Homes.com’s AI-powered Redesign Aims to Win Consumer Hearts

Marilyn Wilson to lead discussion about the power of AI with Homes.com At WAV Group we see SO much technology that it is sometimes hard to get WOWED.  Homes.com was successful at getting my attention with the Smart Search they have just launched on their website though. They’re leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize the way consumers search for real estate.  You HAVE to join me on Tuesday, June 26th at 11:00 am Pacific to see what all the fuss is about.  I have to say it kind of blew me away when I saw what they were up to. 

By |2018-07-02T01:06:13-07:00June 25th, 2018|Main category|1 Comment
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Broker Public Portal is the #2 MLS Consumer-Facing Website!

The Broker Public Portal with Homesnap continues to take the industry by storm.  The strategy to pool the listings and resources of MLSs across the country is working! In just over a year after the BPP/Homesnap partnership was announced, there are now 145 MLSs representing 875,000 agents on one marketing platform featuring over 90 million properties, generating thousands of FREE leads every day for agents.  

By |2018-06-25T15:30:10-07:00June 25th, 2018|Main category|1 Comment
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Looking For A Great Opportunity In An Even Better Location?

Wow, this is a really fun one!  How would you like to run a real estate association and MLS in one of the prettiest ski towns in America, Park City, Utah?

By |2018-06-25T15:00:44-07:00June 25th, 2018|Main category|Comments Off on Looking For A Great Opportunity In An Even Better Location?
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Top 10 Issues Facing Real Estate: What’s On Your List?

Victor Lund, founding partner of the WAV Group, and I recently returned from the National Association of Real Estate Editors Conference in Hot Vegas. 107 degrees hot. One of the hottest topics was the iBuyer, and Victor headed up a panel that took that topic head-on. Let's say it was one of the livelier sessions of the conference. The one thing I was sure of, Victor made a great impression among reporters based on the feedback he gave me.

By |2018-06-25T11:00:26-07:00June 25th, 2018|Main category|Comments Off on Top 10 Issues Facing Real Estate: What’s On Your List?
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What If We Replaced NAR Directors With Randomly Selected REALTORS?

This is a whimsical article. Don’t take it to seriously, but take a moment to think about this question with me. My favorite activity on the weekends is to watch a few Ted Talks. This article was inspired by a 9 minute Ted Talk about politicians and democracy, titled What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people?

By |2018-06-25T06:00:23-07:00June 25th, 2018|Main category|7 Comments
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Don’t Miss Transaction Fee Brokerage Models Are Growing Fast, Join this Webinar to Gain Perspective from Rick Haase

WAV Group will be hosting a free informational webinar Monday, July 9th at 10am Pacific. The most rapid growth in real estate brokerage has happened with 100% commission firms, otherwise known as Transaction Fee Brokerages. 

By |2018-07-02T02:15:47-07:00June 18th, 2018|Main category|Comments Off on Don’t Miss Transaction Fee Brokerage Models Are Growing Fast, Join this Webinar to Gain Perspective from Rick Haase
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NAREE Conferences Continue to Break New Ground

WAV Group attended the NAREE conference for the fifth consecutive year. For more than a few of team members like Kevin Hawkins, they have attended nearly every year of their career. Here is the inside word. If you want to be heard, you need to be a newsmaker. The key to getting access to be heard is establishing a relationship with journalists – otherwise, you are a whisper.

By |2018-06-18T09:00:56-07:00June 18th, 2018|Main category|2 Comments
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Cloud CMA Resets UI To Drive Usability and Growth

WAV Group has known the founders of W+R Studios long before they broke away from eNeighborhoods and founded the company. The partners have invested their lives and careers in developing real estate software that makes a difference. Cloud CMA was their first product, mobile friendly, easy to use, beautiful CMA reports. They launched at a time when building a CMA on your phone or tablet was impossible. They took a mobile first approach and were able to drive market adoption with impressive speed.

By |2018-06-18T05:00:10-07:00June 18th, 2018|Main category|Comments Off on Cloud CMA Resets UI To Drive Usability and Growth
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Northwood Acquires PA based BHHS The Preferred Realty

In a video announcement released yesterday, Tom Hosack, President and CEO and Broker of Record of Northwood Realty announced the acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty, creating what may be the largest real estate company in the greater Pittsburgh marketplace. The combined company forecasts more listings, more closings and more sales volume than any other competitor. 

By |2018-06-13T07:16:57-07:00June 13th, 2018|Business Intelligence, Main category|Comments Off on Northwood Acquires PA based BHHS The Preferred Realty
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CoreLogic Introduces Elm Street Technology’s Elevate Product to Brokers

CoreLogic’s strategic partnership team has been very busy lately. Last month they introduced a relationship with Homes.com for MLS consumer websites and with Prospects for agent CRM. In an announcement today, they have added Elm Street Technology’s Elevate brokerage solution to the mix of offerings.

By |2018-06-13T07:16:09-07:00June 13th, 2018|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on CoreLogic Introduces Elm Street Technology’s Elevate Product to Brokers
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How Do the Top 20 Sites Manage Digital Search Advertising?

At WAV Group, we like to look under the hood at what the top property search sites in America are doing to engage consumers and boost performance. In some cases, we work with the site owner and have access to their analytics (ie Google Analytics or other). In other cases, we use benchmarking tools like Hitwise and ComScore to get a glimpse into what these top performers may be doing. The results are interesting.

By |2018-08-20T06:54:10-07:00June 11th, 2018|Broker Technology Research, Main category|1 Comment
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5 Key Takeaways in Preparation for the FTC/DOJ Workshop

When Daniel Castro from the Internet Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) took the stage at Inman in New York on January, we all thought he was going to provide an academic view of our industry and provide us with some food for thought. What we didn’t know was that he was going to tell us how the consumer needs Open Data because we have somehow been holding back on them.   We also didn’t know at the time that the ITIF had been promoting Zillow for many years.  Castro published an articles on the Federal Government’s Economic and Statistics Administration website featuring a promotional video from Zillow in 2015 entitled “Open Data Impact:  How Zillow Uses Open Data to Level the Playing Field for Consumers.”

By |2018-06-05T00:48:04-07:00June 5th, 2018|Broker Public Portal, Main category|4 Comments
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