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Are you the “right” kind of board member for your MLS? Is your heart in the right place?

On a recent business trip, I read a book called The No Asshole Rule:  Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving On that Isn’t by Robert Sutton, PHD and Stanford Professor. It is a delightful quick read that demonstrates that “a__holes” destroy companies and the people they mistreat.  Seems obvious enough, but often the “a__holes” are also power mongers who frequently succeed in life (Steve Jobs, for example, is rumored to be one of these!) After finishing the book, I opened the window and took a few pictures of the Grand Canyon, then considered the plight of the MLS CEO. As an [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 11th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Are you the “right” kind of board member for your MLS? Is your heart in the right place?
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Get inspired to use social media to expand your real estate influence

Whenever I need a little boost to remind me how important active participation in social media is, I refer back to the phenomenal video produced by the Socialnomics group. Their video entitled the Social Media Revolution(Refresh) graphically depicts the fundamental shift in the way the world communicates and creates relationships these days.  Those that choose to ignore social media are choosing to ignore a very interesting and important conversation happening with friends and colleagues you know and many you don’t.  The video will help you understand why we cannot ignore social media anymore - it has pervaded every element of our lives. I [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 11th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Get inspired to use social media to expand your real estate influence
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No Brokerage Technology Backbone – How we got into this mess!

Brokers large and small, face significant challenges they did not face 20 years ago. Profit margins have eroded and control over their independent contractors has been minimized. The consumer has taken on a much more vocal role in the process and is forcing transparency and responsiveness never before experienced. Some of these challenges are related to technology and the advance of the Internet while others are cultural challenges that have come about through the changing broker/agent relationship. Most Brokers really do not have a clear view of their operations from front to back today. With increased expenses and aggressive competition [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 11th, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on No Brokerage Technology Backbone – How we got into this mess!
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My Florida Regional MLS expands its customer base in Florida

WAV Group is thrilled the great news coming from Florida!  The Pinellas REALTOR Organization (PRO) has has selected My Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS) to be its exclusive provider of real estate listing and transaction data for its 5,200 members. The agreement, celebrated with a signing ceremony at the 2010 National Association of Realtors conference in New Orleans on November 4, 2010, will culminate with a complete merge of data in the Spring of 2011, transferring all listing data from PRO’s selfadministered multiple listing service to the larger regional MLS. Until recently REALTORS in Florida had to belong to two MLSs [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 11th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on My Florida Regional MLS expands its customer base in Florida
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New WAV Whitepaper – Brokerage Technology – An Industry Needing Backbone!

Brokerage Real Estate Technology An Industry Needing Backbone Brokers, large and small, face significant challenges they did not face 20 years ago.  Profit margins have eroded and control over their independent contractors has been minimized.   The consumer has taken on a much more vocal role in the process and is forcing transparency and responsiveness never before experienced.   Some of these challenges are related to technology and the advance of the Internet while others are cultural challenges that have come about through the changing broker/agent relationship.  Our new white paperexplores the issues behind the broker’s challenge to gain better control and visibility [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 3rd, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Twitter for Real Estate|Comments Off on New WAV Whitepaper – Brokerage Technology – An Industry Needing Backbone!
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Discover Software Announces Client Portal, Mobile, and Desktop Versions

Valencia, Calif., Nov. 2, 2010 - Discover Software, Inc (Discover) announced today that it is raising the bar once again with several new innovations in its flagship product, Discover MLS. First, with its exclusive DiscoverCache technology, normal use of Discover MLS createsa re-usable cache of listing data. Beginning in November, users can harness the power of that local data with a one-time installation of Discover Desktop. This new application extends the capabilities of Discover MLS with true desktop functionality - including the use of offline data. For example, after selecting desired listings and/or comps, reports can now be generated on [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 2nd, 2010|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Discover Software Announces Client Portal, Mobile, and Desktop Versions
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REALTOR.com renews agreement with MSN

The leader in online property search is REALTOR.com, operated by their parent company Move, Inc. In an announcement today, Move renewed the agreement with MSN to power their property search. Move has been under considerable pressure from upstarts, Trulia and Zillow who have been skirmishing to secure relationships with newspapers and other portals to power their search. Recently Zillow announced a partnership with Yahoo! Beginning soon, all listings sent to Zillow will also appear on realestate.Yahoo.com. Move shores up their position of the aggregate leader with this renewal of MSN - targeting more than 18 Million consumers on a monthly [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:58-07:00November 2nd, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on REALTOR.com renews agreement with MSN
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LPS Granted License to Sell RPR RVM(TM) Product to Lender Community

Lender Processing Services announced a new valuation model for Lenders that brings listing and pending-sale data into the AVM equation.  The mortgage and real estate services provider has struck an agreement with the National Association of REALTORS to productize MLS data derrived from the REALTOR Property Resource (RPR) to create derivitive products for Lenders. In this case, LPS is offering a product called the LPS REALTOR Valuation Model or (RVM) According to the release, LPS plans to leverage this information to expand the reach of traditional automated valuations. In a quote, Rober Walker, managing director, valuations for LPS Applied Analytics [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:59-07:00October 26th, 2010|Main category|1 Comment
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CoreLogic Announces Organizational Changes

CoreLogic recently announced two key changes in their organization.  Chris Bennett has been promoted to from his position as Vice President of Sales for CoreLogic MLS Solutions to General Manager of CoreLogic MLS Solutions where he will oversee both the MLS and Realist product lines.  Dennis Brzezicki has also been promoted to take over Chris’s former position as Vice President of Sales for CoreLogic MLS Solutions. Official Announcement Organizational Changes at CoreLogic MarketLinx Since the successful launch of CoreLogic this past June, we have spent considerable time reorganizing our MLS product groups to improve our efficiency and better serve our customers.  We began [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:59-07:00October 26th, 2010|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on CoreLogic Announces Organizational Changes
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LPS launches ClosingStream 2.0 and completes First online loan mod!

Lender Processing Services (LPS: 26.54 -0.23%) said it completed the first electronically signed and submitted loan modification through the Home Affordable Modification Program. LPS provides a suite of mortgage technology and real estate services, which includes the development of ClosingStream 2.0. The servicer, which was not identified by LPS, electronically created modification documents to a borrower through the Web-based tool. The borrower then reviewed, signed and returned the documents to the servicer in four hours. According to LPS, the manual process can take as long as two weeks, an estimation far below the experience at some servicing shops and the Treasury’s [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:59-07:00October 25th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on LPS launches ClosingStream 2.0 and completes First online loan mod!
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What’s the latest on Smartphones?

RETechnology.com, the most comprehensive collection of products, reviews, ratings and how to content about real estate technology on the planet wants to know how you use your smartphone.   Take the 2 minute survey and share your insights with all of us! The results will be published here and on RETechnology.com Happy Surveying!

By |2018-05-03T21:25:59-07:00October 17th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on What’s the latest on Smartphones?
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Who cares about the photo on your business card?

There was an intriguing article on Agent Genius today about whether or not to include your photo in your real estate branding. The article generated a lot of good feedback from agents on both sides of the fence. Actually I think is fundamentally the wrong question to ask.  As the former VP Marketing for Fisher-Price, in my opinion, branding has NOTHING to do with whether you include a photo or not. Brands are built on a clear definition of your unique value proposition.  They are also built on DELIVERING against your value proposition consistently and better than anyone else.  Fisher-Price, for [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:25:59-07:00October 7th, 2010|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on Who cares about the photo on your business card?
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