Takeaways from the 2025 RISMedia CEO & Leadership Exchange.

From Left to Right: Rajeev Sajja, Rajeev Sajja from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, Michael Hickman from Seven Gables Real Estate, Matthew T. O’Connor from Terrie O’Connor Realtors, Kevin Greene from Cotality Real Estate Solutions, and Kevin Hawkins from WAV Group Communications Some of the best conversations happen behind closed doors. That's probably why one of my absolute favorite events for years has been the RISMedia CEO & Leadership Exchange. Unlike our industry’s bigger conferences, this gathering is more intimate. It attracts the top brokerage leaders, many of whom you rarely see at other events. What really [...]

By |2025-09-08T12:36:31-07:00September 8th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Industry Observations, Real Estate Events|0 Comments
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Real Estate Agent’s Need to Lead the Natural Disaster Risk Education Process

Our 2025 WAV Group Natural Disaster Homeowner Sentiment Survey makes it clear that the expectation falls squarely on agents. When homeowners were asked who should disclose flood risk, real estate agents came out on top—well ahead of inspectors, appraisers, or local governments. 

By |2025-09-02T10:06:40-07:00September 2nd, 2025|Industry Observations, Research, Suveys and Research|Comments Off on Real Estate Agent’s Need to Lead the Natural Disaster Risk Education Process
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Celebrating the 2025 iOi Innovators of the Year: Honoring Bold Thinking and Real Impact in Real Estate

Huge congratulations to this year’s honorees: Gene Eidelman, Terrence Nickelson, and Katherine Aronsson. These three forward-thinkers are showing us what it looks like when innovation meets intention and execution. 

By |2025-06-12T06:16:35-07:00June 12th, 2025|Announcements, Industry Observations|Comments Off on Celebrating the 2025 iOi Innovators of the Year: Honoring Bold Thinking and Real Impact in Real Estate
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Brokerage CEOs Must Remain Curious, Monitor Outcomes

When you see a leading competitor launch something new, pay attention and determine if they've gained an advantage.

By |2025-02-20T07:05:19-08:00February 20th, 2025|Broker-Agent Information, Business Intelligence, Industry Observations|Comments Off on Brokerage CEOs Must Remain Curious, Monitor Outcomes
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Constellation Real Estate Group Unveils Constellation Data Labs, Expanding Next-Generation Property Data & Analytics

This move is part of Constellation Real Estate Group's ongoing investment in innovative solutions tailored to customers' evolving needs.

By |2025-03-16T07:28:50-07:00February 18th, 2025|Industry Observations, MLS, Press Releases, PropTech|Comments Off on Constellation Real Estate Group Unveils Constellation Data Labs, Expanding Next-Generation Property Data & Analytics
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Four WAV Group Partners Named RISMedia 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers

WAV Group so appreciates the positive impact that RIS Media has provided to the brokerage community - providing daily education, thought-provoking forums, all while humbly recognizing industry leaders around them. On behalf of Victor Lund, Kevin Hawkins, Bondilyn Jolly and myself, we’re humbled to be recognized for the guidance and counsel we provide to our clients and the thought leadership we provide to the industry. Its take a village as they say and we’re proud to be noted as a company trying to create positive WAVes of Change to ensure the long-term viability of brokerages, MLSs and the real estate industry. 

By |2025-02-06T10:21:29-08:00February 4th, 2025|Announcements, Industry Observations, Our Company, Press Releases|Comments Off on Four WAV Group Partners Named RISMedia 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers
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REAL AI: Real estate is an AI leader, What’s next, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 5 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. Note: This content will soon only be available via our free newsletter, delivered every Monday. Please subscribe here! Delta AI Survey: Real estate is an AI leader   Real estate has been a notorious tech lagger for decades. Despite millions in VC funds pumped into the category, widespread adoption of new tech by real estate agents has always been elusive. In [...]

By |2025-07-22T06:24:58-07:00January 31st, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Industry Observations, PropTech, REAL AI Newsletter, Real Estate Technology, Research, Suveys and Research|Comments Off on REAL AI: Real estate is an AI leader, What’s next, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week
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RESO Announces 2025 Board of Directors Election Winners

Congrats to RESO for recruiting a smart, passionate group of leaders representing many of the best and brightest companies in real estate today.  I love that there are strong leaders like Caitlyn McCrory from Anywhere and Joe Wilhelmy from Re/MAX elevating the voice and influence of brokers in bringing the practical realities and data challenges to be address by RESO.

By |2024-12-12T10:14:50-08:00December 12th, 2024|Announcements, Industry Observations, Press Releases|Comments Off on RESO Announces 2025 Board of Directors Election Winners
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Is Doubling the Price for the Same MLS Services Really Open Access?

With the new focus and discussions about offering MLS access to all licensees, due in large part to a series of lawsuits, many associations and MLSs are building out their paths for moving forward to make MLS accessible to all licensees within their state. While many are building pricing strategies that offer MLS services to REALTORS® and licensees either at parity or with a slight member discount to REALTORS®, others are going in the opposite direction.

By |2025-04-14T11:24:24-07:00November 6th, 2024|Industry Observations, MLS, MLS Insights, Whitepaper|Comments Off on Is Doubling the Price for the Same MLS Services Really Open Access?
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