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6 11, 2015

CoreLogic and Instanet Get Married

By |2018-05-03T21:23:29-07:00November 6th, 2015|Broker-Agent Information, MLS Insights|Comments Off on CoreLogic and Instanet Get Married

WAV Group will be publishing a case study later today about how Hunt Real Estate leveraged Instanet, and MLS solution to deliver more value across their brokerage. There is a lot of alignment between the broker customers and MLS customers of both firms.   November 06, 2015, Irvine, Calif. - CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement to become the exclusive provider of Instanet Solutions® to clients of its market-leading real estate platforms, including Matrix™, Realist® and AgentAchieve®. CoreLogic real estate solutions are used by more than 900,000 real [...]

2 11, 2015

WAKE UP BROKERS! Hablas Espanol?

By |2018-05-03T21:23:31-07:00November 2nd, 2015|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on WAKE UP BROKERS! Hablas Espanol?

Today, 85% of homebuyers are white, but that is changing rapidly in America. The new and growing homebuyer population is Hispanic or Latino, and most do not speak English well enough to have confidence in a real estate transaction written in a foreign language, with an agent who is not bilingual. Yikes or Opportunity? We think opportunity. From 2010 to 2012, the number of Hispanic homebuyers increased 38%! Today, only 20,000 of the nations’ 1.2 Million members of the National Association of REALTORS is Hispanic. By the way – all of the stats quoted here look at data collected in [...]

8 10, 2015

Industry Veteran, Rich Igou, Named Solutions Architect for the WOLFconnect Division of Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies

By |2018-05-03T21:23:34-07:00October 8th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Industry Veteran, Rich Igou, Named Solutions Architect for the WOLFconnect Division of Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies

CAMBRIDGE, ON (OCTOBER 7, 2015) – Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies, the North American leader in real estate solutions and services, announces the appointment of Rich Igou as the Solutions Architect for their office productivity platform, WOLFconnect. WOLFconnect integrates listing data from associations and real estate boards into the front and back office components of nearly 10,000 real estate brokerages in North America. “Rich joining our technology team is part of our strategic growth plan and continued investment in the eco-system of technology, partners and real estate boards that integrate with the Complete Enterprise Solution,” says Rob Overman, Chief Technology [...]

6 10, 2015

Brokers need full data transparency and unified standards, not self reporting

By |2018-05-03T21:23:34-07:00October 6th, 2015|Broker Technology Research, Main category|Comments Off on Brokers need full data transparency and unified standards, not self reporting

The room was filled with brokers, eager to hear how the real estate industry is beginning to make great strides in wrangling Big Data to the benefits of everyone: Brokers, agents and consumers. The three panelists on stage represented a broad spectrum of the industry: Rainy Hake, a well respected brokerage leader who oversees the Technology, Marketing, Training and Strategy departments for Alain Pinel Realtors; Trent Gardner, the CEO of ListTrac, known as the “Google Analytics for Listings;” and Jeremy Crawford, the dynamic MLS leader who heads up RESO (Real Estate Standards Organization) and the chief evangelist for the Data [...]

21 09, 2015

California Regional MLS Adds Black Knight’s Paragon Platform Allowing Brokers and Agents Front-End MLS System of Choice

By |2018-05-03T21:23:35-07:00September 21st, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on California Regional MLS Adds Black Knight’s Paragon Platform Allowing Brokers and Agents Front-End MLS System of Choice

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Knight Financial Services (NYSE: BKFS) announced today the execution of an agreement with the California Regional MLS (CRMLS) to deliver its Paragon MLS system to CRMLS' more than 75,000 members. With the addition of Paragon MLS, CRMLS strengthens its position as a leader in the real estate industry and demonstrates its commitment to its professional members who rely on fast and easy access to MLS information. Offering intuitive and straightforward navigation, cross-browser compatibility and multi-tasking capabilities – all of which are mobile-optimized, Paragon MLS will enable CRMLS subscribers to increase productivity and grow [...]

19 08, 2015

Rapattoni Makes Big Move in Association Management Software

By |2018-05-03T21:23:36-07:00August 19th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Rapattoni Makes Big Move in Association Management Software

Rapattoni has been the leader in Association Management Software (AMS) for decades. Historically an Association would host the Rapattoni solution, called Magic™, on hardware owned and maintained by the Association of REALTORS®. Associations did a pretty decent job of hosting, but managing hardware servers and security has become increasingly complex and expensive. Dallas based MetroTex Association of REALTORS® with 15,000 members was among the first group of five Associations to move to the new hosted solution. The new service maintains the name Rapattoni Magic, but adds the tag, Cloud AMS. Press Release Follows SIMI VALLEY, Calif., August 19, 2015 - [...]

19 08, 2015

Unintended Consequences That Cause Spectacular Results

By |2018-05-03T21:23:36-07:00August 19th, 2015|Main category|1 Comment

I just returned, as some 3,000 other folks have, from attending Inman’s Real Estate Connect in San Francisco. For many of the industry leaders whom I spoke with, it was one of the most successful Connects that they have attended and certainly the busiest. I found myself squarely in the same camp. I discovered something incredibly special about what I think makes Inman Connect unique: It fosters the creation of what I call “unintended consequences that cause spectacular results.” I have a few great examples from this most recent Connect to illustrate what I mean. Origins of Real Estate Connect [...]

14 08, 2015

1000watt nails large broker IDX strategy

By |2018-05-03T21:23:37-07:00August 14th, 2015|Broker Technology Research, Main category, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on 1000watt nails large broker IDX strategy

1000Watt Consulting wrote a post this week that is a must read. View it here - http://1000watt.net/2015/08/friday-flash-the-broken-down-lead-machine/# Brian Boero's point is clear: "If you are a large firm with more than 10% market share - ditch IDX." Reasons to Act This Way compromised presentation of properties raft of local competitors drafting on your listings paper brokers leverage your data with impunity relatively small number of leads that agents will probably drop the ball on. I am not going to recant the entire article. Please go and read it. But I do want to reinforce one point and add another. Reinforcement - [...]

23 07, 2015

Respond to the Threats That may Kill Off Your Business

By |2018-05-03T21:23:38-07:00July 23rd, 2015|Main category, Our Services|1 Comment

NAR has launched a new program called the D.A.N.G.E.R. report. The goal of the interactive program is to help every brokerage, MLS and Association think through some fundamental threats and changes that may be coming to our industry.  The program is well put together and brings up some significant issues that may change the game of real estate forever. WAV Group has a suggested path for Brokers, Associations and MLSs to follow to get the most out of this important NAR program. Have your leaders read the entire Danger Survey for all segments of real estate - First and foremost, make [...]

14 07, 2015

Broker Public Portal Retains Larson Skinner PLLC

By |2018-05-03T21:23:39-07:00July 14th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Broker Public Portal Retains Larson Skinner PLLC

Arroyo Grande, CA – July 14th, 2015 – The Broker Public Portal (BPP) today announced that it has retained the Minneapolis law firm of Larson Skinner PLLC to assist in developing a broker-friendly and MLS-friendly content license agreement for BPP’s projects. BPP continues its progress to bring a national MLS consumer-facing website to market.  As with any other portal, multiple listing services that will be participating in the Broker Public Portal will need to enter into data license agreements that allow MLS-participant listing information to be displayed on the site. One of the founding covenants of the Broker Public Portal [...]

23 06, 2015

Austin Board of REALTORS® Seeks New MLS Director

By |2018-05-03T21:23:40-07:00June 23rd, 2015|Main category, Our Services|Comments Off on Austin Board of REALTORS® Seeks New MLS Director

The Austin Board of REALTORS® is seeking an MLS Director to lead its 11,000 member Multiple Listing Service, ACTRIS. The company is looking for a progressive Leader and Manager adept at creating positive change for MLS systems and services to help increase the value and relevance of their MLS operation. The ideal candidate is someone who thinks creatively about ways to make the MLS more relevant and profitable. The Director of MLS will have a proven ability to drive an organization to be more customer-centric while finding creative and affordable ways to take the MLS to the next level; positioning [...]

16 06, 2015

Change and Balance

By |2018-05-03T21:23:43-07:00June 16th, 2015|Main category, MLS Insights, Our Services, Strategic Planning|1 Comment

WAV Group holds a quarterly webinar called the WAVes of Change. It allows companies and senior executives to get a one-hour overview of change that is happening in our industry. We wear a lot of hats in our capacity as industry researchers, investors, capital markets advisors, consultants, RE Technology publishers, and though our newest endeavor - WAV Group Communications. WAVes of Change webinars aim to pack all of this into a big ball and throw it your way so you can hit it out of the park in your business. Another way to look at change is innovation. Some call [...]