Rethinking the MLS as a Monopoly

For decades, Multiple Listing Services (MLS) have been perceived as monopolizing specific geographic areas and agent networks. They've been seen as an exclusive resource for accessing comprehensive property listings and facilitating transactions. However, recent insights from the WAV Group Customer Experience Index have shed light on a surprising statistic: 29% of agents belong to more than one MLS. This revelation challenges the notion of MLS as monopolistic entities and emphasizes the importance of reevaluating their value proposition and fostering collaboration among organizations to better serve the real estate community.

By |2024-02-26T11:45:57-08:00February 26th, 2024|Industry Observations, MLS, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Rethinking the MLS as a Monopoly

Industry Veteran Greg Robertson Launches Giant Steps Advisors

Greg Robertson announced today the launch of Giant Steps Advisors, LLC a new company poised to help navigate the new real estate landscape.

By |2024-02-25T18:13:35-08:00February 26th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on Industry Veteran Greg Robertson Launches Giant Steps Advisors

The MLS Copyright of Listings Challenge: Understanding the Balance Between Copyright Infringement and Fair Use

The realm of copyright law is a delicate balance between protecting the rights of brokers and fostering the dissemination of aggregated listings.

By |2024-02-23T22:01:13-08:00February 24th, 2024|MLS Insights, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The MLS Copyright of Listings Challenge: Understanding the Balance Between Copyright Infringement and Fair Use

Real AI: The coming AI real estate video revolution, A look at Sora, facts, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 8 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 a new edition every Friday. Will AI fix the real estate video conundrum? Since the debut of YouTube in 2005, real estate agents have been inundated with the message that video is perhaps the single most powerful marketing tool available. Since then, as a recent review of a video platform by Inman's Craig Rowe points out, the adoption of video as [...]

By |2024-05-13T13:49:43-07:00February 23rd, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology, Video|Comments Off on Real AI: The coming AI real estate video revolution, A look at Sora, facts, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week

Why is a non-REALTOR MLS subscription something that needs to be examined?

In the ever-evolving landscape of real estate, recent legal battles and settlements have shed light on the significance of examining non-REALTOR MLS subscriptions. We discussed this topic recently in our webinar 350,000 agents don’t have to be REALTORS® anymore - Is your MLS ready? While much is still undetermined from the recent settlement, there is a  key takeaway – a notable shift in the landscape concerning NAR (National Association of Realtors) membership requirements. Specifically, recent settlements, including one with Keller Williams, have highlighted that brokerages representing a staggering 550,000 agents are either unable or unwilling to mandate NAR membership or the associated three-way agreement.

By |2024-02-22T12:57:26-08:00February 22nd, 2024|Associations, Industry Observations, MLS, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Why is a non-REALTOR MLS subscription something that needs to be examined?

Agenda Released for top MLS conference – CoreLogic’s Clareity24

The agenda for the CoreLogic Clareity24 conference has been released, and it looks to be another remarkably well-curated collection of sessions.

By |2024-02-19T11:15:17-08:00February 19th, 2024|Conferences|Comments Off on Agenda Released for top MLS conference – CoreLogic’s Clareity24

Real AI: ChatGPT adds memory, Trying Perplexity.ai, facts, headlines and a Quote of the Week from Google

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 7 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 a new edition every Friday. ChatGPT is adding a memory feature OpenAI revealed this week that it is testing a new memory feature for ChatGPT. The goal is a more personalized and valuable experience without providing expert prompts for ChatGPT to remember any previous prompts or stay within the same prompt set. A key new feature of this potentially potent addition [...]

By |2024-05-13T13:51:05-07:00February 16th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, SEO, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: ChatGPT adds memory, Trying Perplexity.ai, facts, headlines and a Quote of the Week from Google

Milestones Awarded for Delivering Mutual Benefits to Loan Officers and Realtors

The primary reason that past clients do not use their agent or loan officer in a future transaction is that the relationship breaks up after the closing.

By |2024-02-14T14:27:51-08:00February 14th, 2024|Homeownership Hubs, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on Milestones Awarded for Delivering Mutual Benefits to Loan Officers and Realtors

New FCC Regulation Deals Blow to Real Estate Lead Generators

New consumer protection regulations from the Federal Communications Commission aims to protect consumers from the scams and spam caused by the “lead generator” robo-calls & texts loophole and encourages an opt-in approach for delivering email to text messages.

By |2024-02-13T11:58:11-08:00February 13th, 2024|Legal in Real Estate|1 Comment

Real AI: An AI stock photos platform, AI disclosure efforts gain Google, facts, headlines and the Quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 6 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 a new edition every Friday. An AI stock photos platform We have covered that AI-generated photos could save agents and brokers a lot of money in licensing fees. Creating AI images for a website, social post, or promotional brochure instead of paying a fee to Adobe or iStock seems like a no-brainer. This is even though the stock photo firms are [...]

By |2024-05-13T13:52:15-07:00February 9th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: An AI stock photos platform, AI disclosure efforts gain Google, facts, headlines and the Quote of the week

WAV Group’s Victor Lund, Marilyn Wilson and Bondilyn Jolly Named RISMedia 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers

The designation places Lund, Wilson and Jolly among a select group of key influencers acknowledged for their newsworthy endeavors that positively impact consumers and communities.

By |2024-02-08T09:32:53-08:00February 8th, 2024|Announcements|1 Comment