THE WAV GROUP, Author at WAV Group Consulting

Happy Thanksgiving!

All of us at WAV Group would like to wish all of our friends in the industry a happy, healthy and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. We all have very much to be thankful for in our industry and this is a great time to take stock of our blessings. Our real estate market has turned around from a period when things looked very dark and gloomy to one where the future looks very bright. Our real estate system for all its imperfections is the best in the world. All of you who have had the opportunity to live abroad know what [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:23-07:00November 27th, 2013|Main category|Comments Off

Thinking About Regionalizing Your MLS?

We all know there are too many MLSs in the US. It’s just a fact. MLSs were originally set up according to Board boundaries established by NAR based on market areas that existed many years ago. Times and technology have changed everything. Real estate market areas have expanded far faster then our industry has responded so in many areas of the country we have multiple MLSs serving areas that should logically be served by one. It is hard to argue that cooperation and ultimately consolidation is good for everyone involved in buying and selling real estate. Brokers and agents who [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:25-07:00October 23rd, 2013|MLS Insights, Our Company, Our Services|2 Comments

CRIS and NORMLS MLS Move to CoreLogic Matrix System

After an extensive RFP process the Centralized Real Estate Information Service (CRIS) and the Northern Ohio Regional Multiple Listing Service (NORMLS) have chosen CoreLogic's Matrix system as their new MLS platform. CoreLogic's press release follows; IRVINE , Calif., October 1, 2013—CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, today announced that the Centralized Real Estate Information Service (CRIS) and the Northern Ohio Regional Multiple Listing Service (NORMLS) have entered into a new five-year agreement to license the Matrix™ suite of multiple listing products and services. “The decision to contract with CoreLogic for its Matrix platform was [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:26-07:00October 1st, 2013|Main category|1 Comment

Why Your World Does Not Want You To Change

Have you ever noticed how the people you are closest too, in personal and business life, are the ones often most resistant to letting you excel, especially if that involves you breaking new ground? That is, they are resistant to you changing in ways that threaten the way they see you and/or the business you work together in every day. In an earlier post, I made the comment that people aren’t resistant to change. What they are really resistant to, however, is losing control. That is probably pretty easy for us to accept when we think of ourselves but the [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:27-07:00September 20th, 2013|Main category|Comments Off

Last Call For WAV Group 2013 MLS Technology Survey

If you haven’t already signed up this is your last chance to have your MLS participate in the WAV Group 2013 MLS Technology Survey. Last year we had 75 MLSs participate with over 15,000 agents and staff taking part. This year we expect to have even more participate. Three Free Reports For Participating National Roll-up Report Every MLS that participates will receive the national roll up report, which provides a summary of the overall findings for all of the vendors reviewed. This will include comparisons to results in 2012, what users and staff like most about each system as well [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:27-07:00September 10th, 2013|Main category, Suveys and Research, Technology Evaluation|1 Comment

How SourceMLS Benefits Brokers

The Council of MLS, an industry trade group that allows MLSs to collaborate on common initiatives and share best practices, released a new initiative today called SourceMLS. The goal of SourceMLS is to develop an industry-wide method that supports brokers with listing source validation. Listing validation allows brokers to take credit for having the best data quality of any consumer-facing website. Listing data is widely distributed on the Internet today. Unfortunately, consumers do not have a way to know if the listing they are looking at is valid: really for sale, or if the listing information is accurate, or even if [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:28-07:00September 3rd, 2013|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|1 Comment

Call for MLS Technology Survey Participants

WAV Group will be fielding the third annual WAV Group MLS Technology survey in September. We are inviting all MLSs to take part. This is a free, non-sponsored survey we provide for the benefit of the industry. The more participation we have the more valuable the data will be for everyone. There is no cost to participate. Each participating MLS will in turn receive three reports: National Results for all MLSs Your Vendor Specific Results (i.e., All results from users of MLXchange); Your MLS Member results in a system generated report Your MLS will receive the reports prior to the [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2017-12-27T16:47:54-08:00August 15th, 2013|Clients, Main category, MLS Insights, Our Company, Our Services, Reports, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off

Company Culture – Critical in Choosing a MLS Partner

In almost every RFP (Request for Proposal) process I facilitate I get asked the question, which MLS vendor and system is the best? In every instance I say, it depends, there isn’t a single right system for everyone. Unlike the waitress who tells you everything is good on the menu, I really am not trying to avoid the question. I will openly discuss what we see as pros and cons of each system, but the truth is, the vendor that is right for one customer is not going to be right for another. There are many things to consider in [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:35-07:00June 10th, 2013|Main category, MLS Insights, Our Services|Comments Off

Real Estate Mobile – Who Will Change the Paradigm?
Real Estate Mobile – Who Will Change the Paradigm?

Broker Technology Research, Main category, MLS Insights, Technology Evaluation

Real Estate Mobile – Who Will Change the Paradigm?

I love mobile technology and I have really been enjoying watching the advent of some very cool products finally become real in our industry. We have been talking about it for years and today, finally, there are some excellent mobile tools on the market. Make no mistake, though, mobile is still in the baby step phase in my opinion and we are going to see some big advances in the coming years. Mobile, after all, is destined to become the norm rather than the add on, so rather than just catching up to our MLS desktop tools it will pass [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:37-07:00May 8th, 2013|Broker Technology Research, Main category, MLS Insights, Technology Evaluation|3 Comments

Spring From Solid Earth Debuts in Chattanooga

Spring has sprung in the Greater Chattanooga area. Solid Earth launched a stunning consumer facing MLS website today. It leverages responsive design, providing an optimized user experience across all browsers, all operating systems, and works great on all smart mobile devices. The search is front and center, and agent and broker branding are nicely attributed to listings. They also developed a very clean method for displaying the neighborhood market statistics. Solid Earth is the only vendor that has made a full paradigm shift with their approach to MLS technology. Spring on MLS is the same interface for Spring for the [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:37-07:00May 1st, 2013|Main category|Comments Off

Tips on Choosing the Right Mobile Solution For Your MLS
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Tips on Choosing the Right Mobile Solution For Your MLS

Main category, MLS Insights, Our Company, Our Services

Tips on Choosing the Right Mobile Solution For Your MLS

For years now our industry has talked about how mobile devices will soon be the primary device used by agents in their day-to-day business. We have been waiting for our MLS vendors to introduce cutting edge mobile products that would allow this vision of our future to become real. Advances in mobile are coming, however, not all MLS vendors have kept pace There has been progress and some solutions are better than others but the reality is, because MLS vendors were slow to provide really compelling mobile solutions, 3rd party mobile vendors saw an opportunity and filled the void. It [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:38-07:00April 11th, 2013|Main category, MLS Insights, Our Company, Our Services|3 Comments

Remembering Pat Bybee

All of us at WAV Group want to acknowledge our friend and colleague, Pat Bybee who was taken from us recently in a tragic car accident. Our prayers and sincere condolences go out to her family. Pat will be missed by all that know her. Until resigning in 2011, Pat served as the president and CEO of Metrolist MLS in Denver for 27 years. Pat was a true industry professional, a friend to many and her enthusiasm, smile and dedication will be missed by all that knew her. Pat Bybee Scholarship A scholarship in Pat's name at the Burns School [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:39-07:00March 22nd, 2013|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off

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