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23 08, 2023

Consumer Savings Are Running Out

By |2023-08-23T11:01:32-07:00August 23rd, 2023|Broker Information, Business Intelligence, Industry Observations|Comments Off on Consumer Savings Are Running Out

As I absorbed this snapshot about consumer savings, it shocked me into the belief that America is in for an economic drop this fall and winter. The flip side of savings is debt.

14 08, 2023

Compass Passes Realtor.com and Trulia in Some Markets with Parcel Record Listings

By |2023-08-09T12:35:55-07:00August 14th, 2023|Broker Technology Research, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on Compass Passes Realtor.com and Trulia in Some Markets with Parcel Record Listings

WAV Group believes that search engine optimization around long-tail address search is a best practice. It is not necessarily the thing that is going to drive massive lead generation and sales, but it is the right thing to do. 

28 07, 2023

Gary Ashton of Nashville Real Estate REMAX Advantage Lead Gen Efforts

By |2023-07-28T15:19:31-07:00July 28th, 2023|Broker Information, Business Intelligence, Industry Observations|Comments Off on Gary Ashton of Nashville Real Estate REMAX Advantage Lead Gen Efforts

Today, there are only a few dozen real estate brokers who can compete with the national advertising portals. RE/MAX Advantage, led by Gary Ashton, is one of those.

18 07, 2023

Ben Caballero does it again: HomesUSA.com launches new listing technology for home builders

By |2023-07-19T07:05:05-07:00July 18th, 2023|News, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Ben Caballero does it again: HomesUSA.com launches new listing technology for home builders

Ben Caballero is relentless when it comes to creating new technology and achieving major milestones. The founder and CEO of HomesUSA.com, Ben is currently the No. 1 ranked real estate agent by RealTrends and has been every year since 2013. He is clearly the world’s most productive agent. Ben is an exclusive listing agent for over 60 home builders. He invented the technology for builders that helped earn him three Guinness World Records for home sales and a slew of accolades, including “Most Innovative Agent” by Inman News and a Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurship from Keller Williams, presented by Gary [...]

27 06, 2023

Howard Hanna Opts Out of IDX and Tests VOW

By |2023-06-27T13:53:51-07:00June 27th, 2023|IDX, Industry Observations|Comments Off on Howard Hanna Opts Out of IDX and Tests VOW

All brokers and agents in the market have the option to upgrade their website to a VOW website. Given that Howard Hanna is the leading firm in the market, consumers will quickly realize that they are not seeing all the listings from IDX only sites.

15 03, 2023

RE/MAX Results Climbs Higher With Their Own Super App

By |2023-03-15T14:14:34-07:00March 15th, 2023|Announcements, Partnerships, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on RE/MAX Results Climbs Higher With Their Own Super App

RE/MAX Results has announced that they are providing their Sales Executives with a Super App, and are among the first firms in America to do so.

7 03, 2023

Distilling Inside Real Estate Buying Boomtown

By |2023-03-07T14:48:17-08:00March 7th, 2023|Acquisitions, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Distilling Inside Real Estate Buying Boomtown

This BoomTown acquisition by Inside Real Estate will find two groups of great people coming together and expanding on a shared mission of brokerage profitability in the best possible way.

16 02, 2023

WAV Group Homeowners Under Management White Paper

By |2023-02-16T08:23:03-08:00February 16th, 2023|Follow the Leader, Industry Observations, Our Services, Real Estate Technology, Technology, Whitepaper|Comments Off on WAV Group Homeowners Under Management White Paper

We see the emergence of homeownership portals happening now. We anticipate that homeownership portals will replace or transform property search portals and real estate CRMs. 

9 02, 2023

The Broker’s View of Homeowners Under Management

By |2023-02-08T16:23:12-08:00February 9th, 2023|Broker Information, Broker-Agent Information, Webinars|Comments Off on The Broker’s View of Homeowners Under Management

Last week, the Broker Resource Network hosted a webinar for their members to discuss an emerging topic in real estate called Homeowners Under Management. It is a different perspective on how firms, teams, and agents approach client relationship management, and it marks a sea change in thinking that WAV Group believes is very important for the future of our industry.

18 01, 2023

Why Free Software is Best for Real Estate

By |2023-01-13T15:12:56-08:00January 18th, 2023|Business Intelligence, Technology, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on Why Free Software is Best for Real Estate

The real problem solved by free software in real estate is product adoption and overlapping distribution. When you know the products being used by every agent regardless of source – Association, MLS, Franchise, Broker, self-paid, etc. – then you can visualize the roadmap for free vs. premium.

10 01, 2023

Wonderful to Witness Plunk Success

By |2023-01-10T12:08:24-08:00January 10th, 2023|Follow the Leader, Real Estate Technology, Technology, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on Wonderful to Witness Plunk Success

Today, we can officially recognize that Plunk has accomplished so much. You can now see Plunk’s Home Value, Home Ticker, and Market Insights live across the housing industry including online sites, agent products, brokerages, MLS Providers, and CRM solutions.