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Broker Insights
Not all Consumers Believe Commissions are a Mystery
Reading the disturbing news about yet another Class Action Lawsuit facing our industry is upsetting to all of us, needless to say. For those that are losing sleep over the implications of the potential outcomes of these lawsuits to their bottom-line, I thought you might want to read a bit of reassuring news, directly from consumers.
Distilling Inside Real Estate Buying Boomtown
This BoomTown acquisition by Inside Real Estate will find two groups of great people coming together and expanding on a shared mission of brokerage profitability in the best possible way.
The Broker’s View of Homeowners Under Management
Last week, the Broker Resource Network hosted a webinar for their members to discuss an emerging topic in real estate called Homeowners Under Management. It is a different perspective on how firms, teams, and agents approach client relationship management, and it marks a sea change in thinking that WAV Group believes is very important for the future of our industry.
MLS and Association Best Practices
SFAR Taps VOW Vendor Zenlist for MLS of Choice
SFARMLS announced that they have entered into an agreement with virtual office website developer Zenlist to create a system of choice for their agents.
Dream Job Alert: NIRA MLS Seeks Director to Elevate Service & Growth
The Northwest Indiana REALTORS® Association Multiple Listing Service is looking for its next progressive Director of MLS to take the 4,000+ subscriber MLS to its next level of prosperity, relevance, and growth. In 2022, NIRA MLS helped facilitate nearly 11,000 transactions representing approximately $3.5 billion in sales volume.
Denver Metro Association of REALTORS® Seeks Visionary CEO to Propel Growth and Advocacy Efforts
The Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®(DMAR) is looking for its next progressive CEO to take the 8600-member organization to its next level of prosperity, relevance, and growth.
Real Estate Technology Trends
WAV Group Releases 2023 Brokerage Technology Study
In today’s fast-paced real estate market, technology has become a crucial component of broker success. WAV Group’s 2023 Broker Technology Study captured broker technology usage patterns and their perceived impact on business and agent success. Technology plays a significant role in the success of brokers and MLSs in today’s real estate market. While brokers are generally supportive of their technology stacks, they do believe that technology is not being leveraged to its fullest extent. There is room to better promote why and how agents will benefit if they fully embrace technology offered by their brokerage.
Two Midwest MLSs Launch IntraMatrix Data Share
CoreLogic has created a data sharing application that allows Matrix customers to add a tab in Matrix that opens a read-only-view session in another Matrix powered MLS. Northwestern Wisconsin MLS and adjacent NorthstarMLS are among the first MLSs to use the data sharing feature.
RE/MAX Results Climbs Higher With Their Own Super App
RE/MAX Results has announced that they are providing their Sales Executives with a Super App, and are among the first firms in America to do so.
Strategic Planning and Research
Not all Consumers Believe Commissions are a Mystery
Reading the disturbing news about yet another Class Action Lawsuit facing our industry is upsetting to all of us, needless to say. For those that are losing sleep over the implications of the potential outcomes of these lawsuits to their bottom-line, I thought you might want to read a bit of reassuring news, directly from consumers.
WAV Group Releases 2023 Brokerage Technology Study
In today’s fast-paced real estate market, technology has become a crucial component of broker success. WAV Group’s 2023 Broker Technology Study captured broker technology usage patterns and their perceived impact on business and agent success. Technology plays a significant role in the success of brokers and MLSs in today’s real estate market. While brokers are generally supportive of their technology stacks, they do believe that technology is not being leveraged to its fullest extent. There is room to better promote why and how agents will benefit if they fully embrace technology offered by their brokerage.
Secrets of MLS Customer Satisfaction
Trends are a numbers game. The bigger the data set, the better the answers. That is exactly what the WAV Group Customer Experience Index (CXI) is producing — great answers. WAV Group has fielded hundreds [...]