Brokers Over $2B in Volume Should Prepare for Mediation
Get your attorneys on it. Pay close attention to the settlements that have already been announced, and do some 5th grade math.
Is it time to trim the punitive tone off Compliance Communications?
MLS executives deeply understand the critical role compliance plays in maintaining data accuracy and integrity within their systems. Through the hundreds of thousands of subscribers we have surveyed via the WAV Group Customer Experience Index, we have noticed a correlation between the severity of the tone of compliance communications and overall MLS satisfaction. The way that an MLS communicates compliance issues to its members can significantly impact their perception of the organization and the strength of their collaborative relationship. Finding the right balance between creating a sense of urgency and duty, and angering or frustrating subscribers is a very difficult line to draw.
Leverage ListTrac to Convince Potential Sellers there is Strong Interest in their Property
While supply is still limited and approximately ¼ of homes are still receiving multiple offers, homeowners are still hesitant. They do not believe there is enough demand for their home to warrant selling it. Here’s one simple way to counter that belief and demonstrate strong home buyer interest.
Real AI: Is AI another boys’ club? Ode to Otter, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week
By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 12 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. Does AI have a gender problem? As a long-time advocate of gender parity, an email in my inbox this week from Laura Meli with Girls Who Code asked this question as its subject line: “Is AI another boys’ club?” The email immediately notes that technological innovation and progress demand diverse perspectives, adding, “This is especially true in the field of [...]
WAV Group Releases 2024 Brokerage Technology Roadmap (4-part series)
As the real estate industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, brokerages face the challenge of staying competitive in a landscape dominated by well-funded search portals and technology-driven firms. To help navigate this complex terrain, the WAV Group is releasing its 2024 Brokerage Technology Roadmap, offering invaluable insights for brokerages and their technology partners. In the inaugural report of this four-part series, we delve into the crucial realm of website technology – a cornerstone of modern real estate operations. Here, we identify four essential components that are instrumental in equipping brokerages to thrive amidst fierce competition:
The 11 Positive Side Effects of Brokerage M&A Stimulates Financial and Operational Growth
WAV Group has had the opportunity to collaborate with many of our clients to discuss the 11 positive side effects of successful M&A, since the publication of our book Acquiring More Profit.
Real AI: How current are the Chatbots, facts, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week
By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 11 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. How current are the Chatbots ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Pi? A client recently asked what seemed to be a pretty straightforward question about AI chatbots. “What is the most accurate and up-to-date AI engine available for content?” The truth is there is no easy answer to this question. First, the leading Chatbots continually improve through iteration and new training data. [...]
Enhancing Real Estate Sales: The Crucial Role of Technology Training
I think we can all agree at this point that keeping up with technological advancements is no longer a choice but a necessity for success. However, amid the excitement of embracing new technologies, the practical application often gets overlooked. This oversight can hinder agents from leveraging technology to its full potential, especially when it comes to optimizing the sales process.
HUNT Real Estate Clinches Top Spot in ERA Network for Sales Volume and Units Sold
HUNT continues its tradition of excellence, achieving this distinction for the fifth consecutive year.
Clareity24 Recap: From AI and cybersecurity to legal eagles and legends, this sold-out conference had it all
Kevin Greene, Executive, General Manager of CoreLogic's Real Estate Solutions With a new venue, fresh, cutting-edge content, a stellar lineup of industry experts, thought leaders, and legends – plus a sellout crowd featuring the Who's Who of the MLS world – all the right ingredients were in place to make this year's CoreLogic Clareity24 a best-yet event. And it delivered that – and much more. Kicking off 2024 Clareity24 marked the inaugural event for Kevin Greene, the newly announced leader of CoreLogic's Real Estate Solutions group, as its new Executive, General Manager. Kevin's been a mainstay at Clareity [...]
Best Way to Build Your Brokerage M&A Strategy
Exploring the question of being a buyer or seller of your company is the best way to understand as to whether you are in fact the buyer, and when you might be the seller.
Real AI: AI ads are coming, Say hi to Pi, facts, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week
By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 10 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. AI ads are coming My first journalism boss was the late, great Jeffery Weiss, managing editor at the Miami Hurricane, our University of Miami newspaper that was printed at the Miami Herald back in the day. Jeffery had two signs on his desk – a desk that was stacked with piles of papers a foot high covering the entire top [...]