Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® Welcomes Saul Klein as CEO and Director of the San Diego Multiple Listing Service (SDMLS)

He’s B-A-A-A-C-K! Saul Klein, a real estate technology visionary has stepped in to lead his local MLS in San Diego as its new CEO. Saul has helped drive adoption and engagement with real estate technologies for about 40 years starting the ePro technology training program, running one of the most well-trafficked MLS forums for years and has continued to contribute to MLS policy and programs throughout his career.

By |2024-01-04T07:49:08-08:00January 4th, 2024|Announcements, MLS, Press Releases|Comments Off on Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® Welcomes Saul Klein as CEO and Director of the San Diego Multiple Listing Service (SDMLS)
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Scott Feldman Joins Collabra Technology Leadership Team as Chief Revenue Officer

Congrats to our friends Russ Cofano and Scott Feldman for coming together at Collabra Technology, Inc. Scott has just been hired as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer - a task he is well-equipped for!   If you aren’t caught up with what Russ is up to these days, you definitely need to check out his new product called Ad-Builder, the  Company’s MLS-integrated digital advertising solution. It's a completely integrated way for MLSs to enable agents to promote their listings with a click. 

By |2023-12-13T13:14:12-08:00December 13th, 2023|Announcements, Industry Observations, Press Releases, PropTech, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on Scott Feldman Joins Collabra Technology Leadership Team as Chief Revenue Officer
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COUNCIL OF MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICES ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS FOR 2024

Council of MLS elects two progressive, emerging MLS leaders to their Board of Directors Congrats to Justin Haag and Chris Haran, two of my absolute favorites to the Council of MLS Board of Directors! I am confident Justin Haag, soon to be the new CEO of Northwest MLS in Seattle and a leader in advocacy and promotion of Buyer’s Agency along with Chris Haran, one of the best and brightest technology strategists and visionary in the industry are going to be terrific additions to the leadership team of CMLS. 

By |2023-12-13T08:06:32-08:00December 13th, 2023|Announcements, Industry Observations, MLS, MLS Insights|Comments Off on COUNCIL OF MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICES ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS FOR 2024
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Celeste Starchild Promoted to President of InspectionGo

I had the pleasure of delivering a keynote address at the InspectionGo conference a couple of month ago. The InspectionGo network is one of the most engaged, thoughtful and successful group of real estate entrepreneurs I have ever met. They are taking Home Inspection Services and Professionalism to a whole new level.    I am thrilled for Celeste Starchild, one of our long-time colleagues and friends in real estate for her promotion to President. She brought her depth of understanding and career success from her days at REALTOR.com and Clariety Securing in the areas of product, sales and marketing at companies [...]

By |2023-12-05T14:05:47-08:00December 5th, 2023|Announcements, Press Releases|Comments Off on Celeste Starchild Promoted to President of InspectionGo
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MLS Industry Icon Carl DeMusz to retire at end of 2023

I am really going to miss Carl and all of his wisdom, kindness, and leadership. Way back nearly 20 years ago, my daughter Alexandra who was barely walking at the time, attended my very first real estate event, MLS Connect. The event was hosted by Carl and his team in Cleveland.

By |2023-09-28T12:52:07-07:00September 28th, 2023|Announcements|Comments Off on MLS Industry Icon Carl DeMusz to retire at end of 2023
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Compass Impressively Launches CompassAi

The focus of Compass AI is to improve productivity and effectiveness of Compass agents so they can spend more time developing client relationships — resulting in higher satisfaction of agents and customers.

By |2023-09-20T15:46:22-07:00September 21st, 2023|Announcements, Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on Compass Impressively Launches CompassAi
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Women’s Council of Realtors® hires Amanda Stinton as Chief Executive Officer

Congratulations to Chris Pelkola Lee and the entire Women’s Council of REALTORS CEO search committee for choosing Amanda Stinton as the organization’s next CEO.  It was an honor to work with the organization and to interview so many highly qualified candidates! The Women’s Council has prepared so many of the best and brightest in our industry to be leaders in their community, business, and in so many leadership roles around our industry. With Amanda at the helm, I am confident the influence, impact and engagement of Women’s Council is going to expand exponentially.   See full press release below: Women’s [...]

By |2023-09-15T15:08:49-07:00September 11th, 2023|Announcements, Associations, News, Press Releases|2 Comments
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Black Knight Appoints Lucie Fortier As Executive Vice President Of Mls Solutions Group

Congrats to Black Knight for hiring Lucie Fortier as EVP of the MLS Solutions Group. Lucie has had a highly successful career architecting MLS solutions. Welcome back to the MLS team Lucie! 

By |2023-08-15T13:47:55-07:00August 15th, 2023|Announcements, MLS, MLS Insights, Press Releases|Comments Off on Black Knight Appoints Lucie Fortier As Executive Vice President Of Mls Solutions Group
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WAV Group Proudly Presents “Acquiring More Profit”: The Ultimate Real Estate M&A Guide

WAV Group, takes great pride in introducing this groundbreaking book, co-authored by our esteemed colleagues George Slusser and Victor Lund. Acquiring More Profit: The Definitive Guide to Successful Real Estate Brokerage Mergers & Acquisitions is a collection of all the best practices George and Victor have perfected over decades of M&A work and thousands of brokerage acquisitions. 

By |2023-08-03T15:43:56-07:00August 2nd, 2023|Acquisitions, Announcements, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions|1 Comment
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iGo raises $5.5 million to strengthen its lead in home inspection technologies and launch its AI-based home repair valuation service

InspectionGo (iGo), the leading provider of cutting-edge technology and services that helps independent home inspection companies be successful by unlocking the full value of home inspections for homeowners and real estate investors, today announced it has closed a $5.5 million Series A funding round. The company also announced the strategic acquisitions of Repair Pricer and HomeBinder, moving iGo closer to its vision of providing home inspectors with a seamless platform to manage their business and extending the value of a home inspection throughout home ownership.

By |2023-07-19T09:23:16-07:00July 19th, 2023|Announcements, Press Releases, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on iGo raises $5.5 million to strengthen its lead in home inspection technologies and launch its AI-based home repair valuation service
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Denver Metro Association of Realtors® Selects Brendan Bailey as Their New CEO

Brendan Bailey is one of the leaders of real estate associations that is leading real estate associations into a new realm of relevance and impact. I am proud that WAV Group was chosen to assist DMAR in the important job of finding their next leader. Brendan offers an ideal blend of intelligence, passion, strategic vision, proven executional skills and great people management skills I believe Colorado Realtors® are going to benefit greatly from his contributions!

By |2023-07-17T14:46:56-07:00July 17th, 2023|Announcements|Comments Off on Denver Metro Association of Realtors® Selects Brendan Bailey as Their New CEO
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zavvie expands its Power Buying services to the mortgage industry

Here's the zavvie stat that tells you why agents will LOVE their LOs for putting together a cash offer for their buyers: mortgage-backed buyers had to make an average of 7 bids when buying a home, compared to just 1.1 offers when using cash.

By |2023-06-30T11:30:12-07:00June 30th, 2023|Announcements, Broker-Agent Information, Technology|Comments Off on zavvie expands its Power Buying services to the mortgage industry
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