Small brokerages, which constitute a significant segment of the real estate industry, can benefit greatly from leveraging the MLS to provide meaningful tech support to their agents.
How can brokerages help to push back against shrinking margins and find new areas of profitability in their businesses? If you haven’t yet considered adding one of these ancillary services to your business, then it might be time to ask yourself if it could generate the revenue you’ve been missing.
Gurtej often saw first what others saw eventually. But more than anything, he was a servant leader who was always kind and empathetic.
Selling a real estate brokerage isn’t like selling any other type of business. Here are 16 steps to take before the deal is closed.
How much is your brokerage worth today? Being able to answer that question on the fly can save you money today and help you plan for the future.
As a respected real estate broker, you understand the importance of strategic growth and maximizing the value of your brokerage. That is why we are delighted to invite you to June’s RISMedia Broker Webinar Series exclusive webinar, "Growing Your Business Through M&A: Why the Time is Now."
Real estate technology is an important, strategic decision and a key differentiating factor for many of our clients today. With the development of web3 - and the growth in that community - we are confident that real estate technology has a prominent place and a bright future with web3. It is important that we establish this new division and center of excellence to help our clients navigate the opportunities that lay ahead - and practically limitless inventory.
In this video interview, Victor Lund of WAV Group meets with Lone Wolf CEO, Jimmy Kelly and Chief Revenue Officer, Matt Keenan about their recent announcement to acquire Lion Desk and HomeSpotter. The interview digs into many important strategic trends in the real estate industry; including point solutions vs. platforms, and Lone Wolf’s people, process, data philosophy. This strategy influences Lone Wolf acquisitions and is the guiding principles of the Lone Wolf marketplace and workflow integrations.
What do agents want? Leads! When do they want them? Yesterday, probably, if they're like most real estate agents. Brokers hear it all the time—agents want help getting more qualified leads and referrals.
We're proud to announce that our founding partners, Marilyn Wilson and Victor Lund, were recently named to Inman's annual list of the top leaders in the real estate industry. The award recognizes their forward thinking visions about how the industry can and must adapt to change. Marilyn, according to Inman, is "an articulate spokesperson about the threats and the challenges faced by the industry," while Victor is "an advocate for big strategic initiatives that the legacy industry must undertake to survive." "It's interesting to be acknowledged as one of the industry leaders because we operate a very small business," Victor told [...]
Historically, the words, “location, location, location,” have guided the real estate industry; but today, a strong argument can be made to suggest that, “portal, portal, portal” has replaced location as a symbol of mysterious change and almost certain disruption. Forecasters and trend watchers such as Stephan Swanepoel, Jeremy Conaway, and Steve Murray have, for several years, warned us we were witnessing the final unraveling of our increasingly dysfunctional status quo. Our collective tone-deafness to broker concerns, including their desire to own profitable businesses and control their listings, the endless wave of new third party portal competitors and the ever present [...]
The Broker Public Portal announces that the Board of Managers has selected the first Executive Committee. Chairman: Merle Whitehead, CEO Realty USA Vice Chairman: John Mosey, CEO NorthstarMLS Secretary: Craig McClelland, Director Metro Brokers Treasurer: Paul Wells, CEO RE/MAX Barrington At Large: Cameron Paine, CEO Connecticut MLS At Large: Chris Heller, CEO Keller Williams Realty "It's an honor to contribute to this vital initiative," says Chairman Whitehead. "The resolve to introduce a new type of property search portal for consumers has never been stronger. Now that we have our new Board of Managers and Executive Committee in place, the talented [...]
