dividing the title business from the technology and data business.  We saw Fidelity do this a few years ago which resulted in the creation of LPS. Graboske was “hush hush” about the new name of the new company.  Many rumors have been circulating. Yesterday, First American announced the new company name to the employees - all 10,000 of them.  Believe it or not, the new name was leaked out. Drum Roll please……. Core [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:09-07:00April 16th, 2010|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on First American launches new brand for Tech Products
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MRIS Launches XactSite

MRIS has long offered premium products and services to their participants and subscribers.  Below you will see the announcement of a new service of offering agent and broker website and IDX offerings.  It looks to be a very complete solution that will cover the needs of the majority of their customers.  You will also notice that they are rolling it out as they would any other MLS service - complete with localized information and training classes through collaboration with shareholder Associations of REALTORS. Press Release MRIS will soon launch the XactSite agent and broker web site and IDX packages. The [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 14th, 2010|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on MRIS Launches XactSite
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Clareity Security advances MLS security options

    This is great news for the data sharing among MLSs in Northern California.  Unlike the data share in Southern California called CARETS, which pulls all regional listings into your home MLS system – Northern California data share uses reciprocal linking – so any participant may click into another MLS system and have full access….and now, without logging in again! CLAREITY SECURITY LAUNCHES SCOUT FOR SAFEMLS AND SINGLE SIGN ON SOLUTION FOR cooperative MLS of Contra Costa, East Bay Region Data, Inc. and the Bay East Association of REALTORS Scottsdale, Arizona — April 14, 2010 — Clareity Security is [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 14th, 2010|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Clareity Security advances MLS security options
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Flipping the switch on your new MLS system

Flipping the switch on your new MLS system There is perhaps no more daunting task that could face an MLS than switching MLS vendors.  Most MLSs opt for choosing consultants to work with staff to create communications and training programs to make the transition as sooth as possible,  and run systems in parallel until a cut over is complete - but not all MLSs can afford this. Recently we have seen a lot of feedback from some rather challenging CalRedd conversions - most notability in Fresno and subsequently in Lake County.  But perhaps it is best to look outside of [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 14th, 2010|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Flipping the switch on your new MLS system
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Palm gives up and posts For Sale Sign – Lenovo suspected buyer

For sale: Slightly used, slightly abused, completely iconic mobile phone brand. Real fixer-upper, tons of potential. Yes, in a move that has been suspected by fans of the brand for some time now, Palm has put itself up for acquisition. The move comes after recent sales numbers for Palm’s Pixi and Pre units disappointed already low expectations, making the company’s independent survival all but impossible. Existing mobile brands HTC and Lenovo are rumored to be interested. Some question the wisdom of HTC buying the brand, as Palm’s operating system, WebOS, would clash with HTC’s Android system. But Lenovo? A purchase [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 13th, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Palm gives up and posts For Sale Sign – Lenovo suspected buyer
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Who is your company’s CSO?

In real estate, we love our letters.  CSO is Chief Social Officer.  Hence the question begins; who is your company’s designee that owns your social media strategy? As we look back over the past few years, social media evolved slowly.  Most corporations started with the tactic of outlawing Social media by employees.  After all, like personal cell phone usage, it was viewed as a distraction from the work at hand.  Now things have evolved, and progressive organizations have learned that social networking by employees (if done correctly) enhances the company’s brand and strengthens relationships with customers. The challenge is to [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 13th, 2010|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Who is your company’s CSO?
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Alan Arora, C.A.R. exec moving to First Am

Alan Arora, formerly CEO of the California Association of REALTOR’s for profit division called Real Estate Business Services(REBS) has been hired as the Vice-President, Customer Facing Technology for the First American Corporation. This newly created position will be responsible for coordinating the evolution of the various technology interfaces First American uses to reach its customers, which today are primarily in the areas of order origination and communications. The goal is ’simple’…to be recognized as providing the industry’s best interactive technology experience for products and services across all platforms, from enterprise level to mobile device, and by all customer groups, from [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 12th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Alan Arora, C.A.R. exec moving to First Am
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Smarter Agent to sue Zillow, Trulia and others

Smarter Agent, provider of mobile search services for the real estate industry filed a law suit on March 26, 2010 in Delaware District Court to sue the following companies for infringement of their patent 35:271. Boopsie Inc. Classified Ventures LLC Hotpads Inc. IDX Inc. Move Inc. RealSelect Inc. Primedia Inc. Consumer Source Inc. Trulia Inc. Zillow Inc. ZipRealty Inc. Multifamily Technology Solutions Inc. dba MyNewPlace TRSoft Inc. dba Planetre […]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 8th, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|2 Comments
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Stewart renews esignature provider relationship with Silanis Corp

**Press Release** Silanis Technology Inc. today announced that Stewart Information Services Corp. will extend the use of Silanis’ ApproveIt electronic signature platform for its internal operational processes. The real estate information and transaction management company expects its internal processes to benefit from significant time and cost reductions, as has its settlement and title services since integrating Silanis’ solutions in 2004. “Early results from a cross-section of Stewart offices have demonstrated that a closing can be conducted in as few as 15 minutes when the consumer has had access to SureClose® and the eSignature solution,” said Travis Wright, president and director [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00March 29th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Stewart renews esignature provider relationship with Silanis Corp
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MLSs form Non-Profit to purchase top level internet domain

Some of the Nation’s leading MLS (Multiple Listing Services) have banded together to apply for a top level domain name.  They are proposing to purchase .mls as an alternative to .com, .net, or .org for organized real estate.  The .MLS offering will present opportunities for MLSs, Associations, Brokers and Agents to differentiate themselves from the abundance of third party websites on the internet today.  The company is a non-profit association founded by Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), Austin Board of REALTORS (ACTRIS), Carolina Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Multi [...]

By |2010-03-29T20:44:59-07:00March 29th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on MLSs form Non-Profit to purchase top level internet domain
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