Do You Know What Your Brokerage Is Worth?
How much is your brokerage worth today? Being able to answer that question on the fly can save you money today and help you plan for the future.
iGo raises $5.5 million to strengthen its lead in home inspection technologies and launch its AI-based home repair valuation service
InspectionGo (iGo), the leading provider of cutting-edge technology and services that helps independent home inspection companies be successful by unlocking the full value of home inspections for homeowners and real estate investors, today announced it has closed a $5.5 million Series A funding round. The company also announced the strategic acquisitions of Repair Pricer and HomeBinder, moving iGo closer to its vision of providing home inspectors with a seamless platform to manage their business and extending the value of a home inspection throughout home ownership.
Ben Caballero does it again: HomesUSA.com launches new listing technology for home builders
Ben Caballero is relentless when it comes to creating new technology and achieving major milestones. The founder and CEO of HomesUSA.com, Ben is currently the No. 1 ranked real estate agent by RealTrends and has been every year since 2013. He is clearly the world’s most productive agent. Ben is an exclusive listing agent for over 60 home builders. He invented the technology for builders that helped earn him three Guinness World Records for home sales and a slew of accolades, including “Most Innovative Agent” by Inman News and a Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurship from Keller Williams, presented by Gary [...]
Using ChatGPT Is Probably an MLS Violation
If you want to use ChatGPT to draft your property description, then edit it significantly, that’s fine. Just be careful. Also, do not copy paste.
Denver Metro Association of Realtors® Selects Brendan Bailey as Their New CEO
Brendan Bailey is one of the leaders of real estate associations that is leading real estate associations into a new realm of relevance and impact. I am proud that WAV Group was chosen to assist DMAR in the important job of finding their next leader. Brendan offers an ideal blend of intelligence, passion, strategic vision, proven executional skills and great people management skills I believe Colorado Realtors® are going to benefit greatly from his contributions!
The Threads App
In seven hours of release, Threads hit the million-user mark. Is it a Twitter killer or an Instagram killer?
Meta’s Threads: A New Social Media Launching Tomorrow
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has once again made waves in the tech industry with the launch of their innovative social media app called Threads.
Do Your Part in Eliminating Sexual Harassment from the Workplace
After a career that spans several decades, I am saddened to see that allegations of sexual harassment are still alive and well in our industry. I would have thought that we could have eliminated these challenges by now. After having completed my Sexual Harassment Prevention training myself just a couple of weeks ago, a program which is mandated by the state of California, it piqued my interest to find out how many states require sexual harassment prevention training. I was shocked to find out that only seven states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, New York, Washington) and the District of Columbia mandate sexual harassment training for some or all private sector employers and employees today.
zavvie expands its Power Buying services to the mortgage industry
Here's the zavvie stat that tells you why agents will LOVE their LOs for putting together a cash offer for their buyers: mortgage-backed buyers had to make an average of 7 bids when buying a home, compared to just 1.1 offers when using cash.
Howard Hanna Opts Out of IDX and Tests VOW
All brokers and agents in the market have the option to upgrade their website to a VOW website. Given that Howard Hanna is the leading firm in the market, consumers will quickly realize that they are not seeing all the listings from IDX only sites.
WAV Group Consumer Migration Study: Consumers who moved during the Pandemic are staying put.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes to our lives, reshaping the way we work, socialize, and even where we call home. As remote work became the new norm, many individuals seized the opportunity to reassess their living situations and make a move. In this study, we aimed to explore migration patterns during the pandemic and understand the factors influencing relocation decisions. The Boomerang Effect: Relocating Back to Pre-Pandemic Homes? In our initial hypothesis, we postulated the existence of a boomerang effect, suggesting that individuals who had moved during the pandemic might eventually change their minds and desire to return [...]
Lawsuit: VHT vs. Zillow
Plaintiff VHT Inc., a real estate photography studio, sued online real estate service Zillow for copyright infringement, alleging that Zillow’s use of VHT’s photographs on its website exceeded the scope of the licenses VHT had with brokers, agents and listing services.
