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Brazil – Ready for MLS?
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Brazil – Ready for MLS?

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Brazil – Ready for MLS?

Over the last year I have had the pleasure of working with a very talented and visionary team of business people in Brazil, who realize it is time to take real estate in Brazil to the next level. Today, like much of the world, buying and selling real estate in Brazil is a frustrating, fragmented affair, where sellers always feel they have not reached the right buyer and sold their property for too little and sellers always feel they have not seen the right property to buy and, of course, they worry they paid too much. Why? Because in Brazil [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:40-07:00March 7th, 2013|Main category|1 Comment

National MLS Sales Opportunity With Mobile Realty Apps

Mobile Realty Apps has experienced outstanding growth over the past 12 months and has established itself as a leader in mobile technology for MLSs and real estate companies. Winner of the 2012 “Most Innovative Real Estate Startup” at the Inman Conference in July 2012, Mobile Realty Apps offers a full set of leading edge mobile products for real estate professionals and the consumers they serve, from their custom branded native apps to their augmented realty technology HomeSpotter. Mobile Realty Apps is currently interviewing individuals who will lead their sales to MLSs nationally. This individual will work closely with the national Broker sales manager [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:41-07:00February 22nd, 2013|Main category|Comments Off

Could MLS Mobile Technology Create Another Leapfrog Event?

For years now we have been pointing out that in the not too distant future mobile technology will be the most important part of an MLS system. In fact, we have noted that mobile technology will, in fact, be the MLS system. That distant future is here and mobile is finally coming of age. We are seeing more advances in MLS mobile technology over the last year or so than we have seen since mobile was introduced. These advances in mobile, however, also bring some very interesting questions. All MLS vendors today have some form of a mobile solution. [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:41-07:00February 19th, 2013|Main category|2 Comments

It’s Time To Work Together And Raise The Bar
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It’s Time To Work Together And Raise The Bar

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It’s Time To Work Together And Raise The Bar

We run into the discussion/disagreement, call it what you will, on a regular basis during MLS strategic planning meetings on what the actual role of the MLS should be and what technology it should deliver. This conversation will differ somewhat from MLS to MLS depending on the make up of the largest brokers in the MLS but there is typically a push back from the larger brokers who feel the MLS should not provide technology that "levels the playing field", to use the the phrase we have all heard too much. I really understand this argument because it seems to [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:43-07:00January 14th, 2013|Main category|1 Comment

CoreLogic Reports Good News on Shadow Inventory For 2013

CoreLogic released their projections on Shadow Inventory for 2013 which indicate good news for all in the housing industry. The new numbers show a 12.3% drop from October 2011. Shadow Inventory Seen as Manageable in 2013 Current residential shadow inventory as of October 2012 fell to 2.3 million units*, representing a supply of seven months. The October inventory level represents a 12.3 percent drop from October 2011, when shadow inventory stood at 2.6 million units. Click here to download the full Shadow Inventory report. Data Highlights As of October 2012, shadow inventory fell to 2.3 million units, or seven months’ supply, and [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:44-07:00January 3rd, 2013|Main category|Comments Off

WAV Group 2012 MLS Technology Survey Report – Released!

We are pleased to present the results from the WAV Group 2012 MLS Technology Survey for your review and ongoing technology evaluation. From September 29, 2012 to November 4, 2012 WAV Group fielded the WAV Group 2012 MLS Technology Survey to participating MLSs. 72 MLSs, representing 37 different states or provinces participated in the survey at both staff and user level. 15,130 individual participants filled out the survey completely making it the largest survey of its kind. WAV Group would like to thank all of the MLSs and individual respondents that participated. Download the report here! Participants Receive Additional Report This [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:47-07:00November 28th, 2012|Main category, MLS Insights, Our Services, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off

How A Top Agent Views Technology
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How A Top Agent Views Technology

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How A Top Agent Views Technology

Justin Havre is a real estate agent in Calgary Alberta working at CIR Realty. CIR is the largest independent firm in Canada with about 650 agents. With his team, Justin Havre & Associates, he has been number one or two in his Brokerage over the last three years. To put it in perspective, in 2011 they were number 1 and closed 171 sides with an average price in Calgary of about $430,000. I sat down with Justin recently at a Technology Conference put on by his web technology provider, Real Estate Webmasters, to find out how technology fits into his [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:49-07:00October 22nd, 2012|Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off

MLS Mobile 2012 – White Paper – What You Need To Know
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MLS Mobile 2012 – White Paper – What You Need To Know

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MLS Mobile 2012 – White Paper – What You Need To Know

Mobile access to real estate information by both professional real estate agents and consumers is critical, but with few exceptions the real estate technology industry serving our professionals has been slow to react to these mobile needs. We still have MLS products that require you to use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access them and there are still MLSs that don’t have great solutions for using an iPad on the MLS. - Download White Paper Here This white paper looks at where we are today with mobile technology in our MLS industry and hopefully sheds some light on where things are [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:51-07:00September 21st, 2012|Main category, Reports|2 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bean Group Appoints Richard Burbine as President and Andrew Werry as Chief Operations Officer

Bean Group Appoints Richard Burbine as President and Andrew Werry as Chief Operations Officer New England real estate brokerage expands C-suite to accommodate growth Portsmouth, NH, Sept. 12, 2012 – Bean Group, one of the largest independent real estate brokerage firms in New England, has appointed Andrew Werry as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Richard Burbine as its new President. Combined, these executives bring more than 50 years of experience to the executive team at Bean Group. “After evaluating our current business organization and strategy, we were quick to identify the need to expand the executive leadership team in [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:52-07:00September 12th, 2012|Press Releases|Comments Off

WAV Group MLS Technology Adoption Survey Invitation

WAV Group is conducting a national research project to help MLSs better understand adoption rates of the myriad of technology services now being offered by MLSs. Many MLSs provide products such as tax/public records, showing appointment software, document management, forms and so on. It is important to understand how many of your active members are actually using each of these tools to understand whether the costs are justified. Many MLSs have asked us to help them better understand their success in gaining adoption relative to other MLSs around the country. There are many dynamics to consider when evaluating adoption rates. [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:24:56-07:00June 15th, 2012|Main category, MLS Insights, Strategic Planning, Suveys and Research|Comments Off

DotLoop Announces Release of Freemium Product and New Round of Funding

DotLoop, a real estate technology company that assists agents, buyers and sellers through the transaction process, announced a new round of funding and the release of their Freemium version of their product. On the funding side, DotLoop announced a $7 million Series A round of financing from Trinity Ventures. The company will use the financing to accelerate sales and marketing, make strategic hires and open an office in San Francisco. As part of the financing, Noel Fenton, general partner at Trinity Ventures, joins the DotLoop board. "DotLoop has an opportunity to become an industry standard platform for conducting real estate [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:25:01-07:00May 22nd, 2012|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off

Are App Stores the Next Zillow or Trulia?
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Are App Stores the Next Zillow or Trulia?

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Are App Stores the Next Zillow or Trulia?

I have been giving a lot of thought lately to the idea of App Stores in the real estate technology industry and it has raised a number of questions that I want to put out there to inspire a conversation with the industry. Let me say right up front that I am not neutral in this discussion, as I am one of the founders of RE Technology which has, as an option, the ability to create an eCommerce store which is different, but related to, an App store. My partner Victor did a great job of discussing the differences in his [...]

By THE WAV GROUP|2018-05-03T21:25:01-07:00May 16th, 2012|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Product Management, Technology Evaluation|3 Comments

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