Two of the Largest Independent Brokerages Join Forces

Very exciting news today!    Allen Tate and Howard Hanna have joined forces creating a powerful partnership with the #4 and #1 private, family-owned brokerages in America. Together these giants sold 119,000 properties equaling $24 billion in transactions.   I cannot wait to see what the progressive leadership of both of these companies can do when they combine forces! They both have dominant market positions and highly trusted brands that consumers love!   Charlotte, NC (September 20, 2018) – Today at the Charlotte Convention Center, Pat Riley, President and CEO of the Allen Tate Companies, announced to agents and employees gathered for their convention, Momentum 2018, [...]

By |2018-09-20T15:05:47-07:00September 20th, 2018|Press Releases, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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How Do You Know If You Are Making Well-Informed Decisions to Keep Your Organization Vital?

The end of the year is on the horizon and many associations and MLSs have begun to budget and are thinking about what services they should offer their members in 2019 and beyond. Don’t miss out on the WAVes of Change in 2019, be sure to plan accordingly!

By |2018-09-17T14:38:54-07:00September 10th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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A Researcher’s Perspective on Strategy

When you meet someone for the first time, it is not uncommon for the question to arise “What do you do?” The answer that I should use is, "that we run a research company that informs business strategy in real estate for the capital markets, brokers, MLSs, REALTOR® Associations, and the technology companies that serve them."

By |2018-08-31T12:39:18-07:00August 31st, 2018|Broker-Agent Information, Our Company, Our Services|0 Comments
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Rex Marr Announces Retirement

The industry is losing one of our funniest and most effective sales people. Rex Marr is retiring from Rapattoni after 50 years in the business! We’ll miss you a bunch buddy! Have a great time with your next adventure! We’ll make sure Susan keeps us up to speed on all of your antics! We’ll miss you!

By |2018-08-08T17:46:19-07:00August 8th, 2018|Main category|0 Comments
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BoxMLS Names Kevin Hughes as New CEO

So excited to hear that Kevin Hughes is back at it again in the MLS joining BoxMLS as its new Chief Executive Officer!  We’ve been watching this company for awhile now and they are doing really interesting things!  For those that have not yet heard about BoxMLS it is a new tool to help brokers and agents operate much more effectively across multiple MLS markets at once.

By |2018-08-04T18:26:45-07:00August 3rd, 2018|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments
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Moxiworks Refutes Compass’ Claims Regarding Technology and Market Share

Wow, just saw this and just HAD to comment. It’s rare that we see brokers go at each other so publicly about their competitive claims, but I have to say this letter is pretty interesting. The real estate industry is rife with hyperbole and marketing claims. Our industry’s preference of opinion over fact is one of the main reasons I started a research practice within WAV Group. The birth of business intelligence is allowing brokerages new ways to substantiate or refute claims like the article from Moxiworks shown below. Moxiworks is using MLS data married with BI tools to refute [...]

By |2018-08-04T18:27:54-07:00July 30th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information, Business Intelligence, MLS Insights, Press Releases, Technology, Technology Evaluation|10 Comments
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WAV Group Systems Audits and Integration

We are excited to have David Gumpper on the team here at WAV Group. Since joining our firm, he has been actively supporting our brokerage, MLS, and technology clients with a wide variety of systems audits and systems integrations.

By |2018-02-20T06:00:26-08:00February 20th, 2018|Main category, Our Company, Our Services|0 Comments
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Flashback Feature 2006: Craig Newmark is the Internet’s Reluctant Mogul

This Flashback Features series unearths profiles from the past of real estate and technology leaders. A version of this story was first published in California Real Estate magazine. This profile of Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is from 2006. By Kevin Hawkins Craig Newmark, the Internet’s reluctant mogul, makes his daily visit to Café Reverie in the Cole Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. He has dog biscuits in his pockets and a ready smile for the next little child that he encounters.

By |2018-02-19T05:00:31-08:00February 19th, 2018|Broker Technology Research, Main category|0 Comments
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What is a Brand?

A brand is the difference between a pair of running shoes and a pair of Nikes. A brand is what people feel about you your product, the service you provide, or your organization. It's part rational but mostly emotional. People will forgive a strong brand if it makes a mistake. likewise people won't forgive a weak brand if it makes a mistake, remember Gateway computers? We thought so. WAV Group is not a branding agency – we leave that to leading firms like 1000 Watt. But WAV Group starts every project with an understanding of your brand. Marilyn Wilson, former [...]

By |2017-11-22T12:00:20-08:00November 22nd, 2017|Main category|0 Comments
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Communications and Public Relations are not Advertising

About four years ago, WAV Group expanded its consulting services to include Public Relations and Communications. Like everything at WAV Group, this service is an extension of our core Strategic Planning services. In our planning experiences, we learned that companies are not doing enough research to measure customer and employee satisfaction. So we started WAV Group Research. We learned that many companies have a hard time recruiting and hiring the right people, so we started WAV Group recruiting. WAV Group communications help companies develop and implement great communications and PR strategies. Kevin Hawkins is our leader in this segment of [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:22:35-07:00November 2nd, 2017|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments
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Enormous Change is Happening Around Us Everyday

Enormous change is happening around us everyday. I am sure that you would all agree that this change is likely to accelerate in the second half of 2017 and beyond. I believe strongly in our WAVes of Change agenda. We are committed to the support of our clients who are going through transformation journeys to redefine their purpose and strategy. We passionately believe that people and company culture are the foundation of competitive differentiation, and that is the highest responsibility for the leadership of your company. But we also believe in outside perspective, and the learning that comes from understanding [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:22:44-07:00July 24th, 2017|Wav of Change|0 Comments
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Don’t Miss Leveraging High-Quality Content to Engage Online Consumers

WAV Group will be hosting a free webinar on August 1st at 10:00 am PDT focused around how MLSs like the Georgia MLS and leading brokers like Century 21 Dumont are leveraging video to drive consumer engagement. The webinar is designed to address the needs of MLSs and Large brokers with more than 100,000 website visits a month. If you operate a big site, you will want to attend. We will hear about how MLSs and brokers are partnering with This Old House, and how they are leveraging their extensive library to enhance the consumer experience, extend visitor time on site, [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:22:44-07:00July 17th, 2017|Broker-Agent Information, Main category|0 Comments
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