Four WAV Group Partners Named RISMedia 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers

WAV Group so appreciates the positive impact that RIS Media has provided to the brokerage community - providing daily education, thought-provoking forums, all while humbly recognizing industry leaders around them. On behalf of Victor Lund, Kevin Hawkins, Bondilyn Jolly and myself, we’re humbled to be recognized for the guidance and counsel we provide to our clients and the thought leadership we provide to the industry. Its take a village as they say and we’re proud to be noted as a company trying to create positive WAVes of Change to ensure the long-term viability of brokerages, MLSs and the real estate industry. 

REAL AI: Real estate is an AI leader, What’s next, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 5 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. Note: This content will soon only be available via our free newsletter, delivered every Monday. Please subscribe here! Delta AI Survey: Real estate is an AI leader   Real estate has been a notorious tech lagger for decades. Despite millions in VC funds pumped into the category, widespread adoption of new tech by real estate agents has always been elusive. In [...]

Howard Hanna and Compass Set the Tone for Brokerage M&A in 2025

As the real estate industry continues to evolve, 2025 may mark a significant turning point for brokerage firms across the United States. With shifting market conditions, pressure on buyside commissions,  increased operational costs, anti-trust litigation, and the rapid advancement of technology, industry experts predict that a wave of mergers could reshape the brokerage landscape.

By |2025-01-30T09:12:34-08:00January 30th, 2025|Acquisitions, Broker Information, M&A|0 Comments

Time for All MLSs to Focus on Rental Listings

By opening the MLS to rental listings, the MLSs can provide a centralized platform of verified listings, enhancing transparency and security for both consumers and real estate professionals.

By |2025-01-22T16:09:59-08:00January 27th, 2025|MLS Insights, Rentals|Comments Off on Time for All MLSs to Focus on Rental Listings

REAL AI: State of AI in real estate marketing, AI agents for agents, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 4 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Please subscribe here! The state of AI in real estate marketing As artificial intelligence reshapes real estate marketing, at the Inman Connect NY conference this week industry leaders are urging agents to experiment, integrate, and refine their AI use. One standout panel, moderated by Craig Rowe [...]

By |2025-01-27T12:07:30-08:00January 24th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on REAL AI: State of AI in real estate marketing, AI agents for agents, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

A new computer vision study: Perhaps the coolest use of AI in real estate to date

Restb.ai powers computer vision tech for MLSs, reaching over 750,000 real estate agents and brokers nationwide. They've been around longer than just about any AI firm in our space and excel at what they do because of the rule of AI: experience wins. If you have access to automated listings that scan images first to create a listing without inputting anything, or if your property photos are scanned during uploading for potential compliance violations, or if your MLS offers a consumer search experience that uses natural language ("find homes with island kitchens and Wolf stoves"), that's most likely Restb.ai powering [...]

By |2025-01-24T06:38:38-08:00January 22nd, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on A new computer vision study: Perhaps the coolest use of AI in real estate to date

REAL AI: AI funding local news, ChatGPT will now remind you, AI Facts, Headlines, and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 3 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Please subscribe here! OpenAI is funding Axios' local expansion We subscribe to nearly a dozen AI newsletters, but by far and away, our favorite AI news comes from Axios. Now Axios is making AI news of its own: OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, announced this week [...]

By |2025-01-17T08:10:28-08:00January 17th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on REAL AI: AI funding local news, ChatGPT will now remind you, AI Facts, Headlines, and AI Quote of the Week

FOR SALE: Online Real Estate Training Company

WAV Group is proud to represent one of America's most esteemed real estate trainers and their company. This highly successful subscription-based service boasts over 50,000 active subscribers who rely on its robust online portal for access to the most comprehensive and impactful real estate agent and leadership training available today.

By |2025-01-14T09:40:23-08:00January 14th, 2025|Acquisitions, M&A, PropTech|Comments Off on FOR SALE: Online Real Estate Training Company

REAL AI: AGI in 2025, revisiting Claude, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 2 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Please subscribe here! Is AGI coming in 2025? This week's AI buzz is around AGI – not Adjusted Gross Income but Artificial General Intelligence. The head of the company that gave us ChatGPT, OpenAI, wrote in his blog entitled “Reflections” : “We are now confident we [...]

By |2025-01-10T08:27:52-08:00January 10th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: AGI in 2025, revisiting Claude, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

Simplifying Homeownership: WAV Group Unveils Survey Insights on Property Management Portals

At WAV Group, we were inspired to learn more about homeownership portals because of our own very real need to manage four personal properties. Managing properties in three distinct locations required us to keep track of preferred vendors for plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and other essential services. We also needed a way to memorialize vendors we used for repairs, painting, and landscaping. Additionally, we needed reminders for routine maintenance tasks. Managing one home is challenging enough, but managing four is even more complicated. Who remembers the last time they changed a furnace filter or cleaned out a dryer vent?

By |2025-01-09T13:00:09-08:00January 9th, 2025|Broker-Agent Information, Homeowner Under Management, Research, WAV Group Research|Comments Off on Simplifying Homeownership: WAV Group Unveils Survey Insights on Property Management Portals

REAL AI: Year of the AI Agent, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 1 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Please subscribe here! 2025 is the "Year of the AI Agent" We predicted that “AI Agents will be the next big thing" eight months ago at the beginning of May 2024. The following month, Apple announced Apple Intelligence at its developer conference, which we covered here, [...]

By |2025-01-03T11:57:02-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on REAL AI: Year of the AI Agent, AI facts, headlines and AI quote of the week