RENT Conference in Paris – Real Estate and New Technologies Conference

WAV Group partner, Victor Lund will be traveling to Paris again this year for what has become an annual journey to share and learn with our European counterparts in real estate. The conference is being held October 3rd and 4th. 

Association Powered Open House Surge in Florida

The National Association of REALTORS® put forth a great concept for REALTOR® Associaons to launch in their local markets called Open House Weekends™. The idea is born around cooperation between advertising companies and local Associations to pull together an open house blitz.

By |2018-09-17T14:35:55-07:00September 14th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information|3 Comments

A Researcher’s Perspective on Strategy

When you meet someone for the first time, it is not uncommon for the question to arise “What do you do?” The answer that I should use is, "that we run a research company that informs business strategy in real estate for the capital markets, brokers, MLSs, REALTOR® Associations, and the technology companies that serve them."

By |2018-08-31T12:39:18-07:00August 31st, 2018|Broker-Agent Information, Our Company, Our Services|0 Comments

RE/MAX of TEXAS Agents Make Moving More Affordable

RE/MAX of Texas in concert with MooveGuru™ launched a new customer for life program available to over 5400 RE/MAX of Texas agents. Under the new program, agents may invite home buyers and sellers to save up to 15% or more on moving expenses and home ownership-related expenses though the partnership with MooveGuru.

By |2018-09-10T13:40:35-07:00August 28th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information, Press Releases|0 Comments

CRMs Innovate with Coaching Integration

Customer Relationship Management platforms going through a massive revolution today, and real estate teams, agents and brokers are taking notice. Leading CRM firms are programming the stock content and action plans to align with popular coaching techniques.

By |2018-08-22T12:08:37-07:00August 20th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information, Clients, Main category|0 Comments

Join DocuSign for “Fend off the Competition from New Brokerage Models”

Don't miss "Fend off the Competition from New Brokerage Models". Learn how to best support your agents by registering today for DocuSign and RE Technology’s webinar on Wednesday, August 22nd at 11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM ET.

By |2018-08-14T07:32:22-07:00August 13th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information|0 Comments

Zillow’s Opinion of Upstream and CAR’s Forms License Policy Is Obvious

I have been reading articles about Zillow Group’s positioning on Upstream and the forms licensing policy of the California Association of REALTORS® with great interest. My take away is that Zillow Group is doing and saying exactly what they should be doing and saying to positively impact Zillow’s market opportunities in real estate. Remember, Zillow has industry relations people and government relations people that want to fight tooth and nail for every advantage they can get. It’s business.

Moxiworks Refutes Compass’ Claims Regarding Technology and Market Share

Wow, just saw this and just HAD to comment. It’s rare that we see brokers go at each other so publicly about their competitive claims, but I have to say this letter is pretty interesting. The real estate industry is rife with hyperbole and marketing claims. Our industry’s preference of opinion over fact is one of the main reasons I started a research practice within WAV Group. The birth of business intelligence is allowing brokerages new ways to substantiate or refute claims like the article from Moxiworks shown below. Moxiworks is using MLS data married with BI tools to refute [...]

eXp Realty Founder Glenn Sanford Named a Glassdoor Top CEO in 2018

Congratulations to our friends at eXp REALTY for achieving yet another important milestone. In addition to doubling the size of their agent count in less than 1 year, they have been able to do it while keeping their employees very happy - not an easy thing to do! What’s the their secret?   Here’s the secret sauce from where I sit. 1. Unique business model that focuses the money where it should be - in the hands of those creating value for the company - the agents 2.  Consistent training and coaching because of centralized management support 3.  Passion - [...]

You Can Beat the National Portals With This Strategy Today

Imagine a world where every real estate agent, broker and franchise in the nation promoted their real estate mobile app to consumers. The app is white-label branded to the agent, broker, and franchise offering direct access to every MLS listing without any competitive ads. That is the way it would need to work. Guess what, we have it. You have it. Our industry has it. Today.

Brokers Welcome

When I was a young kid traveling in the car with my family, I would always see these signs “Truckers Welcome”. I didn’t understand why there was this special invitation to truckers. Wouldn’t everyone be welcome? As I grew older, I quickly realized the sign was to inform truckers there was ample parking space for their large rigs. Truckers had a big use case! As a trucker, if I wanted to visit a diner for a nice sit-down warm meal, I must have space large enough to safely park my rig. Diners caught on fast to this requirement and realized they could enjoy the revenue by creating a space for them to park. Once the parking problem was solved, they needed a method to entice truckers to use their parking and stop for a meal. Therefore, the signs!

By |2018-05-14T06:00:05-07:00May 14th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information, RESO|0 Comments