Giving Back: More Stories of Brokerages Doing Great Deeds

Last week, I wrote a blog post asking, “What does your firm do to pay it back?” and asked for stories from other brokerages and received a couple of responses worth sharing. The Century 21 partnership with Easterseals started in 1979, and since that time, C21 independent franchisees and affiliated sales professionals donated $123 million to Easterseals.

By |2019-10-02T09:58:43-07:00October 1st, 2019|Follow the Leader, Main category|Comments Off on Giving Back: More Stories of Brokerages Doing Great Deeds

Failure of ADA Compliance by Restaurant Web Site Says the California Court of Appeals.

Compliance to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act received a significant boost this month. California Court of Appeals affirmed a higher court's ruling against a restaurant.

By |2020-07-12T14:08:14-07:00September 26th, 2019|Technology|4 Comments

Another Brokerage Unveils an iBuyer Platform: Nashville’s Parks Realty Launches Parks Go

One of the largest real estate companies in Middle Tennessee, Nashville’s powerhouse brokerage Parks Realty is the latest brokerage to create a local iBuyer Platform.

By |2019-09-24T15:34:00-07:00September 25th, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, CRM, Marketing, Press Releases, Recruiting, Technology|Comments Off on Another Brokerage Unveils an iBuyer Platform: Nashville’s Parks Realty Launches Parks Go

Keller Williams Command CRM

Command, the Keller Williams’ smart CRM-plus solution, recently launched to limited availability (100K Agent Lab) in mid-February 2019, and WAV Group looked under the hood.

Brokers Have Three Choices for Handling iBuyer Objections

Brokers who are ignoring iBuyer are making a big mistake. If iBuyers exist in your market, it’s time to develop a strategy today. Do not let your opinion of the long-term viability of the iBuyer discourage your actions.

By |2019-09-19T09:14:07-07:00September 19th, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, Sales Advisory|Comments Off on Brokers Have Three Choices for Handling iBuyer Objections

Veteran Steve Ozonian Joins Inside Real Estate Board of Directors

As we recently announced, Inside Real Estate closed a transaction that led to Lovell Minnick Partners joining their investor group. Today, the company announced that real estate executive, Steve Ozonian will represent Lovell Minnick on the IRE (Inside Real Estate) Board of Directors.

By |2019-09-14T08:11:57-07:00September 16th, 2019|Press Releases|Comments Off on Veteran Steve Ozonian Joins Inside Real Estate Board of Directors

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans Launches iBuyer Platform

iBuyers are not a threat for real estate brokers and their agents; they represent a major business opportunity. That's what Lane Hornung says. He should know as Lane may know more about iBuyers and iBuying than any broker-owner in America.

By |2019-09-13T08:11:23-07:00September 13th, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, Press Releases, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans Launches iBuyer Platform

MoxiWorks Secures Growth Capital

In securing growth capital from Vector Capital, MoxiWorks will now be able to focus on three areas of ongoing growth – improved agent and broker websites, acquisitions, and expansion. This is the first and only investment by Vector Capital in real estate technology.

By |2019-09-12T10:40:57-07:00September 12th, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, Press Releases, Technology|Comments Off on MoxiWorks Secures Growth Capital

Lone Wolf Transaction Management Platforms Integrate Earnest Money Deposit Functionality

In an announcement made today, they are integrating a product called Earnnest into both zipForm® Plus and TransactionDesk to securely digitize the process of transferring earnest money. Lone Wolf CEO, Jimmy Kelly says “With this partnership, we can bring the entire transactional process online in one connected system – from the moment the first form is created, to the day money goes to escrow, and beyond.”

By |2019-09-11T16:10:08-07:00September 11th, 2019|Technology|Comments Off on Lone Wolf Transaction Management Platforms Integrate Earnest Money Deposit Functionality

Virtual Staging: bridgeMLS First MLS in America to Partner with Stunning Graphic Design Service BoxBrownie

WAV Group believes that bridgeMLS’ partnership with BoxBrownie is the first of its kind in America, making bridgeMLS the first MLS in the nation to provide access to BoxBrownie as a member benefit along with discounts on the premium BoxBrownie virtual staging services.

By |2019-09-10T13:19:16-07:00September 10th, 2019|MLS, Press Releases, Technology|2 Comments