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26 05, 2021

Future of Forms as a Member Benefit Spooks Associations and MLSs

By |2021-05-27T11:19:22-07:00May 26th, 2021|Associations, MLS|Comments Off on Future of Forms as a Member Benefit Spooks Associations and MLSs

The California Association of REALTORS® deserves recognition for solving one of the most significant pain points in real estate – digital forms management. When the real estate industry began the slow conversion from paper transactions to digital transactions, California led the way with the creation of a for-profit company that became zipLogix. Along the way, the National Association of REALTORS® joined CAR as an investor.

25 05, 2021

MLSs Align to Purchase Tech Company Together

By |2021-05-25T12:44:21-07:00May 25th, 2021|MLS, News, Technology|Comments Off on MLSs Align to Purchase Tech Company Together

Five MLSs with a combined subscriber count of over 100,000 announced that they have pooled their resources and purchased a real estate technology company called Agent Inbox. As a result of the acquisition, these five MLSs will now have a solution that fits their mutual needs for a messaging-and-showing solution to serve their subscribers. Moreover, these five will be able to make their showing and messaging solutions available to other MLSs as a vendor.

25 05, 2021

OneKey® MLS adds Three Data and Technology Experts to its Board of Managers to help keep REALTORS® relevant and profitable

By |2021-07-02T10:08:41-07:00May 25th, 2021|Announcements, MLS, Press Releases|Comments Off on OneKey® MLS adds Three Data and Technology Experts to its Board of Managers to help keep REALTORS® relevant and profitable

Gone are the days when decisions can be made over months and even years. To compete effectively against the smart capital entering real estate, MLSs need to learn how to think and act like a technology company. They need to make well-informed decisions quickly with the help of technology innovators that know what it takes to deliver technology that REALTORS® value.

10 05, 2021

Marilyn Wilson Joins Board of Trustees for National Small Business Association

By |2021-05-10T19:54:24-07:00May 10th, 2021|NSBA, Press Releases|Comments Off on Marilyn Wilson Joins Board of Trustees for National Small Business Association

Marilyn Wilson, Managing Partner of WAV Group, Inc, is re-joining the Board of Trustees for the National Small Business Association (NSBA),the nation’s oldest small business advocacy organization. Marilyn will also serve as NSBA’s Chair of the Economic Development Committee.

5 05, 2021

Real estate tech integration survey: What firms are at the top?

By |2021-05-05T07:48:36-07:00May 5th, 2021|Broker Technology Research, Suveys and Research, Technology, Technology Evaluation, Uncategorized|1 Comment

When I was head of Marketing and PR at Imprev, now part of MoxiWorks, we polled industry brokerage leaders twice a year about their challenges and their take on emerging technology trends. One of the most common pain points that topped the majority of broker-owners lists year after year was that real estate tech didn’t “talk” to each other. Most real estate technology was in silos, they complained. Double, triple entry of the same data by agents into different tech tools was commonplace. The challenge remains daunting enough that the Real Estate Standards Organization formed the Cross-Platform Interoperability Workgroup. Its [...]

26 04, 2021

FMLS Crosses State Lines to Offer Services in Alabama

By |2021-04-26T09:25:18-07:00April 26th, 2021|MLS, MLS Insights, NAR|Comments Off on FMLS Crosses State Lines to Offer Services in Alabama

FMLS in Atlanta today joined the ranks of multi-region MLSs by announcing it will be providing services to two Alabama MLSs. In fact, more than 50% of REALTORS® are served today by just 20 MLSs.

19 04, 2021

MLS Grid continues expansion, goes live with Austin Board of REALTORS®

By |2021-04-19T15:59:12-07:00April 19th, 2021|MLS, Press Releases|Comments Off on MLS Grid continues expansion, goes live with Austin Board of REALTORS®

MLS Grid now powers data to 18,171 websites and supports 665 vendors that work with 181 multiple listing services across the state.

16 04, 2021

Blame California for Rapid Home Price Increases Nationally

By |2021-04-16T09:06:13-07:00April 16th, 2021|Research|1 Comment

As you may know, homebuilders are out of inventory and are now resorting to auctioning off homes that are not even built, with no guarantee that you will get the house you buy for that price if building materials go up. Kevin asked, "How long will homebuilders be out of inventory?" A long time, I replied. "Why do you think that?" he asked. I shared my answer and Kevin suggested that I share it in a post – so here you go.

8 04, 2021

Texas REALTORS® Signs Five-Year Contract Renewal with MMSI

By |2021-04-08T08:10:38-07:00April 8th, 2021|MLS, Press Releases|Comments Off on Texas REALTORS® Signs Five-Year Contract Renewal with MMSI

Congratulations to Travis Wright, Kinski Moss and the rest of the Texas REALTORS® team for continuing to partner with MMSI to effect positive legislative changes in their state. By creating an efficient method for managing political advocacy and contributions, the staff can focus more on the critical grass roots efforts needed today to ensure that REALTORS® protect the best interest of homeowners.

6 04, 2021

Howard Hanna Holds onto Top Spot – Named #1 Privately-Owned Real Estate Company in the Nation

By |2021-04-06T08:44:07-07:00April 6th, 2021|Press Releases|3 Comments

Howard Hanna continues to out-perform year after year. All of us at WAV Group ask you to join us in celebrating the great accomplishments of this family-owned business. In the face of stiff competition from publicly held companies, this excellent company continues to thrive by staying profoundly focused on the relationship between customers and agents. 

31 03, 2021

Placer County Drives Member Engagement with MMSI’s New Omni-Channel Communication Center

By |2021-03-31T15:51:17-07:00March 31st, 2021|MLS|Comments Off on Placer County Drives Member Engagement with MMSI’s New Omni-Channel Communication Center

As a consultant and long-term marketing and PR professional, I am very passionate about finding ways for Associations and MLSs to find more effective ways to communicate with their customers to engage them and help them take full advantage of the services, training, support and business generation potential.

16 03, 2021

Cleveland, Dayton, Northwest Ohio MLS Systems Partner to Share Listing Data

By |2021-03-16T11:37:18-07:00March 16th, 2021|MLS, Press Releases|Comments Off on Cleveland, Dayton, Northwest Ohio MLS Systems Partner to Share Listing Data

Today, three of Ohio’s significant MLSs have announced a reciprocal access agreement. All three are CoreLogic Matrix markets, eliminating the need for agents to learn a different system when they link into the other MLS market. This is a very cost effective way to accomplish many of the goals of data sharing. Kudos to the folks in Ohio that discovered the vision for collaboration that is appropriate for their area.