Nashville Based Realtracs Starts Expansion Plan
In a recent press release issued by CEO Stuart White, Realtracs announced their ambition to expand their services. WAV Group reached out to learn a bit more about the tactics that they plan to deploy.
Side is Growing and Looking for Great Brokers in 17 States
Side, Inc. is expanding to 17 states this year - much of it is underway. WAV Group met with Side to understand more about their go to market strategy and understand how they operate in the markets they enter.
Are Zillow ShowingTime® Fears Irrational or Real?
When Zillow Group® announced the acquisition of ShowingTime®, the industry began kicking up dust the same way they did after the DotLoop® deal.
Broker Resource Network Releases Zero Days On Market Report
This summer, the Broker Resource Network (BRN) asked us if we would be interested in writing a report about an alarming trend related to days on market. They are inviting an industry to have a conversation about this issue. As an industry, it is important for agents to gain access to information and training about the value of the MLS.
NAR’s Venture Capital and Strategic Growth Arm Recognizes Rental Market Importance in Housing
The National Association of Realtors' Second Century Ventures counts among its 10 companies for the 2022 REACH Canada program Rental Beast, the technology company that built rental tools and data for real estate agents with the vision that the hot rental market of today was inevitable.
HomeJab Reveals Top Trends in Pro Real Estate Photos, Video, 3D Tours, Aerial and more
Do your agents use professional real estate photographers to shoot every listing? They should if they want to stay competitive, as today, 73% of all agents use professional photography to promote every property they list. Professional photos, video, virtual staging immersive 3D tours, aerial photography, and the use of twilight photos by agents are all covered in a brand-new survey from HomeJab. If you use professional photographers and other visual assets to promote your property listings and don’t know HomeJab, you should. Go to HomeJab.com and see for yourself how they connect you with top local photographers and deliver a [...]
Jeff Kennedy Promoted to LeadingRE Vice President, Sales/Partnerships
Chicago-based Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) recently promoted Jeff Kennedy to Vice President, Sales/Partnerships.
MLSs taking technology innovation into their own hands with purchase of Remine
With the purchase of Remine, the four participating MLSs – FMLS in Atlanta, Miami REALTORS® in Miami, Heartland MLS in Kansas City, and Austin Board of REALTORS in Austin, Texas - will be able to shape the offerings of Remine to support business success for both practitioners and MLS organizations.
Delta Media’s “Fresh” take on real estate advertising
Every so often, a real estate-related advertising campaign emerges that cuts through the clutter to make a strong audience connection. Not too long ago, Zillow, like the old AT&T tv ads, tugged at our homeownership heartstrings. The National Association of Realtors' ads used fictional Realtor Phil Dunphy from Modern Family to make us laugh. Go back 30 years to find the groundbreaking Great Western Bank commercials featuring Dennis Weaver. These brilliant TV ads spoke to both a B2B audience (Realtors) and B2C (consumers) with the same powerful "use a Realtor" message. My favorite one has Dennis walking in front of [...]
Supra Offers Showing Solution Through BrokerBay Acquisition
WAV Group met with Fayyad Sbaihat, President of Supra, a division of Carrier (NYSE: CARR) who announced the acquisition of BrokerBay last week. What makes this acquisition so important is the interoperability between Supra lockboxes and showing software.
Motley Fool Reviews Compass with Interesting Observations
When I saw the headline of Motley Fool taking a deep dive on Compass, I really expected Jason Moser and Matt Frankel to get it wrong - most of Wall Street does. Normally, Motley Fool gets it right – beating the stock market by 4x.
CoreLogic Renames Matrix to Listing Management Platform
The Matrix multiple listing solution offered, by CoreLogic, to about half of all real estate professionals in North America (US and Canada) has also been renamed. The new name for Matrix is Listing Management Platform.
