REALTY OF AMERICA Launches National Virtual Brokerage that Follows a Familiar Playbook
The idea of ROA is pretty simple: build fast and strong with a talented pool of agents, and go public.
RE Technology Chosen as the official Media Sponsor for the 2024 International MLS Forum
The International MLS Forum brings together top real estate professionals, thought leaders, and innovators from across the globe to discuss the latest trends, technologies, and strategies shaping the future of real estate.
WAV Group Represents the Sale of a Real Estate Education Company
We believe that the right fit for this business would be an Association of REALTORS, a Multiple Listing Service (MLS), or a Large Brokerage firm with an existing real estate school.
NAR Names Tether RE as Winner of 2024 Pitch Battle at iOi
The iOi summit continues to surge as one of the top conferences in real estate with a focus on innovation - mostly start ups.
Zillow Mortgage is Grabbing Market Share from Brokers
Zillow is on the move with impressive growth and they are taking business from established lenders.
Flexmls Custom Dashboards Are Awesome
This is where you will be informed about system updates, rule changes, new features, new products offered though the MLS, and hopefully find invites to events that allow you to network in your real estate community with gatherings.
WAV Group Clear Cooperation Survey
The options before the committee are clear: leave it alone, consider modifications, or repeal the policy until the industry and the DOJ can find a middle ground.
MOVE Publishes Great News for Real Estate
Real estate brokers, agents, and technology companies have been sucked dry by the reduction in units. The only glimmer of light is the rapid raise of home values.
The CFPB Needs to Address Consumer Home Value Estimates
From the very beginning of consumer access to home value estimates, WAV Group has echoed concerns about the damage of such a complex and unregulated data point being shared with homeowners. In the housing finance industry, home value estimates are called Automated Valuation Models or AVMs. The models are more of an art than a science - whereby economists handpick a series of data points that get mashed up into an algorithm. Below is a snapshot of my Homebot valuation, which prompted me to look at other AVMs to compare and contrast the results. The highest valuation was the Zillow [...]
Could MLS Data and AVMs Create the Next DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Coordinating Home Price Increases?
What we really see here in the case of RealPage and the MLS is related to many factors that precipitate the trends in the marketplace.
Relitix’s Agent Movement Index Shows Real Estate Agents Are Staying Put
Although brokers may not be seeing the recruiting performance they want, it does not mean that they should not be out there hunting for great agents.
Goodbye Firefly CRM and Hello Lofty
They are moving the customer base over to the Lofty platform - that is really good news for the Firefly customers.