WAV Group releases Smartphone adoption rates for Real Estate

WAV Group has done a significant (perhaps the most significant) research on mobile phones in real estate.  In a recent conversation with one of the nations’ largest MLSs, SoCalMLS - we took a look at the devices in use by their membership.  This year has seen the release of some outstanding mobile phone applications by Trulia, Zillow, and new comer - C.A.R.  Are they missing a big sector of the market by not offering apps for Blackberry and Palm? In SoCalMLS here is the breakdown 37.7% use a mobile phone running Blackberry O.S. 33.9% use a mobile phone running Palm [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:27-07:00June 5th, 2009|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on WAV Group releases Smartphone adoption rates for Real Estate
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calREDD™ announces intent to join CARETS

Press release is below - great news for CALMLS Regional Subscribers - they will also be part of CARETS - the nation’s largest data share.  WAV Group recently completed a review fo CALMLS for one of California’s most prominent regionals. LOS ANGELES (June 5) - calREDDTM today announced its intent to join California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS). calREDDTM anticipates becoming a full member of CARETS once its MLS services are launched in late summer. In the meantime, calREDD is actively working with CARETS to align slight differences in rules between the two entities prior to calREDD’s launch. “calREDDTM will [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:27-07:00June 4th, 2009|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on calREDD™ announces intent to join CARETS
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10k Research Marketing Launches competition to cyberhomes-Altos-Clarus

As Real Estate agents divert traditional marketing tactics from showing photos of homes to becoming market experts, they rely heavily on the mining of real estate market data from suppliers like Cyberhomes, Altos Research, Clarus Market Reports and now, new commer 10K Research Marketing.  I checked out their website and their reports look very nice. They plan to be at Inman Connect in San Francisco.  Check out these prices and let me know what you think.  Remember that Cyberhomes is $4 – $10 per report.  Clarus is free if your REALTOR Associaiton picks up the site license.  The prices look [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:27-07:00June 2nd, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on 10k Research Marketing Launches competition to cyberhomes-Altos-Clarus
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CMLS welcomes Marilyn Wilson to the Board of Directors

Marilyn Wilson, founding partner of WAV Group, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Council of Multiple Listing Services.  Wilson will serve as one of two Business Partner board representatives, who are appointed by the president. The WAV Group is one of the most successful technology consulting firms in the industry.  They work with many leading MLS organizations, associations, technology vendors and brokers in North America and Europe. Wilson has a strong background in technology and consumer products. Prior to forming WAV Group, Wilson was president and CEO of Surveyor Corp., a leading provider of web camera [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:28-07:00June 1st, 2009|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on CMLS welcomes Marilyn Wilson to the Board of Directors
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Twitter users beware of spymaster aka spammaster

got a pile of direct messages from people I follow on twitter today that looked like this. When you go to the site, it asks you to be an exclusive first user of thier twitter game.  To sign up, you enter your user id and password so they can access your twitter followers.  It dynamically sends this message to every one of your followers and spreads like a spam virus.  There is nothing harmful, but it will take over your twitter account and autopost to your friends.  The only way to get out of the game is to block the [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:28-07:00May 29th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Twitter for Real Estate|Comments Off on Twitter users beware of spymaster aka spammaster
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Threewide hires Michele Routh-Combs as Vice President of Partner Relations

Threewide Corporation Appoints Michele Routh-Combs as VP of Partner Relations Morgantown, WV - June 28, 2009 - Threewide Corporation announces the addition of Michele Routh-Combs to the Executive Management Team as Vice President of Partner Relations. Routh-Combs brings 18 years of experience in real estate and real estate related technology and marketing. She is a well-known leader in real estate, recognized by many from her role at RE/MAX International where she served as Senior Technology Marketing Analyst and was involved with RE/MAX International’s Approved Supplier Program from 1999 through the end of 2005. Routh-Combs will manage strategic partner relationships for [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:28-07:00May 29th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Threewide hires Michele Routh-Combs as Vice President of Partner Relations
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Scraping vs Indexing of IDX data

MIBOR - the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS has recently responded to a complaint regarding a violation of their IDX rules and regulations - specifically the "anti-scraping" regulations. MIBOR has correctly responded to the complaint ruling that an IDX property search page which allows data to be copied and re-purposed is in violation of their rules.  I begin this post with this acknowledgement to clarify that MIBOR is in no way behaving badly.  Indeed, they are enforcing their published rules and regulations correctly. This issue has created a very difficult situation for MIBOR, NAR, and the unfortunate member of MIBOR [...]

By |2009-05-19T13:22:17-07:00May 19th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Scraping vs Indexing of IDX data
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Microformatting enhances SEO for real estate

Microformats in plain english: Microformats is specific website coding standards (called Semantic information) that allows search engines to “read” the addresses and categories of inforamtion on your website, display the information in search results (like google maps), and allow the consumer to quickly download a vcard or address book card directly from the search result using a browser extension like Operator for firefox. As mentioned in the WAV Group White Paper on Localism - Geo Targeting strategies for real estate websites - search engines are often unable to view listings on most IDX Property Search solutions.  Companies like Trulia, Zillow, Loopnet and others real [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:28-07:00May 19th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Microformatting enhances SEO for real estate
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Microsoft Virtual Earth plus Photosynth is good for MLS and Real Estate

In a move that may separate Microsoft Virtual Earth from Google maps, Microsoft announced integration of Photosynth - an application that allows you to automatically stich groups of photos togethers into a three dimensional viewing experience.  This has tremendous implications for the mapping functionality imbeded into MLS systems including Cyberhomes (FNRES) and Marketlinx and others. Although Virtual Earth is much less popular than Google Maps, it is vastly superior on many levels - which is why leading technolgoy companies are opting to pay for Microsoft over Google.  This combination essentially combines mapping with virtual tour experiences.  This combination will have relevance for agents working within the [...]

By |2021-06-01T13:58:16-07:00May 7th, 2009|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Microsoft Virtual Earth plus Photosynth is good for MLS and Real Estate
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WAV Group Releases Virtual Tour Whitepaper

There is a tremendous opportunity today for brokers and agents to differentiate themselves  and, as a result, grow their market share through better use of virttual tour technology.  According to the NAR 2008 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers report 41% of the people that bought homes in 2008 were first time buyers.  Their average age was 30 versus 47 for repeat buyers.  This growing base of home buyers and sellers, with less wrinkles,  look for visual information first in their Internet searches.  Unfortunately our sources tell us 75% to 90% of listings on MLS systems today do not have virtual tours.  This means, listings [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:29-07:00May 4th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Virtual Office Website Series|Comments Off on WAV Group Releases Virtual Tour Whitepaper
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Intermountain MLS Joins Twitter

Although they are just getting started, the Intermountain MLS of Boise ID has joined twitter to communicate with members, and probably consumers. You can follow them at http://twitter.com/imls Here are a number of thier posts – I especially like their process of announcing market statistics – this information is valuable to both the members and consumers – reinforcing the authority of the relationship between organized real estate and consumers. IMLS is proud to be hosting Rick DeLuca once again June 11th.#fb14 minutes ago from web   March Statistics are Now Available. Visit http://tinyurl.com/d7klpf11:23 AM Apr 14th from web [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:29-07:00May 2nd, 2009|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Intermountain MLS Joins Twitter
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WAV Group 2009 Transaction Management Adoption Study – Coming Soon!

In 2005, WAV Group looked at Transaction Management adoption and wondered why it hadn’t taken off.  Everyone was saying they wanted it and everybody said it was a good idea, yet, the more we delved into it the more we found a lack of real adoption.  The study, which is still available for download here. identified many of the issues affecting adoption and why there was a gap between what the industry was saying and what the industry was doing. The study also made recommendations on the best ways to create adoption by rolling technology out in a series of steps [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:29-07:00May 1st, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on WAV Group 2009 Transaction Management Adoption Study – Coming Soon!
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