Facebook Death by Advertising and the Broker Public Portal

By now, you likely know that the Broker Public Portal and Homesnap have dissolved their joint venture. Much in the way that social media sites should hold true to limiting algorithm advertising and display all of my friend's feeds, the Broker Public Portal will display every listing and are committed to being ad-free.

A podcast classic: Joe Rand rants and raves about relevant content and digital marketing

Podcasts have been popular during the last decade and have flourished during the pandemic. Over 55% of the US population have listened to podcasts, and over 155 million people listen to at least one podcast every week. With over 700,000 active podcasts and 29 million episodes, choices are abundant. In real estate, here's one every agent should enjoy: Snapshot. The Snapshot podcast, featuring Homesnap’s Gayle Weiswasser, delivers solid takeaways from every episode. Gayle is easy to listen to, is a skilled interviewer, and also is a top industry expert. With over 150 podcasts to date, Gayle talks to real estate [...]

By |2021-03-19T17:38:37-07:00March 19th, 2021|Broker Public Portal, Marketing, Podcast|0 Comments

Four of the Industry’s Top Leaders Join Broker Public Portal Board

WAV Group has had the privilege of working with the Broker Public Portal since it was a concept developed by a few MLS executives and a handful of brokers from The Realty Alliance. They shared a vision for delivering a consumer search experience provided by businesses that support the consumer with buying and selling homes, not advertising. Today that vision will be carried on by four new Board Members, Dana Strandmo of BHHS (nationwide), Lacey Conway of Latter and Blum (Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi), OB Jacobi of Windermere (10 States), and Shelley Specchio of MIBOR (Indiana). From those early days, brokers [...]

By |2021-04-27T09:53:57-07:00March 18th, 2021|Broker Public Portal|1 Comment

The Federal Trade Commission has cleared CoStar for the acquisition of Homesnap

If you would like to learn more about the implications of CoStar purchasing Homesnap, the technology provider for the Broker Public Portal, please register to attend a webinar on Tuesday, December 22nd, at 10 am PST/12 pm CT/1 pm EST.

By |2020-12-18T08:50:11-08:00December 18th, 2020|Broker Public Portal, Press Releases|1 Comment

Real Estate Leader Joe Rand Named Executive Director of the Broker Public Portal with Homesnap

If any of you have had the pleasure of hearing Joe Rand speak at places like the Inman Data Track or read one of his insightful books – How to be a Great Real Estate Agent or Disruptors, Discounters and Doubters, you know that he is one of the smartest and most client-centric leaders you will meet in real estate. Joe has been an avid fan of Broker Public Portal with Homesnap (BPP) since its inception.

By |2020-09-10T14:13:04-07:00September 10th, 2020|Broker Public Portal, Press Releases|0 Comments

The Broker Portal movement grows: Rapattoni and Homesnap to offer advanced integrations for MLSs

The Broker Public Portal movement continues to grow, expanding with deeper integration of Homesnap with MLSs systems nationwide. This deeper integration allows agents' contacts to sync with Homesnap and adds listing edit capabilities.

By |2020-08-27T14:34:35-07:00August 27th, 2020|Broker Public Portal, Press Releases|0 Comments

Broker Public Portal Reinvestment Fuels the All-New Homesnap Pro

Today Homesnap released the most advanced generation of its home search platform. This massive update, called the "All-New Homesnap Pro," is fueled by an ongoing reinvestment from Broker Public Portal, the industry-led initiative powered by Homesnap’s technology.

By |2020-02-10T13:12:44-08:00February 10th, 2020|Data-Driven Culture, Press Releases, Technology|0 Comments

Broker Public Portal: Fuel for the Rocket Growth of Homesnap

Homesnap now ranks No. 5 on The Washington Business Journal’s 2019 List of Fastest-Growing Companies. Homesnap’s technology powers the Broker Public Portal effort, and its growth as a company has been jaw-dropping. 

By |2019-10-30T14:34:42-07:00October 30th, 2019|Broker Public Portal|0 Comments

Success Story: Learn from Tom Hurdelbrink of NWMLS how the real estate industry is avoiding the horrific economic meltdown that the music industry went through with Broker Public Portal

The industry-controlled portal – operating as Homesnap-- has become our industry’s greatest ‘overnight’ success story: it has generated over 1 million free leads for REALTORS® across the country and is the number one rated real estate app in App Store.

By |2019-10-03T10:43:38-07:00October 3rd, 2019|Broker Public Portal|0 Comments

Broker Public Portal Announces Neil Dholakia of Keller Williams as New Board Member

Keller Williams has been an eager supporter of the Broker Public Portal. The strength of their commitment is evident by the involvement of their senior leadership on the BPP Board of Managers. Neil Dholakia, Chief Product Officer of Keller Williams, is the newest Board member as was announced Tuesday.