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.
REAL AI: Testing Meta AI Ray-Bans at the iOi Summit, AI videos, headlines and AI quote of the week
By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 35 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Testing Meta AI Ray-Bans at the iOi Summit One of my favorite two-day annual real estate tech events is the NAR iOi Summit. I've been to every one, and this year, it was in my hometown, Chicago. Artificial intelligence had top billing throughout the conference, [...]
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.
Alarming New Trend – Dual Agency on the rise in Los Angeles
I just had a very interesting conversation with some well-heeled luxury brokers from Los Angeles. They told me that since the new requirement to sign a 14-page State-sponsored Buyers Agency Agreement before showing a property has gone into effect, they have seen a dramatic rise in dual agency deals.
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.
Can’t Miss Webinar: Why are some of the best Association Execs in the business getting fired?
After receiving about my 15th call is as many weeks from a distraught Association Executive telling me they just been fired, mostly for irrational and indefensible reasons, I just had to get my thoughts down to see what we can do to fix this systemic problem. I wrote an article entitled Why are so many of our strongest Association Executives getting fired?, about the ill-fated careers of many amazing Association staff leaders.
REAL AI: Top AI tools for Realtors, new AI digital sales manager and coach, headlines, fast facts and AI quote of the week
By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 34 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Top AI tools for real estate agents I just got back from speaking at the Florida Realtor Convention in Orlando. The topic was “Top AI Tools for Realtors," and I attempted to pack a plethora of tips into a one-hour session while allowing time for [...]
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.
Brokerages like RE/MAX are Getting Back to Business!
In this season of 2025 budgeting and year end planning, you may want to take a look at WAV Group’s Brokerage Technology Roadmap Report to start to think about what you should be thinking about for your brokerage technology solutions moving forward. The good news is the leading brokerage technology vendors have been working to help brokers operate more efficient and profitable businesses.
Ylopo Doubles Lead Conversion With MaverickRE and Sales Coach
The truth is that humans convert leads. And to have a high rate of conversion, those humans need to be managed and trained.