Check out the new MLS industry Podcast from Andy Woolley at Homes.com!

Homes.com is launching a new podcast series talking to the best and brightest in the MLS industry about leading edge strategies, operational approaches and new thinking that results in improved customer satisfaction and long-lasting relevance.

By |2019-10-30T14:49:49-07:00October 31st, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Brokers Say ‘No’ to Setup Fees

If you missed the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO.org) 2018 Fall Conference in Milwaukee, you should plan on attending the 2019 Spring Conference in Boise, ID. There were many informative and powerful sessions sprinkled throughout the conference. RESO is the only conference where MLSs, Brokerages, and Technology Companies collaborate under one umbrella striving to create a better industry. This time, there was one topic which resonated with Brokers; Just Say ‘No’ to Setup Fees.

By |2018-10-21T11:56:55-07:00October 22nd, 2018|Technology|0 Comments

Missing Data Points

It was a great week at NAR Midyear to re-connect with fellow colleagues, have sonorous discussions about the industry, and – of course – chitchat about the current controversial brew-ha-ha that seems to occur around these types of events. Over the last month – especially last week – I had the pleasure of talking to many real estate technology companies who provide products and services to brokers and agents. When the discussion would lead to back office architecture, the discussion was segmented into two groups.

By |2018-07-02T02:01:30-07:00May 21st, 2018|RESO|2 Comments

Homes Nails New Website Design

Homes.com has been running in 4th position in the portal race, tucked in behind Zillow, Realtor, and Trulia. I thought that their old site was fine, but their new site adds in Artificial Intelligence in ways that make the consumer experience fantastic. In a world of sameness, Homes has changed the game.

By |2018-05-14T05:00:33-07:00May 14th, 2018|Main category|1 Comment

The Big Switch – Brokers Benefiting From MLS Data Like Never Before

WAV Group would like to invite you to a webinar where we have invited two of the industry’s largest MLS data companies to tell their story of a quiet revolution that is taking place in real estate and what it means for Brokerage firms and their agents. The entire industry is in the middle of a data feed switch, and everything is impacted. Most brokers are in the dark about this important conversion that is powering all of their software solutions.

By |2018-04-25T10:00:37-07:00April 25th, 2018|Clients|3 Comments

RESO Is Lighting Up $1 Billion In Savings For The Real Estate Industry

Homes.com recently put RESO Standards to the test.  What is the real business value of RESO Data Standards?  A new Homes.com Case Study shed some serious light on the subject.  They have proven that moving to standardized data and the RESO Web API is saving them thousands of dollars in development time, allowing them to redeploy that energy to more innovative endeavors. We hear often that “nobody” is asking to leverage RESO data standards in local MLS data feeds yet.  This exciting news is going to change that.

By |2018-04-16T09:15:44-07:00April 16th, 2018|Main category|0 Comments

Homes.com Grabs Zillow Turf In New York City

Homes.com signs direct agreement to receive REBNY’s Residential Listing Service feed Norfolk, Va. (August 9, 2017) – Homes.com®, the leading online real estate destination and provider of real estate marketing solutions, has announced that the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) will join Homes.com’s Data Partnership Program through a direct syndicated feed agreement with REBNY’s Residential Listing Service (RLS). The new partnership will offer the more than 600 New York City residential brokerage firms, comprised of 12,860 agents participating in REBNY’s RLS, the option to display their listings on Homes.com and utilize free exposure to their audience of more than 14 [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:22:42-07:00August 9th, 2017|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments

RESO Honors its Outstanding Volunteers

Real Estate Standards Organization, or RESO, recently showed how massive volunteerism is in real estate. It often goes unnoticed, under the radar. But at its sold-out Spring Summit in Austin, Jeremy Crawford, CEO of RESO, took to the stage and invested time to honor more than two-dozen people in our industry. Jeremy recognized each of them for their outstanding personal contributions with a 2017 Spring Tech Summit Award. What’s amazing to think about is that collectively, these individuals contributed literally thousands of annual volunteer hours to RESO. They spent time volunteering for the seven RESO Workgroups – and one key committee – all [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:22:51-07:00May 8th, 2017|Main category|0 Comments

Homes Portal Jumps Into Responding To Consumers

The top online real estate search destination Homes.com recently announced a new lead conversion tool that solves one of the industry’s most puzzling weaknesses—timely consumer responsiveness. More than half of real estate consumers consider response time before selecting their agent. Yet, research by WAV Group indicates that 48 percent of buyers never receive a response and those that do wait an average of 15 ½ hours. The Instant Response Technology (IRT) by Homes.com, comprised of a fresh Lead Concierge service and a location-based application TalkNow, aims to boost REALTORS’ ability to successfully capture those leads by enabling faster direct communication with [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:01-07:00November 17th, 2016|Broker Technology Research|0 Comments

How Do Top Homes.com and Realtor.com Compare?

Since internet is among the top three most important methods of generating real estate leads and online listing sites rank as one of the most valuable tools, every agent is challenged to leverage these resources for creating, capturing, and closing leads. But, how can agents effectively compare the value propositions of marketing on the most popular real estate sites? An analysis of online marketing solutions from Realtor.com and Homes.com show that their marketing tools stack up pretty solidly when compared side by side, offering a range of options to suit any agent’s CRM strategy, marketing budget, and revenue goals. Both [...]

Growing Agents’ CRM with Solutions from Homes.com

  There’s a significant opportunity gap for agents to grow their CRM through online real estate sites. The statistics are in: While almost half of buyers find their home online, 89% still use a real estate agent or broker to seal the deal. That’s why advertising on a real estate site can do wonders for creating a robust agent CRM for agents… IF the agent understands how online marketing works to secure more traffic, leads, and clients. There are many online marketing options, but Homes.com ranks #1 in terms of lead quality and they offer a range of solutions for building [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:06-07:00September 7th, 2016|Broker-Agent Information, Marketing|0 Comments