Paperless Process Comes of Age in Real Estate

WAV Group has been tracking the adoption of online transaction processing software for several years.   In the 2005 WAV Group Transaction Management Adoption Study, we identified a number of factors that were inhibiting adoption of transaction management solutions and recommended steps to improve adoption.  We are seeing encouraging adoption increases throughout the country. The WAV Group 2009 Transaction Management Adoption Study surveyed over 1700 brokers and agents from 22 different MLSs.  In addition, we worked with major Transaction Management vendors to look at their product adoption trends over the last few years.  The result is a much clearer picture of where online transaction processing stands [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:21-07:00October 12th, 2009|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Press Releases, Reports, Strategic Planning, Suveys and Research, Technology Evaluation, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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WAV Group partners selected as featured speakers on brokeragentspeakers bureau

Marilyn Wilson and Victor Lund, partners in the WAV Group, were recently selected as featured speakers by the Broker/Agent speakers bureau.  The speaker's bureau connects interested parties to over 100 speakers in the real estate and financial services industries covering hundreds of topics and offer keynote speakers, real estate seminar speakers, workshop leaders, breakout speakers and more.  Marilyn and Victor are frequent speakers at real estate industry events and now, though the bureau, are available to speak on a wide range of broker/agent services from brand management to the effective use of social networking.  For more information go to   www.BrokerAgentSpeakers.com

By |2009-06-16T14:12:41-07:00June 16th, 2009|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Our Company, Press Releases, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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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|0 Comments
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Virtual Office Website in the New York Times

If anyone has doubts about the power shift that is taking place as a result of Virtual Office Websites - think again.  Virtual Office Websites are putting real estate agents back into the center of the conversation between consumers and the property information in the best possible way. Check out the fantastic article from Sundays NYT entitled “Brokers Enrich Their Web Tactics.” This is what one broker had to say about Listingbook: Kathy Engel, an associate broker with Re/Max Shores Oceanside and the president-elect of the Long Island Board of Realtors, said that although she had been in real estate 23 [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:29-07:00April 25th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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Maintain Long-term Customers with Virtual Office Websites

Part Five of a Five part series “Roadmap to using VOWs in your business.” In this fifth of a series of five articles about Virtual Office Websites or VOW’s we are going to discuss the ways to use a VOW to work more effectively with past clients. Many REALTORS fail to stay connected to clients they have already done transactions with. Evidence of this is borne out in NARs 2008 Homebuyer and Seller survey. 9 out of 10 consumers would use their agent in a future transaction but only 1 in 10 use the agent again for buying and only [...]

By |2020-10-06T13:51:11-07:00March 23rd, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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Sell Homes More Quickly with a VOW Website

Part Four of a Five part series “Roadmap to using VOWs in your business.” In this fourth of a series of five articles about Virtual Office Websites or VOW’s we are going to discuss the ways to use a VOW to work more effectively with home sellers. The value of a home is exactly equal to the amount a willing seller and a willing buyer agree to at a given point in time. It can sometimes be difficult or impossible to convince a seller of a realistic asking price, especially if they purchased their home within the past few years. [...]

By |2020-10-06T15:07:32-07:00March 16th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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Using your Virtual Office Website as a Buyer’s Tool

Part three of five part series “Roadmap to using VOWs in your business.” In this third of a series of five articles about Virtual Office Websites or VOW’s we are going to discuss the ways to use a VOW to work more effectively with buyers. Whether you are new to real estate or a seasoned veteran, you must be aware that consumers are using the Internet as the cornerstone of finding a home to buy. Year after year the influence of the Internet is measured by many - including the 2008 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and [...]

By |2020-10-06T14:19:05-07:00March 10th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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Listingbook is a must have for every MLS

There is little doubt that Listingbook is a must-have for MLSs today. To begin with - it provides a member benefit for free!  Imagine if an MLS gave Top Producer to every agent for free, or a flyer software program for free, or an e-mail marketing product for free, or showingtime for free. Listingbook is a little bit of all of these products.  It alows agents to communicate with buyers and sellers in the best possible way within a secure Virtual Office Website environment. Property searches are easy to set up for clients by agents and they give clients the [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:48-07:00December 21st, 2007|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Virtual Office Website Series|0 Comments
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