By WAV Group|2018-05-03T21:26:30-07:00April 17th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Our Services|
We think it is interesting to note that during these very difficult times in real estate a new comer to the U.S. real estate market is successfully expanding their franchise operations. As Stefan Swanepoel reported today in Inman news (http://www.inman.com/node/94265) Engel & Völkers announced that it signed its 555th license, worldwide, with the signing of the license region for Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Westwood in California. By way of background, Engel & Völkers is a luxury real estate company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany that has a unique international property shop concept. All Engel & Völkers franchises must be built [...]
By WAV Group|2018-05-03T21:26:34-07:00February 16th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|
Last year WAV Group was given access to many of the top broker websites in the country to view thier traffic statistics. The hope was that by sharing the aggregated data, many of the false myths of succeeding online would be dispelled. As it turns out, SEO is not a big deal (despite some websites spending more than $1MM over time on it). Listing Syndication is important for sellers, but also not a huge driver of traffic. REALTOR.com does not pass much traffic along to brokers. And there is more. Please download our whitepaper on the topic here. Or enjoy [...]
By WAV Group|2018-05-03T21:26:34-07:00February 7th, 2009|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|
Marilyn Wilson of the WAV Group prepared a dynamic presentation for the members of Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate who attended the recent international conference in Paris. Developing Your Global Brand View more presentations from victorlund. (tags: branding real)
By WAV Group|2018-05-03T21:26:36-07:00December 17th, 2008|Our Company|
Victor Lund is a founding partner of WAV Group - facilitated by the merger between Wilson Victor Associates and Audet Consulting in May 2004. Wilson Victor Associates was a leading technology and business-consulting firm serving their clients in the areas of new business development and new product development, marketing and venture funding. Prior to Wilson Victor Associates, Mr. Lund was an associate partner with Resource Capitalist, LLC. Mr. Lund was raised in family controlled businesses, Lund American and Dynamic Homes. Lund American, the world’s premier aluminum boat manufacturer. Today Mr. Lund is an active author or co-author of many white papers [...]
By WAV Group|2018-05-03T21:26:54-07:00October 15th, 2007|Broker Technology Research, Main category|
Agent Achieve is only offered to brokers – sorry agents 🙁 But the good news is that it is likely to be among the best agent tools available for brokers to extend to their agents today. Leading brokers whose agents get access to Agent Achieve include Intero Real Estate and Coldwell Banker Northern California. In essence, what sets this apart are the integrated features that allow agents to convert leads into business. […]
By Marilyn Wilson|2026-07-07T08:01:03-07:00July 7th, 2026|MLS, MLS Insights, Real Estate Technology|
MLS of Choice acknowledged a truth that MLSs need to compete more aggressively today: brokerage operations do not always fit neatly into legacy MLS boundaries.
Brokers operate across markets today, and a handful are national. Agents hold licenses in multiple states. Consumers move, invest, retire, relocate, and buy second homes across the country. Technology platforms are not dependent on a local office, a local association boundary, or a local physical presence.
By Korey Hawkins|2026-07-01T00:02:11-07:00June 30th, 2026|
REAL AI: NotebookLM's secret transcription trick, Steller MLS shout out, AI stats and facts, headlines, and AI quote of the week By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | June 29, 2026 – Vol. 4 Issue 26 REAL AI is the industry’s first and most popular weekly newsletter helping real estate professionals stay on top of the most important AI developments so they can save time, stay safe and improve their business every day. Get your AI playbook: The REAL AI Guide for Real Estate Agents at Amazon. NotebookLM's secret transcription superpower If you’ve attended one of my recent AI [...]
By Korey Hawkins|2026-06-04T15:44:38-07:00June 2nd, 2026|
Check out our new The REAL AI Podcast for this week – Episode 29 6/1/26 – AI generated with hosts Miles and Grace REAL AI: AI for slides, HousingWire AI Summit, AI stats and facts, headlines, and AI quote of the week By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | June 1, 2026 – Vol. 4 Issue 22 REAL AI is the industry’s first and most popular weekly newsletter helping real estate professionals stay on top of the most important AI developments so they can save time, stay safe and improve their business every day. How many ways can you [...]
By Korey Hawkins|2026-04-27T06:51:43-07:00April 21st, 2026|
Check out our new The REAL AI Podcast for this week – Episode 23 4/20/26 – AI generated with hosts Miles and Grace REAL AI: AI as the great converter, Inman Nashville, AI stats and facts, headlines, and AI quote of the week By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | April 20, 2026 – Vol. 4 Issue 16 REAL AI is the industry’s first and most popular weekly newsletter helping real estate professionals stay on top of the most important AI developments so they can save time, stay safe, and improve their business every day. Improve your prompts! Buy [...]
By Korey Hawkins|2025-12-29T10:02:53-08:00December 29th, 2025|
REAL AI: AI makes you swear, AI facts, headlines, and quote of the week By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 28 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. Don’t miss our $49 AI class TOMORROW! “AI for Real Estate: Real Prompts, Real Examples, Real Results.” 90 minutes plus a 35-page Handbook packed with the best prompts for agents to use AI today. Register here. AI makes you swear Ever tried calling a company [...]
By Marilyn Wilson|2025-05-19T11:29:38-07:00May 15th, 2025|Associations, MLS Insights, WAV Group Research|
Nearly 40% of associations require a second board approval for expenses that have already been approved in the budget. In small and mid-sized organizations, this extra layer of scrutiny can stall initiatives for weeks or even months. In one case, a copier contract cost the association 8% more because it took four months to get final approval. That’s not sound oversight – that’s expensive inefficiency.
By Kevin Hawkins|2025-04-18T12:35:05-07:00April 21st, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Presale Renovation, Real Estate Technology|
Most agents sat on the sidelines when virtual tours made their debut. Now, they are ubiquitous. Back in the mid to late 1990s, when virtual tours were primarily used for luxury listings, they felt clunky and slow, and often required buyers to download special browser plugins just to view a listing. I remember vividly IPIX and its 360 virtual tour tech at the first mainstream Inman Real Estate Connect at the San Francisco Hilton. It wowed the crowd but cost $1000 a tour. Most agents initially looked at virtual tours as a marketing gimmick until around 2010. Fast forward to [...]
