Create Raving Fans! 5 Gotta Haves for your 2023 MLS Budget

WAV Group conducts more subscriber satisfaction research for MLSs than anyone else in the country, including our industry first Customer Experience Index.  We have a depth of understanding of the key drivers of satisfaction and perceived relevance for MLS organizations. Here’s the 5 key opportunities for improving your MLS’ satisfaction and relevance as you move into 2023: Go TO Your Members Create a Field Support/Training Team There is NOTHING that drives up customer engagement and satisfaction for MLSs more than a team of customer servants that go out into the field, attending office meetings, broker events and community events.  These [...]

By |2023-05-08T07:18:52-07:00May 8th, 2023|How to Make Strategic Planning Really Work in your MLS, MLS Insights, Strategic Planning, WAVes of Change|Comments Off on Create Raving Fans! 5 Gotta Haves for your 2023 MLS Budget

Dream Job Alert: NIRA MLS Seeks Director to Elevate Service & Growth

The Northwest Indiana REALTORS® Association Multiple Listing Service is looking for its next progressive Director of MLS to take the 4,000+ subscriber MLS to its next level of prosperity, relevance, and growth. In 2022, NIRA MLS helped facilitate nearly 11,000 transactions representing approximately $3.5 billion in sales volume.

By |2023-03-21T13:22:45-07:00March 21st, 2023|Announcements, MLS, Recruiting|Comments Off on Dream Job Alert: NIRA MLS Seeks Director to Elevate Service & Growth

Bright MLS simplifies workflow for their 100,000+ customers

Agents know that photos are one of the key ways to effectively promote a property, yet many limit the number of photos they upload to the MLS because the process can be very onerous. Bright MLS, after soliciting input from their subscribers about the best ways to simplify the process of setting up a listing, has made it a LOT easier to upload photos now.

By |2022-08-04T15:27:12-07:00August 4th, 2022|Announcements, MLS|Comments Off on Bright MLS simplifies workflow for their 100,000+ customers

Rapattoni MLS Software adding Restb.ai computer image technologies to automate engaging photo descriptions and more

For the second time in as many days, restb.ai is announcing a second MLS partnership. Rapattoni MLS, a leading provider of MLS software, is making it easier for agents to provide in-depth, SEO-friendly photo descriptions for their listings.

By |2022-08-03T07:24:31-07:00August 3rd, 2022|Announcements, MLS|Comments Off on Rapattoni MLS Software adding Restb.ai computer image technologies to automate engaging photo descriptions and more

bridgeMLS making property search richer and more engaging with Restb.ai

bridgeMLS has partnered with Restb.ai to be able to extract more relevant details out of each photo in their database. By using the artificial intelligence delivered by Restb.ai’s computer vision, agents will be able to search for homes with much more granularity.

By |2022-08-02T10:11:26-07:00August 2nd, 2022|Announcements, MLS|Comments Off on bridgeMLS making property search richer and more engaging with Restb.ai

NCRMLS continues to expand: Now covers more than half of North Carolina

North Carolina Regional MLS has created an impressive and unique alternative to the data share models promoted by other MLSs. Through NCRMLS’s wholesale cooperative model, they have proliferated in North Carolina and now reach into southern Virginia with their latest announcement. What’s the big buzz? Jody Wainio, the current President of NCRMLS, explains the significant advantage of their wholesale cooperative model is that it brings everyone under one set of rules. It also ensures data integrity and fosters broker cooperation. But, most importantly, it eliminates duplicate MLS memberships and the accompanying fees. The data share models, Jody says, “can have [...]

By |2022-07-13T17:04:01-07:00July 13th, 2022|MLS, News, Press Releases|Comments Off on NCRMLS continues to expand: Now covers more than half of North Carolina

Maine Listings is looking for a new CEO

Maine Listings, based in South Portland, Maine, one of the oldest and most progressive statewide Multiple Listing Services in the country is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer to run its 6,800+ member association-owned MLS.

By |2022-06-29T10:46:00-07:00June 29th, 2022|Announcements, MLS|Comments Off on Maine Listings is looking for a new CEO

How do you get your agents to fall in love with the technology you provide?

Just knowing how to use the technology is not enough to cement agent adoption of the tool. They need to understand the bottom line: How is this technology going to make me more money? If they don’t see and experience the benefits of the tool early on, then it really does not matter how easy it is to use or how efficiently they interact with it.

By |2025-03-16T05:19:14-07:00June 8th, 2022|MLS, MLS Insights|2 Comments

RealMLS’ Division Metro Market Trends Hires New General Manager

RealMLS in Jacksonville, Florida has diversified its revenue generation opportunities by operating a Market Stats division that serves not only residential real estate, but the entire real estate ecosystem. They have leveraged their MLS data expertise into an entirely new business. Today, the company is announcing their new General Manager to run their Metro Market Trends division, Jennifer Tossavainen.

By |2022-05-17T11:31:39-07:00May 17th, 2022|MLS, Press Releases|Comments Off on RealMLS’ Division Metro Market Trends Hires New General Manager

Getting a Customer-First Mindset for Your MLS

Clootrack surveyed over 102 customer experience experts in a recent study that looked at the importance of the customer experience as a key differentiator for successful businesses. The second biggest challenge these experts pointed to, for organizations improving the customer experience, was this idea of a customer-first mindset.

By |2025-03-16T05:15:04-07:00April 7th, 2022|MLS, MLS Insights, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on Getting a Customer-First Mindset for Your MLS

REBS and Rental Beast Announced a Partnership to Provide “Lead-to-Lease” software tools to C.A.R. Members

The California Association of REALTORS® has partnered with Rental Beast to make rental technology tools and solutions available to California agents, brokerages, Associations, and MLSs with single sign-on (SSO) integration.

By |2022-03-16T15:40:02-07:00March 16th, 2022|Press Releases, Rentals|Comments Off on REBS and Rental Beast Announced a Partnership to Provide “Lead-to-Lease” software tools to C.A.R. Members

MLS PIN names Coldwell Banker veteran Erminio Grasso as new CEO

MLSPIN, one of the largest and best run MLSs in the country made the smart step to hire a broker executive to take the reins from Kathy Condin after her celebrated 44 year career! With Erminio Grasso’s depth of experience running highly successful brokerages, he brings a whole new dimension to MLS leadership.

By |2022-02-15T15:21:15-08:00February 15th, 2022|MLS, Press Releases|1 Comment