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Inman News’ Craig Rowe reviews Lone Wolf’s new form editor

Lone Wolf enhances deal making with digital forms overhaul: Tech Review

“The longer a deal takes to get done, the greater the risk of something going wrong. The risk increases when deal data accumulates in unrelated channels, such as email inboxes, text messages or phone call notes scribbled on Post-Its.

Lone Wolf’s new forms editor addresses these challenges by collecting every deal-engagement point into a single interface, called the Workspace. Click the Parties menu to see and contact essential deal stakeholders, review and confirm suggested documents in the Forms tab, verify the Listing information, Offer points and use the Clauses menu to add and edit existing clauses or to create new ones.”

Good review. I have written about this new release and how fast I thought it was, but I think this review emphasizes the “why” of the need for speed (apologies to Maverick).

Ouch!

@mike.balint

#stitch with @debtcollective real estate commission is the scammiest ish ever #doingtrendswrong

♬ Love You So – The King Khan & BBQ Show

I think it’s good to understand how some may feel about our industry. Now what are we going to do about it?

Looking for a new gig?

Tech Support and Training Specialist– Willamette Valley MLS

“Do you enjoy solving problems and helping others? Are you passionate about providing a positive and supportive experience for those you work with? Do you thrive on variety, and relish opportunities to teach others new skills? Join the WVMLS team!”

The find out about this job or post a job, please visit the Vendor Alley Job Board. I wanted to give a quick thank you and shout out to Inman News for mentioning The Vendor Alley Job in their recent article, “As layoffs spread, here are some resources to help“.

Inman is also offering complimentary tickets to the Inman Connect Las Vegas Conference. Details can be found by following the link below

Click this link => Inman Connect Las Vegas Talent Pass

Industry Relations Podcast: The FTC, Stock Market, and Blood in the Streets!

How fair is the American economy and who decides what constitutes “fair”? Should the government intervene with the dealings of major American companies, specifically big tech companies, to break up their stranglehold on the U.S. marketplace and its competition, or lack thereof? And how will Biden’s executive order on fair competition affect real estate? In this episode, Rob and Greg go back and forth on the need for competition, what role the Federal Trade Commission should play, how the stock market might be affected, and how much more blood we can expect in the streets.

Watch us on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast player or just click below.

Link to the Biden order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/07/09/executive-order-on-promoting-competition-in-the-american-economy/

Link to Greg’s Bloomberg article:

Looking for some talent?

Looking for a new gig?

Director of Engineering – PropertyRadar

At PropertyRadar, we are on a mission to provide small businesses with better access to the opportunities found in public records.

We’ve been doing it for real estate investors, Realtors, mortgage brokers, home service companies, and others on the west coast since 2007. We expanded nationally in 2020.

The Director of Engineering will be instrumental in PropertyRadar’s product-led growth. You’ll be responsible for building on our incredible product and team as we continue to grow and expand our offerings.”

The find out about this job or post a job, please visit the Vendor Alley Job Board.

Looking for some talent?

The industry is going through a lot right now. Both Compass and Redfin have announced layoffs. I’ve been working with Melissa King of Bright MLS and she has scored a list of those at Redfin that were recently part of the cuts. Looks like some great talent available for those companies looking to hire. Let’s do this!

Here’s the link below.

Link=> Redfin Alumni Talent Directory

Brutal

Hopefully they will gain some back by the end of the week.

Wanna move to Hawaii?

I’ve been writing about how I think eWebinar can level the playing field for third-party product training for MLS organizations. I was blown away by another use case done by an agent on the “Big Island” in Hawaii. It is so well done you have to see it to believe it.

The agent, Alethea Lai, from Venture – Sotheby’s International Realty, does a masterful job with a mix of storytelling and interactions. She is a perfect guide for anyone who wants to buy property on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Below is a replay link ( you won’t have to register for eWebinar) to show you want I’m talking about.

Link = > A Big Island Neighborhood Tour: South Kohala, Waimea, & North Kohala

MetroList Services relaunches public-facing website

MetroList Introduces MetroList.com, A Powerful New Search Portal Designed For Consumers and Agents

“MetroList®, the largest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in Northern California, has introduced MetroList.com, a relaunch of the MetroList public-facing website. MetroList.com boasts many next-generational features that provide consumers with the most accurate database of properties for sale and recently sold in Northern California. As an added member benefit, every MetroList subscriber is provided with their own branded MetroList.com agent IDX searchable website.”

I think the switch to Metrolist.com from MetrolistMLS.com was smart. The site is on par with most listing portals, although I do prefer MetroList’s listing details page (single larger photo) over Zillow. Another thing I did appreciate is that the site is pretty snappy. Nice job MetroList!

Looking for a new gig?

Product Manager – FBS

“FBS is looking for two Product Managers to join our team! Our Product department consists of Product Managers, UI/UX Researchers, UI/UX Designers and Product Analytics. Product Managers may work with all of our real estate products, including Flexmls, FlōPlan, Spark API and ancillary products as well.”

The find out about this job or post a job, please visit the Vendor Alley Job Board.

Sponsored By MLS Reset