retechnologycom: Brokers and MLSs at odds on several issues - 10/13/10 08:07 AM
Real Estate Technology consulting firm, Clareity along with REAL Trends conducted a 2010 MLS Initiatives Survey for brokers. They surveyed 500 of the nation’s top brokers and received 150 responses. What surprised me was the apparent disconnect between what MLSs are doing and how brokers feel about it. In my reading, I was not so surprised by the results, but surprised that brokers have a lack of understanding of the initiatives themselves.
Listing Syndication - 36% of brokers oppose or strongly oppose it. If so, why are brokers syndicating listings at all. The MLS is not syndicating the listings, brokers opt into the free service … (3 comments)

retechnologycom: Take the RETechnology.com Smartphone Survey! - 10/13/10 08:03 AM
WAV Group and RETechnology.com have partnered together to field a new survey about smartphone usage. Since smartphones are so prevalent now we thought it would be interesting to learn more about how they are working for REALTORS.
Help us know what type of Smartphones you use, so we can make sure to provide you with specific tutorials and content about those devices!
Let us know what mobile applications you use, what your level of involvment is so we can accurately recommend real estate applications for you!
It's just 2 minutes long and a total of 10 questions.
Click here to … (2 comments)

retechnologycom: Worried about declining commission rates? Here's how to fix it! - 09/24/10 05:49 PM
Today’s real estate consumer communicates very differently with their agent than in past times.  Unlike boomers who like to get to know their agent and work with them in person, Gen Y’s prefer to do most things electronically.  They ask for you to send them an update to a contract via text.   They want you to set them up on auto email from your MLS system to look for listings that match their search criteria.
Bottomline, they want to just “get it done". They don’t have the time or interest to really get to know and the true skills you provide … (4 comments)

retechnologycom: Looking for a great job selling real estate technology? - 09/22/10 10:24 PM
RE Technology, Inc. is growing by leaps and bounds! We need to hire another sales peson to help spread the word about the great opportunity to connect technolog companies and services to over 250,000 agents across the United States.  RE Technology’s flagship product RETEchnology.com is the real estate industry’s first ever web portal that aggregates information about a variety of technologies and services used by the real estate industry.  It is a thriving online portal featuring the industry’s most comprehensive resource for products, companies, user ratings and product reviews.   RETechnololgy.com allows real estate agents and brokers to better leverage the power … (0 comments)

 
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Articles and studies posted about emerging trends in marketing, online tools and technology. WAV Group regularly publishes articles and research papers about a variety of important topics for real estate professionals. WAV Group also regularly measures consumer attitudes and perspectives through its projects conducting focus groups, online surveys and one on one indepth interviews. WAV Group is one of the leading real estate consulting firms in the industry. They work with companies conducting strategic planning, real estate technology evaluations, management advisory services and marketing, communications and brand planning.


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