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23 11, 2010

Move makes a move into Rentals

By |2018-05-03T21:25:56-07:00November 23rd, 2010|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Strategic Planning, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on Move makes a move into Rentals

It is no surprise to anyone in real estate that the rental market has caught fire. Many MLSs are scrambling to expanded offerings to meet the needs of brokers who have focused on growing their property management business to meet demand. “Nobody wants to own a vacant home,” says Amy Gallagher of Century 21 Hometown. “We represent investors in buying rental property, and attract them with our strong property management business - we capture a side or two of the sale, and an ongoing business relationship that lasts years.” One thing that you can always trust consumers to do is vote with [...]

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22 11, 2010

Brokerage Technology – Light at the End of the Tunnel – Part 3 of 5

By |2018-05-03T21:25:57-07:00November 22nd, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on Brokerage Technology – Light at the End of the Tunnel – Part 3 of 5

Part 3 of a 5 part series called Broker Technology, an Industry Missing Backbone By WAV Group Brokers, large and small, face significant challenges they did not face 20 years ago.  Profit margins have eroded and control over their independent contractors has been minimized.   The consumer has taken on a much more vocal role in the process and is forcing transparency and responsiveness never before experienced.   Some of these challenges are related to technology and the advance of the Internet while others are cultural challenges that have come about through the changing broker/agent relationship.  WAV Group’s new white paper explores the issues behind the broker’s [...]

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16 11, 2010

Sifting Through the Maze of Broker Technology – Part 2 of 5

By |2018-05-03T21:25:57-07:00November 16th, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on Sifting Through the Maze of Broker Technology – Part 2 of 5

An Industry Needing Backbone Brokers, large and small, face significant challenges they did not face 20 years ago.  Profit margins have eroded and control over their independent contractors has been minimized.   The consumer has taken on a much more vocal role in the process and is forcing transparency and responsiveness never before experienced.   Some of these challenges are related to technology and the advance of the Internet while others are cultural challenges that have come about through the changing broker/agent relationship.  WAV Group’s new white paper explores the issues behind the broker’s challenge to gain better control and visibility into their [...]

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11 11, 2010

Get inspired to use social media to expand your real estate influence

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 11th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Get inspired to use social media to expand your real estate influence

Whenever I need a little boost to remind me how important active participation in social media is, I refer back to the phenomenal video produced by the Socialnomics group. Their video entitled the Social Media Revolution(Refresh) graphically depicts the fundamental shift in the way the world communicates and creates relationships these days.  Those that choose to ignore social media are choosing to ignore a very interesting and important conversation happening with friends and colleagues you know and many you don’t.  The video will help you understand why we cannot ignore social media anymore - it has pervaded every element of our lives. I [...]

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25 09, 2010

Prudential California/Nevada CEO Krafchow names new company co-presidents

By |2018-05-03T21:26:01-07:00September 25th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Prudential California/Nevada CEO Krafchow names new company co-presidents

In a news release today, Ed Krafchow, CEO of Prudential California Realty and Prudential Nevada Realty placed his confidence in David Gardner and Pat Shea as co-Presidents of his company. Together, they will assume the role of continuing to guide this great brokerage down the path of success that Krafchow began so many years ago. It is really a great story about two REALTORS, Agents, like so many others that join the ranks each day. These two passionate individuals grew up in the industry, and like Krafchow - share a vision for managing a brokerage with highly trained agents, leveraging [...]

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7 05, 2010

MLS data security still a big problem

By |2018-05-03T21:26:06-07:00May 7th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on MLS data security still a big problem

Recently I was asked by a broker client of ours to review a product that they were considering implementing.  Without belaboring before getting to the point, upon investigation with the MLS, I learned that the vendor was not an approved data vendor in their markets.  Further questioning of the vendor revealed that they way they access the data required for their product is to use an MLS username and password provided by the broker.  After falling out of my chair, we notified the vendor and the MLS.  Clearly, the subject MLS does not have data security that prevents password sharing or [...]

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21 04, 2010

1 Park Place Webinar notes – 7 Myths of Personal Branding

By |2018-05-03T21:26:09-07:00April 21st, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on 1 Park Place Webinar notes – 7 Myths of Personal Branding

Steve Hundley of 1 Park Place offered the following concepts about Personal Branding in Real Estate.  This was a good session for Agents and Brokers who are not new to online strategy, but looking to get more sophisticated.  I jumped on the call to get to know Steve and his company better in advance of joining him as a speaker at RIS Media. 5 Myths are :  Personal Branding will build my business; Internet leads are junk; Facebook and Twitter help build business; A website is better than a blog; Consumers want map search Myth - Personal Branding will build [...]

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13 04, 2010

Who is your company’s CSO?

By |2018-05-03T21:26:10-07:00April 13th, 2010|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Who is your company’s CSO?

In real estate, we love our letters.  CSO is Chief Social Officer.  Hence the question begins; who is your company’s designee that owns your social media strategy? As we look back over the past few years, social media evolved slowly.  Most corporations started with the tactic of outlawing Social media by employees.  After all, like personal cell phone usage, it was viewed as a distraction from the work at hand.  Now things have evolved, and progressive organizations have learned that social networking by employees (if done correctly) enhances the company’s brand and strengthens relationships with customers. The challenge is to [...]

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29 03, 2010

MLSs form Non-Profit to purchase top level internet domain

By |2010-03-29T20:44:59-07:00March 29th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on MLSs form Non-Profit to purchase top level internet domain

Some of the Nation’s leading MLS (Multiple Listing Services) have banded together to apply for a top level domain name.  They are proposing to purchase .mls as an alternative to .com, .net, or .org for organized real estate.  The .MLS offering will present opportunities for MLSs, Associations, Brokers and Agents to differentiate themselves from the abundance of third party websites on the internet today.  The company is a non-profit association founded by Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), Austin Board of REALTORS (ACTRIS), Carolina Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Multi [...]

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1 03, 2010

Mike Barnet joins Property Panorama

By |2018-05-03T21:26:13-07:00March 1st, 2010|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Mike Barnet joins Property Panorama

Press Release:   Property Panorama announced the appointment of Mike Barnett as the companys Chief Information Officer. Property Panorama provides its world leading suite of online marketing tools and products to over 200,000 Realtors in more than 45 MLSs across the U.S. and Canada. Property Panoramas easy to use solutions empower Realtors with unlimited Virtual Tours, Video Tours, PodCAST Tours, and MobileMedia Cell Phone Tours at unbelievably low prices. Property Panorama owes its rapid ascension to the top of the Virtual Tour industry not only to unparalleled innovative technologies, but also to its strong leadership. Now with the addition of Mike [...]

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30 04, 2009

WAV Group Releases Localism Whitepaper

By |2018-05-03T21:26:29-07:00April 30th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on WAV Group Releases Localism Whitepaper

For more than two years, WAV Group has been doing research that provides insight for real estate companies to focus on strategies that will accelerate their online business opportunities. We have studied consumer and broker opinions of MLS Consumer Facing websites, Broker websites, the effectiveness of listing syndication, broker lead response and even mobile search. All of these studies were focused on measuring components of online strategies deployed today around the real estate industry. In this new report, titled Localism - WAV Group endaveours to look outward into the future of online effectiveness. We look forward to getting feedback from [...]

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27 02, 2009

Join me at the AFIRE conference!

By |2018-05-03T21:26:33-07:00February 27th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on Join me at the AFIRE conference!

The 3rd annual AFIRE (Awesome Females in Real Estate) is being held from March 25th - 27th in historic Savannah, Georgia. This is absoiutely my favorite conference of the year. It is the only conference I have ever attended that combines personal growth with incredible real estate networking opportunities.Conference attendees are primarily female executives from real estate brokerages, technology vendors, associations and MLSs.  It is a terrific collection of hard-working, intelligent, successful women who come together to share ideas about how to open the potential for more success in business and personal situations. For those of you that feel like [...]

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