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Broker Insights
What buyers look for in a brokerage
You’re not just selling a business. You’re selling years of leadership, decision-making, market insight, and trust. It’s personal – and that’s what makes it powerful. But buyers don’t make decisions based on emotion. They’re looking at your brokerage through a different lens: return on investment.
What will your legacy be?
You built a brokerage with your name on the sign, your fingerprints on every decision, and your heart poured into every relationship. But at some point, every successful leader has to ask: What happens when I step away?
Lone Wolf enters a new era of Integrations starting with Follow Up Boss to Deliver a Seamless CRM-to-Transaction Experience
WAV Group studies have proven that a lack of integrations between technologies is one of the biggest pain points facing brokerages today. Lone Wolf recognized and approached that challenge in two ways. First, it created a seamless workflow and User interface between all its core modules – Lone Wolf Back Office, Transact and Relationships – along with powerful tools like Boost and Cloud CMA.
MLS and Association Best Practices
The MLS Service to the Broker
To continue providing meaningful value, MLSs must align closely with broker priorities, support their evolving strategies, and help them regain competitive footing in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Future-Proof or Fall Behind: AI Has to Be in Your 2026 Budget
It’s Time to Rethink Everything You Do Through the Lens of AI Before you finalize your 2026 budget, you need to dedicate some time and resources so that you will have resources to take a hard look at every service, technology, training program, support channel, and event you offer. Ask yourself: Can this be enhanced, streamlined, or scaled using AI?
When MLS Leaders and Boards Pull in Different Directions, Progress Stalls
Executives are working hard to improve operations, update technology, and deliver value to members. The Board wants to support those efforts but often has a different sense of what’s working and what’s not. That disconnect isn’t about politics or poor leadership. It usually comes down to something much simpler: a lack of shared data.
Real Estate Technology Trends
NAR says REALTORS® do 179 different tasks – AI says it can do 110 of them
What if you could harness dozens of hours each month without cutting a single corner in your client service? For real estate professionals, this is fast becoming a new reality as AI transforms the way [...]
Future-Proof or Fall Behind: AI Has to Be in Your 2026 Budget
It’s Time to Rethink Everything You Do Through the Lens of AI Before you finalize your 2026 budget, you need to dedicate some time and resources so that you will have resources to take a hard look at every service, technology, training program, support channel, and event you offer. Ask yourself: Can this be enhanced, streamlined, or scaled using AI?
Real estate reporters want relationships, not pitches. Are you listening?
What’s the most underrated skill in public relations today? It’s not mastering AI tools, or writing punchy subject lines, or even generating a buzz on social media. For the long game? It is relationships. Not [...]
Strategic Planning and Research
What Makes a Brokerage Truly Profitable? Here’s What the Top Firms Do Differently
We’ve worked with brokerages of all sizes. Some were thriving. Others were barely holding on. The difference wasn’t market size, brand, or even production. It was leadership. Here’s what the top-performing firms are doing that others miss:
Why Brokers Need Better Visibility into Tech Engagement to Deliver more Effective Training
Technology is one of the largest expense items on a broker’s P&L. CRM systems, marketing automation, lead nurturing tools, CMA platforms, websites and social media services are just a few of the technologies brokers offer today. They feel like they have to offer a robust suite of tools to compete effectively today. But ask most brokers how many of their agents are using those tools consistently, and the answer is usually, “I’m not sure.”
Unlock the power of virtual office websites for brokers and MLSs
The importance of VOWs is only increasing. A VOW is not just another website. It’s a powerful brokerage platform that allows firms to offer comprehensive online services.