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The latest episodes of Andy Woolley’s podcast, Secrets of a Smarter MLS are great. He features conversations with Brad Bjelke, CEO of UtahRealEstate.com, Chris Carrillo, CEO of Metro MLS and Sam DeBord, CEO of RESO.
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Word on the street is that Rick Sherwood is starting a new adventure at CoreLogic. He has been at eNeighborhoods Homes.com since 2007.
I’ve worked with Rick for many years and know him to be a true class act. Congrats!
RESO Elects 2020 Officers and Directors
“The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) has announced its 2020 Executive Board and the results of its Board of Directors election for five open seats and other board appointments.
“RESO is attracting an unmatched pool of business and technology leaders who will help accelerate our vision of a streamlined real estate technology industry,” said Sam DeBord, CEO of RESO. “Our leadership team is devoted to a brighter future for real estate standards that foster the creation of technology as frictionless as using a mobile phone.”
Congrats to Katie Smithson and the rest of the new appointees.
2020 RESO Executive Board:
• Rebecca Jensen, President and CEO, Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED) – Chair
• Michael Wurzer, President and CEO, FBS, Creators of Flexmls – Vice Chair
• Suzanne Mueller, Chief Industry Relations Officer, realtor.com, Move, Inc. – Secretary
• Richard Renton, CEO, Triad MLS – Treasurer
Representing Technology Companies, Developers, Partners & Consultants with revenue over $25 Million:
• Chip McAvoy (Incumbent) – EVP Real Estate Solutions, Black Knight, Inc.
Representing Technology Companies, Developers, Partners & Consultants with revenue under $25 Million:
• Mark Lesswing – Owner, Lesswing, LLC
• Katie Smithson – Director of Enterprise Services, W+R Studios
Representing Multiple Listing Services and/or REALTOR® Affiliated Association with under 50,000 subscribers:
• Rebecca Jensen (Incumbent) – President & CEO, Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED)
Representing Other Associations or Groups:
• Jeff Young (Incumbent) – COO / General Manager, Realtors Property Resource, LLC (RPR)
Appointed for 2020:
• Suzanne Mueller, Chief Industry Relations Officer, realtor.com, Move, Inc.
• Richard Renton, CEO, Triad MLS
• Turan Tekin, Director, MLS and Industry Development, Zillow Group
• Michael Wurzer, President and CEO, FBS, Creators of Flexmls
Appointed RESO Board Advisor:
Scott Woodard – CEO, ShowingTime
This meme has been going around. The comments on this Instagram thread are hilarious.
Musings on Defining Fundamental Problems
“One thing I’m pretty good at doing is seeing beyond the symptoms and identifying those fundamental problems. I don’t really know how I do it; I just kind of… see it and it makes sense and it makes the whole thing hang together.
So I thought I would muse on a few industry segments to try and figure out how I think of problems, and maybe along the way, provide something useful and valuable to you, the most educated readership in real estate.”
Must-read post by The Notorious R.O.B. A great perspective as we leave this decade and enter a new one on the challenges organized real estate faces.
MRED Partners with Voiceter Pro to Create MLS Voice Assistant
“Equipping real estate professionals with the hands-free ability to access information on the go is the next step in MLS innovation,” said MRED President/CEO Rebecca Jensen. “Whether it’s in the car on the way to meet clients or on their smart speaker at home, connectMLS is there to help our subscribers provide a higher level of service.”
MRED, LLC
MRED subscribers can easily use the new connectMLS voice assistant capability by saying “Alexa, open connectMLS” or “Hey Google, talk to connectMLS.” Real estate professionals will be prompted to use their MLS credentials during their first login and occasional logins thereafter to securely access the available information.
I’ve had Miguel and Ami of Voiceter Pro on my podcast Listing Bits. These guys are leading the way on voice assistant tech in real estate. Here’s a video showing how it works. Cool stuff!
Cloud CMA launches new data integration with Buyside
“Agents who create listing presentations with Cloud CMA are about to get a new edge in their efforts to win clients thanks to a new integration with data firm Buyside.
Jim Dalrymple II at Inman News
The integration, which was announced Tuesday, will let agents directly incorporate Buyside’s real-time market data into their presentations. Pennsylvania-based Buyside compiles data from online portals, open house software and various other sources to identify how many people are looking for a particular type of property at any given moment.”
We’ve always made it a point to be inclusive of data and tools that help brokers and agents look awesome in front of their clients. Showing the homeowner real-time data of the number of buyers looking for homes like theirs is a no-brainer. This new integration does exactly that with just the click of a button.
2020 is going to be a great year for Cloud CMA customers. I’m so grateful and proud of our team at W+R Studios and I can’t wait to share with you what they have been cooking up!
“The way consumers buy and sell homes is radically changing, and 2020 will be the year that more will recognize these fundamental shifts happening within real estate,” said Stefan Swanepoel, chairman and CEO of T3 Sixty and the report’s editor-in-chief. “The industry is changing more and faster now than it has in decades, something that becomes abundantly clear when reading this study.”
The Report identifies iBuying as the #1 trend in 2020. In this controversial and powerful new real estate model used by Zillow, Redfin, Opendoor and a growing list of other companies every day, consumers can sell or buy a new home in as soon as three days with all cash and choose their closing date. The model brings transparency, simplicity and certainty to a transaction that historically has been lengthy, confusing and complicated.
I just finished the first chapter, which covers the Class Action Anti-trust lawsuits. I gotta say Swanepoel does a great service putting this content together. Makes a great stocking stuffer.????
Introducing the HW 2019 Vanguards – 50 executives leading the housing industry
“The HW Vanguard Award recognizes leaders of businesses contributing to the growth of the housing economy and its various sectors, including mortgage, fintech and real estate. And this year’s winners distinguished themselves as some of the top leaders innovating the housing industry today.”
HousingWire
Lots of great people on this list including Chris Heller, now of OJO Labs, Pat Stone of WFG, and Drew Uher of HomeLight. Congrats to Ernie and the rest.
