Dot MLS on Hold?

The Los Angles Times reported today that ICANN, the international non-profit that manages internet top level domains has indicated that they will not be releasing any new TLDs at this time. If you believe the article, this will stall the efforts of the MLS Domains Associationand the Canadian Association of REALTORS who were hopeful that they would be successful at securing the .MLS domain extension for real estate. (MLS Domains and the Canadian Associaton of REALTORS announced that they are working together). But alas, the news sometimes gets it wrong. Which may be the case here according to MLS Domains [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:24:56-07:00June 29th, 2012|Main category, MLS Insights|0 Comments

RE Technology Releases 2012 MLS Technology Guide

MLSs seeking to educate themselves and their members about technology, as well as discover sources of non-dues revenue, can leverage this easy-to-use guide. Arroyo Grande, CA (June 2012) – MLSs and real estate Associations face myriad challenges in today’s changing technology landscape. A new guide from leading real estate technology media site, RE Technology, aims to assist them in overcoming these challenges with descriptions of leading tech companies and products. Interested organizations can download the 2012 MLS Technology Guide for free at RETechnology.com. Information in the guide is presented in a clear, concise format. Product categories covered include agent ratings, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stewart® Ranks in the Houston Chronicles’ Chronicle 100 for Top-Leading Companies

HOUSTON, TX (June 25, 2012) – Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC) has been recognized by the Houston Chronicle as one of the best-performing companies in the Houston area. Stewart ranked 83 out of 100 in the Chronicle 100. The Chronicle 100 ranks publicly traded companies in the Houston area using four performance criteria for 2011. The score is based on the average of the rankings for these criteria: total revenue, annual growth in earnings per share, annual revenue growth and one-year total return. “Stewart has served the Houston market for more than a century, and we are truly honored to [...]

WAV Group MLS Technology Adoption Survey Invitation

WAV Group is conducting a national research project to help MLSs better understand adoption rates of the myriad of technology services now being offered by MLSs. Many MLSs provide products such as tax/public records, showing appointment software, document management, forms and so on. It is important to understand how many of your active members are actually using each of these tools to understand whether the costs are justified.  Many MLSs have asked us to help them better understand their success in gaining adoption relative to other MLSs around the country. There are many dynamics to consider when evaluating adoption rates.  [...]

CoreLogic 2012 User Group Meeting and Summit

WAV Group partner, Victor Lund will be attending the 2012 CoreLogic User Group Meeting and Summit in Chicago next week. The event looks to be information-filled with presentations that provide insight in guidance into the future developments of MLS systems that power about half of America's MLS. Some of the topics include updates on the ongoing development of the core functionality in Fusion MLS, Matrix, and Tempo. These systems are deployed to many of the largest MLSs in the country. CoreLogic will also be releasing information on advances in Mobile, Fusion CMA, Social Media, Fusion Contact Management, Fusion Stats Pro, [...]

Merri Jo Cowen named President of the MLS Domains Association

The MLS Domains Association (MDA) today announced that its board of directors has named Merri Jo Cowen President of the Association. She takes the place of Bob Bemis, who resigned his positions as president and board member to focus his energies on a new executive position. Cowen is CEO of My Florida Regional MLS, a large regional multiple listing service serving Orlando, Tampa, and the rest of central Florida. According to MDA’s corporate secretary Brian Larson, “Merri Jo has been a member of MDA’s board of directors since the formation of the Association in 2010, and she has been a [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:24:57-07:00June 12th, 2012|Main category|1 Comment

IRES MLS “Lightens Up”

Lauren Hansen, CEO of IRES MLS in Colorado would agree with Charlie Chaplin when he said, "A day without laughter is a day wasted," for she and her team came up with some great ideas to "lighten up" their MLS website. Imagine this:  You are an IRES MLS customer, and you hurriedly type in your username-incorrectly.  Instead of receiving the usual boring error message "Username or Password Invalid", you get a different message; it reads:  "Going incognito today?  We aren't sure who you are!" "When I type in my password too quickly and I get the 'are you going incognito?' [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:24:57-07:00June 11th, 2012|Clients, Main category, MLS Insights|1 Comment

Stewart Information Services Corporation’s Stewart Morris Jr. Appointed to ALTA Board of Governors

HOUSTON (June 8, 2012) – Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC) is pleased to announce the appointment of vice chairman Stewart Morris Jr. to the American Land Title Association (ALTA) Board of Governors. The Association’s Board of Governors is responsible for creating policy, managing the financial health and ensuring the overall welfare of the Association. “Stewart has brought strong leadership to both our company and the title industry as a whole throughout his nearly 40-year career,” said Matt Morris, CEO of Stewart Information Services Corporation. "His experience and knowledge will prove valuable to ALTA as he takes on this leadership role. [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:24:57-07:00June 8th, 2012|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments

Pacific Union International Welcomes Felicia Chan

Please join me in welcoming Felicia Chan to Pacific Union International as Vice President, Brand Marketing.  Felicia is a graduate of Yale University,B.A. in Economics & Political Science. Felicia started her career at Procter & Gamble where she benefited from world class brand training. She moved on to Revo, Inc. as Director, Brand Marketing where she helped the disruptive sunglass manufacturer quadruple in sales and develop their brand in 20 global markets. Felicia then spent 9 years at Peet’s Coffee & Tea and helped create the branding and marketing message to expand into the grocery channel, e-commerce, and licensed partnerships. As Director of Brand & Creative Services, [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:24:58-07:00June 7th, 2012|Main category|0 Comments

Last Day for Midyear Webinar!

Tomorrow we will bring attendees up to date on critical industry issues and trends via our last Industry Update Webinar, including: Economic forecasts for the real estate industry in 2013. Hot NAR topics and policy issues like the new proposed IDX rules. CMLS updates on new industry initiatives. Broker topics like syndication and online marketing effectiveness. Emerging technology trends for brokers and agents. MLS technology update. Promising non-dues revenue for MLSs to offset declining membership...and much more WAV Group founding partners and industry experts Marilyn Wilson, Mike Audet and Victor Lund will be sharing valuable on-the-spot insights gained while attending [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:24:58-07:00June 6th, 2012|Main category|0 Comments

Market Leader Ships SharperAgent to 100,000 customers

Market Leader had a reseller agreement with Imprev, the leading Agent, Broker and Franchise marketing services provider for years. It was successful, and the relationship ended amicably when Market Leader purchased Imprev's competitor, SharperAgent. The effort was in concert with Market Leader's strategic vision of building an end-to-end platform that supports real estate professionals from lead generation to closing and customer retention. Market Leader announced today that the Sharper Agent marketing suite has been integrated into all of the Market Leader products and made available to all 100,000 agents who are registered to that platform. In concert with the release, [...]

Attention Real Estate Professionals

WAV Group Webinar: Midyear Update Staying in touch with critical industry issues is essential for today’s real estate leaders whether they are managing an MLS or running their own real estate company and it isn’t easy. To help you better understand these key issues essential to your organizations, WAV Group founding partners and industry experts Marilyn Wilson, Mike Audet and Victor Lund will be sharing valuable on-the-spot insights gained while attending the annual Midyear NAR Conference held in Washington D.C. from May 15th – 19th, 2012 via two webinars on June 5th & June 7th, 2012 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM [...]