Building Member Value with IDX and Websites

Across America, WAV Group has recognized that MLSs and Associations have been working with MLS vendors and IDX vendors to develop property search solutions for their members. These solutions are offered in one of three ways: Free, Freemium, and Premium. What follows is a basic description of how these programs are comprised along with a shortlist of MLSs and their partners.   Free: In some Associations or MLSs, the IDX solution is offered as a complimentary (free) product for agents and brokers. This is unconfirmed, but we think that Rapattoni may have the most subscribers to the free solution. Rapattoni [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:32-07:00August 4th, 2011|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Building Member Value with IDX and Websites
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RE Technology Announces Giveaway Winners

Arroyo Grande, CA (August 1, 2011) – The more than 700,000 subscribers to RE Technology’s website (www.retechnology.com) have been excited to see the outcome of the July Giveaway. The company, a top media site for the real estate technology industry, today announced the lucky winners. “This Giveaway was fun for us, our subscribers, and the tech companies who participated,” says Victor Lund, CEO of RE Technology, Inc. “The contest began on July 8th, and we’ve seen a great response since then.” For the Giveaway, RE Technology subscribers could choose 3 prizes (giving them 3 chances to win) from top technology [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:33-07:00August 2nd, 2011|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on RE Technology Announces Giveaway Winners
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RE Technology Announces New ‘Follow the Leader’ Column, Seeks Nominations

RE Technology (www.retechnology.com), the leading media site for the real estate technology industry, has become a daily resource for many MLS professionals, brokers, and agents. Their already-rich array of content is now being augmented with an exciting new column: “Follow the Leader.” […]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:35-07:00July 7th, 2011|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|1 Comment
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Driving Technology Engagement

For more than a year now, WAV Group partners have been operating RE Technology. RE Technology is designed to operate inside of an MLS System supporting the role of offering education and information about technology products available to real estate professionals. The site is free to MLSs and Associations, and they may offer it to their members at no cost. Companies may list their products in the directory at no charge. WAV Group partners and other qualified contributors volunteer their educational writing for the daily publication. Today, RE Technology reaches 587,000 agents and expansion continues. The cost of operating the site is offset [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:44-07:00April 13th, 2011|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Driving Technology Engagement
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Real Estate Technology Buyers Guide by RE Technology

RE Technology, Inc. released their first Real Estate Technology Buyers Guide today. It is a free and there is no registration requirement, so be sure to take a peek by clicking this link. You can view it on screen or you may download it. The goal of the publication is to allow MLSs and Brokers to schedule trade show meetings with key vendors offering interesting technologies that may be of use to you. Too often, the booth environment does not allow for a useful meeting opportunity. Full Disclosure, WAV Group partners are founders and officers of RE Technology - an information [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:44-07:00April 11th, 2011|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Real Estate Technology Buyers Guide by RE Technology
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WAV Group at Inman NYC

WAV Group partners, Mike Audet, Marilyn Wilson, and Victor Lund will be attending Real Estate Connect in New York City this week. Marilyn Wilson of the WAV Group will be supporting the conference by participating as a moderator and speaker on the MLS track. Be sure to check the schedule for details. If you would like to meet with us at the conference, please call us in advance to schedule some time, or stop by the RE Technology booth and ask Melissa McHone to track us down. As many of you know, WAV Group partners provided venture funding to RE Technology [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:55-07:00January 7th, 2011|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on WAV Group at Inman NYC
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Creativity + Facebook and blog = National Brand

This morning I learned from Brand Channel that a Hugo Boss Model was hitchhiking around Europe. His name is Stefan Gbureck and he wrote a blog at Tramp-a-benz.com. In 16 days, using Facebook and his blog to generate buzz - Stefan became an international sensation in the fashion world. He received national media coverage and piles of industry coverage for his quest. As a consultant to many of the largest brands in Real Estate, we are constantly urging clients to do something new and sensational. Unfortunately, we rarely win. Big brands are often conservative and apply marketing using stoic, conventional vehicles. [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:55-07:00December 17th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Creativity + Facebook and blog = National Brand
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Zillow and Agent Ratings

WAV Group has been talking about Agent Ratings for a long time now. We published a white paper on the topic in December of 2008. Around the internet, everything gets rated - consumer products and services of every type. It was not a terribly hard forecast to imagine that someone would emerge to become the epicenter of the Agent Rating. There have been a number of successful efforts in Agent Ratings - perhaps the leader in the space has.been QualityCertified or QSC.  They pioneered the landscape and have a methodology of insuring that real customers give real ratings. To my knowledge [...]

By |2018-11-08T02:43:58-08:00December 14th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Zillow and Agent Ratings
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