More Funding in Client for Life Category for Brokers

A number of companies are supporting brokers with concierge solutions that solve this problem - and, it's a big problem. Up to 45 Million consumers move a year, and the real estate industry is the tip of the spear that can connect their customers with service providers. With MooveGuru, the entire move and all of the services related to homeownership are in the YourHomeHub portal. From a distribution perspective, MooveGuru is gaining a ton of traction with more than 316,000 agents across over 2,000 brokerages accessing the platform and inviting their customers.

By |2022-03-23T14:41:52-07:00March 23rd, 2022|Broker-Agent Information, Communications and PR, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on More Funding in Client for Life Category for Brokers
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Multiple Brokerage Applications Break the Consumer Relationship

Imagine the experience for the consumer; you buy or sell a home, and you get bombarded every month with pieces of information from each of these broker and agent application. Be careful whenever you reach out to a client - you DO NOT want your efforts to stay connected to result in a negative experience and ultimately being spam blocked.

By |2022-03-23T08:35:00-07:00March 23rd, 2022|Broker-Agent Information, Business Intelligence, Communications and PR, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on Multiple Brokerage Applications Break the Consumer Relationship
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Where Do You Rank as a Power Broker?

Notice: It is time to submit your information to RIS Media if you want to be included in the Power Broker Survey. Submission deadline is February 22, 2022.

By |2022-02-16T05:09:41-08:00February 16th, 2022|Announcements, Broker Information, Broker-Agent Information|Comments Off on Where Do You Rank as a Power Broker?
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Side is Growing and Looking for Great Brokers in 17 States

Side, Inc. is expanding to 17 states this year - much of it is underway. WAV Group met with Side to understand more about their go to market strategy and understand how they operate in the markets they enter.

By |2021-11-10T15:35:27-08:00November 11th, 2021|Broker Information, Broker-Agent Information, Press Releases|Comments Off on Side is Growing and Looking for Great Brokers in 17 States
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Two Mega-MLSs Connect on Common Data Platform

MARIS and NorthstarMLS understand that data is one of the most coveted resources on the planet. Today, data is the water in real estate’s ecosystem. Without water, there would be no life, just as data is essential to making real estate markets function. These two mega-MLSs are working to provide agents friction-free access to data. And that ultimately benefits consumers. How? MARIS and NorthstarMLS are working together, using NorthstarMLS’s Common Data Platform, to make real estate markets in the Greater Midwest work better by unifying the marketplace around shared listing data. This effort removes the toll gate that currently forces [...]

By |2021-07-13T08:22:51-07:00July 13th, 2021|Announcements, Broker-Agent Information, MLS, Real Estate Technology|4 Comments
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Corporate Home Buyers Pose an Immediate Threat to Home Ownership

Broker Public Portal Chairman, Alon Chaver, has written an excellent overview of how Corporate Home Buyers pose an immediate threat to home ownership which is having a ripple effect across the industry.

By |2021-06-16T14:10:09-07:00June 16th, 2021|Broker Public Portal, Broker-Agent Information|3 Comments
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Former HomeSeekers CEO, John Giaimo launches New Venture

In the early 90s, John Giaimo founded HomeSeekers and took the company public. Since then, Giaimo has been an active real estate entrepreneur launching Realty Times, Realty Times TV, cable and satellite TV shows, and numerous other ventures. I was able to catch up with John to learn a bit more about his new venture, BringitHomeCommunities.com.

By |2021-05-28T08:43:41-07:00May 27th, 2021|Announcements, Broker-Agent Information, IDX|4 Comments
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Maine Listings – Building Stronger Broker Partnerships with Fast and Easy Agent Onboarding

Maine Listings, one of the 6 statewide MLSs in America, now recognized they could make it easier for their brokers to onboard and transfer agents. They built a self-service portal to make it simple for brokers to add agents to their roster.

By |2021-04-26T14:21:01-07:00April 27th, 2021|Broker-Agent Information, Technology|Comments Off on Maine Listings – Building Stronger Broker Partnerships with Fast and Easy Agent Onboarding
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CMA to Listing Agreement to MLS to Commission Check

Cloud CMA now integrated with Lone Wolf Transactions including zipForms and TransactionDesk - check it out.

By |2021-04-15T06:13:37-07:00April 15th, 2021|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Technology|Comments Off on CMA to Listing Agreement to MLS to Commission Check
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MoxiWorks to Compliment Zap?

Not sure if MoxiWorks will replace Zap or not, but it is pretty clear that Moxi has some powerful traction. What is being done in Canada is not likely to have much bearing on what is done here in America – but it is a signal.

By |2021-04-14T07:59:36-07:00April 12th, 2021|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, Technology, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on MoxiWorks to Compliment Zap?
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Brokers Need to Revisit VOW Websites

From 2009 to 2013, WAV Group spent a significant portion of our brokerage consulting on explaining what a Virtual Office Website (VOW) is and how it is different from an Internet Data Exchange (IDX) website. Now VOW websites are being discussed again in brokerage meetings and for good reason. Digital paper only brokers have been able to build spectacularly successful businesses that leverage IDX to develop referrals that take a 30% bite out of agent commissions. Brokers who care about the income of their agents should review this carefully.

By |2021-03-26T16:01:34-07:00March 25th, 2021|Broker-Agent Information, IDX, Virtual Office Website Series|1 Comment
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Lone Wolf launches Digital Title Orders

Lone Wolf has extended the functionality of their marketplace to include the functionality of ordering title within the forms application. This saves a step for real estate professionals and makes the home purchase process more streamlined for the consumer.

By |2021-03-15T07:57:46-07:00March 15th, 2021|Broker-Agent Information, Press Releases|Comments Off on Lone Wolf launches Digital Title Orders
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