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8 05, 2013

Trulia buys Marketleader

By |2018-05-03T21:24:37-07:00May 8th, 2013|Main category|3 Comments

In a release today, Trulia announced that they are buying Marketleader. As a result, Trulia has taken ownership of a brokerage. That means that they can compete with other online brokerages like Redfin, ZipRealty, Sawbuck, Movoto, and others. However, I do not think that is their strategy. There is a persistant paradigm emerging in the portal business whereby these companies combine the portal with technology products and services offered to agents and brokers. Operating a portal that relies on ad spending alone does not seem to be sustainable for the type of growth and stable recurring revenue for investors. Advertising has, and always will be [...]

5 06, 2012

Market Leader Ships SharperAgent to 100,000 customers

By |2018-05-03T21:24:59-07:00June 5th, 2012|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Marketing, Press Releases|1 Comment

Market Leader had a reseller agreement with Imprev, the leading Agent, Broker and Franchise marketing services provider for years. It was successful, and the relationship ended amicably when Market Leader purchased Imprev's competitor, SharperAgent. The effort was in concert with Market Leader's strategic vision of building an end-to-end platform that supports real estate professionals from lead generation to closing and customer retention. Market Leader announced today that the Sharper Agent marketing suite has been integrated into all of the Market Leader products and made available to all 100,000 agents who are registered to that platform. In concert with the release, [...]

22 05, 2012

NAR Honors David Charron as Top Industry Leader

By |2018-08-20T07:19:04-07:00May 22nd, 2012|Main category, MLS Insights, Press Releases|0 Comments

Charron is a 2012 Inductee to the National Association of REALTORS® Dr. Almon R. (Bud) Smith, AE Leadership Society  Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS) today announced that its President and CEO David Charron has been named to the National Association of REALTORS® Dr. Almon R. (Bud) Smith, RCE, AE Leadership Society (Smith Society) - one of the real estate industry’s most coveted awards for excellence in industry and professional leadership. Charron, along with the other 2012 winners, will be awarded the honor today at the NAR Midyear Conference in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the Smith Society is to recognize those [...]

13 03, 2012

Century 21 Announces Deal With Market Leader to Provide Tools to Century 21 Agents Throughout the US

By |2018-05-03T21:25:09-07:00March 13th, 2012|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments

Century 21 announced today that it will provide its U.S.-based real estate professionals with new tools from Market Leader including marketing, lead follow-up and a full CRM platform.  Market Leader and the CENTURY 21 marketing team worked together to define a customized solution, leveraging a number of the integrated building blocks that make up Market Leader’s comprehensive software platform. The base system that will be provided to all agents at no cost while advanced capabilities will be available for high-end producers at a small premium. PRESS RELEASE […]

3 11, 2011

Metrolist Names Interim COO Following Bybee Resignation

By |2018-05-03T21:25:23-07:00November 3rd, 2011|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments

Metrolist, Inc.®, the largest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) serving Colorado, today announced that Kirby Slunaker has been named the company’s interim COO following Patricia Bybee’s resignation as CEO. Mr. Slunaker brings over 20 years of experience in leading information technology for a broad range of top companies, including Pendum LLC, MDC Holdings, eBags, FedEx, and VISA USA. He is a former Chairman of and currently serves on, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the Colorado Technology Association (formerly CSIA), Colorado’s premier technology trade association. In his new role with Metrolist, Mr. Slunaker will be assisted in the [...]

13 10, 2011

It’s time for Gutsy Leadership – Marilyn Wilson’s observations of the CMLS conference

By |2018-05-03T21:25:26-07:00October 13th, 2011|Main category|0 Comments

The CMLS Conference in Tucson was absolutely the BEST EVER in my view!  First, there were over 550 attendees – the largest in conference history. The conference continues to grow in popularity year after year due to the relevant and timely content delivered coupled with well-organized and FUN events. This year was no different.  The CMLS Board led by Merri Jo Cowen and the fabulous hosts at the Tucson Association of REALTORS® led by Phil Tedesco and Wes Wiggins, formerly of Tucson created a very memorable event.   Jim Harrison, CEO of MLSListings was also elected as the latest board member [...]

4 08, 2011

Market Leader Launches New Best-in-Class Product to Provide Home Buyers and Sellers With Local Market Data

By |2018-05-03T21:25:33-07:00August 4th, 2011|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Marketing, Press Releases|0 Comments

KIRKLAND, WA — (MARKET WIRE) — 08/03/11 — Market Leader (NASDAQ: LEDR) (http://www.MarketLeader.com), a leader in online marketing and technology solutions for real estate professionals, today launched Market Insider, a comprehensive, powerful and innovative set of tools to brand agents as the neighborhood expert, keep prospects coming back to their website, and drive greater loyalty and sales from customers and referrals. Market Insider engages home buyers and sellers with customized, up-to-date reports of home sales, trends, demographics and side-by-side statistics on their favorite neighborhoods. This detailed, local market data is available for consumers to browse on the agent’s website, and [...]

2 08, 2011

Russ Bergeron honored as Industry Leader

By |2018-05-03T21:25:33-07:00August 2nd, 2011|Main category, MLS Insights|0 Comments

Today’s RE Technology Follow the Leader Series profiles Russ Bergeron. According to RE Technology, Bergeron, CEO of Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED) deserves recognition for his leadership on every level, but we’re going to be a bit more specific for this article. We’ll be focusing on his implementation of MRED’s “public service apps,” creating a new way to bring leading-edge technology and support to his customers. MRED Public Service Apps Mr. Bergeron proves that a great leader never rests on his laurels, no matter how successful his company may be. MRED is one of the largest MLSs in the [...]

23 04, 2010

Where HAR Goes, Zillow may soon follow

By |2018-05-03T21:26:08-07:00April 23rd, 2010|Main category|0 Comments

  This is pure speculation.  Nothing verified.  Just idle thinking….. Typically when a leader in the MLS industry like the Houston Association of REALTORS sets out a new business strategy, if it works - many follow.  As you may have heard, HAR is taking their Agent Ratings program to the next level.  They started with QSC, and are now they are developing a solution that allows consumers to see which REALTORS have represented the most number of buyers and sellers in a given area (powered by transaction information from MLS data).  The idea is that consumers will be able to see [...]

28 07, 2016

Meet Patrick Arkeveld, CEO of Lone Wolf

By |2018-05-03T21:23:10-07:00July 28th, 2016|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments

Recently, Lone Wolf Founder Lorne Wallace stepped up to the role of Executive Chairman of the real estate software firm and appointed Patrick Arkeveld to step in as Chief Executive Officer.  The transition came at a key time in the evolution of Lone Wolf. The firm has been on an aggressive path of launching new products and acquiring real estate technology companies warranting an additional capital investment by partner firm Vista Equity Partners. WAV Group founder, Victor Lund connected with Mr. Arkeveld to create this article for the RE Technology Follow the Leader Series. Everyone who knows Lone Wolf founder [...]

16 08, 2011

Jack Miller of the GoodLife Team in Austin Texas

By |2018-05-03T21:25:31-07:00August 16th, 2011|Broker Technology Research, Main category|0 Comments

Jack Miller of the GoodLife Team in Austin, Texas was featured in an article by RE Technology this week for his outstanding industry leadership.  All of the members of the GoodLife team have been supportive and outspoken about the best practices for agent and brokers. These REALTORS really give back to our industry and help make it better. Millers’ industry leadership comes from illustrating what great customer services means to real estate brokers today. I think that he also, perhaps unknowingly arrived at a new way to search for property. Put in the amount you can afford and view properties [...]

5 07, 2011

Shelley Specchio from NNRMLS honored

By |2018-05-03T21:25:37-07:00July 5th, 2011|Main category, MLS Insights|1 Comment

RE Technology is publishing a new series called Follow the Leader.  The Leader to follow this week is Shelley Specchio, CEO of Northern Nevada Regional MLS.  Shelley impressed us with her out-of-the-box thinking, tech-savviness, and commitment to serving real estate professionals in the Reno and Northern Nevada MLS. […]