‘Tis the Season for APPreciation
WAV Group built their mobile app to demonstrate a communication strategy that we believe will be vital for Franchises, MLSs, Brokers, and Realtor® Associations in 2020.
Selfless Souls: 2019 Realtor® Good Neighbor Award Winners Honored, Celebrate 20-Year Milestone of Giving Back
I just love to celebrate those selfless souls that take time out of their busy lives to give back to their local communities. The 2019 REALTOR(R) Good Neighbor Awards celebrate the best of the best in the real estate community.
Trend Spotter: Indie Broker Mergers in the San Francisco Bay Area Continue to Build Momentum
Red Oak Realty is a great company on the east side of the San Francisco Bay. This area provides a lucrative place for independent brokerage firms like Red Oak Realty to thrive. Pacific Union was the last company to focus on independent firm mergers in this area before their sale to Compass and now Red Oak Realty has announced an acquisition with Marvin Gardens Real Estate.
6 Ways for Female Real Estate Technology Entrepreneurs to Become the Next Bill Gates
As someone who has started and led venture-backed companies I know how hard it is to raise money, even if you have a dream team focused on bringing your idea to life. While challenges still exist, there is encouraging news-- so, what are the best ways to get through the Venture Capital crisis facing women today?
NAR Midyear Trade Show: Top Tech to Checkout
Navigating next week’s Midyear Trade Expo in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman is downright manageable, and much more intimate than its big sister.
Inviting Peers To MLS Boards of Directors
The role of a member of an MLS Board of Director is multifaceted, but divided in part to areas around voting control, and in part around strategic guidance. A trend emerging at the largest MLSs in the nation is to invite outside directors into the board room.
Love HELPING REALTORS® succeed? Have we got a job for you!
We’re excited to announce that WAV Group is working with Carolina Multiple Listing Service (CarolinaMLS) to find a Help Desk Support Manager. Carolina MLS CarolinaMLS is an 11,000 member organization which is a subsidiary of the Charlotte Regional REALTOR® Association. This progressive organization is one of the largest associations in the U.S. and CarolinaMLS is experiencing significant growth. In addition to providing wholesale service to North Carolina Mountains MLS and adding 3,519 users, it is in the process of onboarding over 600 more users by providing wholesale service to the MLS of Catawba Valley, bringing subscriber numbers to 15,000+. Additional [...]
Remine Hires Three Real Estate Technology Veterans
FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Lucie Fortier will serve as Remine’s VP of Product to oversee product development and MLS implementations. Bill Weis was hired as Director of Data Acquisitions. Joel Shears is Director of Industry Relations. Fortier joins Remine from Corelogic, where she was Senior Director of Operations for Real Estate Solutions, including Matrix and Realist, which is in use by more than 700,000 Realtors® today. “MLS executives across North America have a deep respect for Lucie because she can take complex situations and deliver results. She’s got the track record to deliver the Remine platform to [...]
Understanding Push Reporting
Many technology companies fail to understand the value of push reporting. WAV Group works with many technology firms to appreciate push vs. pull, but so many fail to grasp the importance. Every broker should pay attention to this example to evaluate how the software licensed in his or her company should leverage push reporting to improve the value. For example, I would love to see data and analytic companies like Terradatum, TrendGraphix, and ShowingTime incorporate this type of push reporting to show market trends, office productivity, and productivity by agent (solds, pending, active). In another example, I would love to [...]
Forget About a Statewide MLS! How About a Statewide Consumer Site Instead?
As always there is chatter in our industry about more MLS consolidation. After Ann Bailey’s proclamation that there should only be 12 MLSs in the United States at CMLS last year, I often get asked how many MLSs should we have? Should we go for s statewide MLS? While it is logical in many markets to think about a statewide MLS or even multi-state MLS the politics and emotion surrounding a program like that is daunting. The chances of getting 50 statewide MLSs is slim to none in the foreseeable future in my opinion. There IS a great way for [...]
NAR Annual: Looking for 2017 trends, tech and tactics
This week, Orlando is more than home to Disney World and tens of thousands of happy tourists across the globe: it also will house nearly 20,000 enthusiastic REALTORS®, other industry organizations (RESO Booth #609), MLSs executives and staff, lenders, title firms, closing agents, technology providers of every shape and size, and of course, the Scarf King. Navigating through the maze of more than 400 exhibitors is challenging, but kudos for the NAR for making it highly accessible. The Trade Expo kicks off on Friday afternoon with its Grand Opening at 3:00 pm, running to 6:00 pm. The official hours: Expo Hours [...]
What’s the Real Value of Portal Marketing?
A recent survey of over 120 broker-owners and senior leaders at some of the top real estate firms in the U.S. and Canada revealed an apparent disconnect between revenue goals and business strategies. According to the survey, 85% of brokerages focus their marketing investments on lead generation activities– despite the fact that nearly two-thirds of sales are the result of repeat clients and past client referrals. Clearly, agents and brokers are spending too much time and money marketing on portals when long-view strategies produce a better return-on-investment. While lead generation is an undeniably important tactic for targeting specific market segments, [...]