It's our favourite time of year here at Real Estate Webmasters. Not only is it the holiday season, it's also a time to reflect on successes of the past year and a time to look forward to the year ahead. At REW, we've immensely grown our business over the years, but that doesn't mean it's time to take the foot off the gas. Looking ahead to 2020, REW is investing in our technology, people, and marketing more than ever before. Because that's what it takes to be an industry leader. And the same applies to you. Whether you're an agent, team, or broker—it's a great time to ask: "What am I doing to make 2020 MY YEAR? What am I doing to get ahead or to stay ahead in my extremely competitive market?" What is the 12 Days of Christmas Promotion? Every year,…

IDX apps are a powerful tool for your business. They can help engage potential and existing clients, improve brand loyalty, and get people addicted to your services. But to get the most benefit, you need to know when to promote your app and how to use it within your existing workflow. Timing is everything. Typical journey of buyers & sellers First, let's talk real quick about the basic digital journey that almost every buyer and seller takes: 1. Search online When someone decides to buy or sell a house, they tend to start in one of two places: referrals or web searches. In either scenario, the person is trying to find more information about the real estate process. People who don't want to start with an agent will search terms like "Vancouver real…

Real Estate Webmasters signs RE/MAX Europe Mallorca, Spain | October 21, 2019This month, Real Estate Webmasters (REW) reaches another milestone by signing their first major international enterprise client, RE/MAX Europe. "We are very excited to announce that we have officially signed RE/MAX Europe," Morgan Carey, REW CEO, announced to employees and strategic partners today. This international collaboration will start with a complete redesign of RE/MAX Europe's remax.eu, their franchise website. "Our first goal is to help drive franchise sales, and broker agent recruiting for the Regions. Our job is to accelerate their already tremendous momentum," Carey asserts. "We will continue to advance the best real estate brand in Europe, assisting with the…

 Ever since my post iOi article I have received a lot of interest from companies and founders asking me to give feedback on, evaluate or acquire their businesses. Some really awesome people with great vision and a love for prop tech just the kind of people I love spending time with. There are also some really exciting companies that are growing, have a great customer base, have not over leveraged debt, are at or near profitability and have a unique product set that could really benefit REW and our customers. I’m extra excited about the potential to have some of these companies and their people join REW. We’re being super picky about where we put our resources (time and investment funds) but I think in 2020 you’ll see some great new additions to the REW…

So it’s the end of 2019 and we're coming into the beginning of 2020. I’m headed over to one of my favourite conferences, the One C21 conference for Century 21 Canada. Before I head out, I touch base with our customers. I send out a blast email letting them know about a new CRM, a new promo etc (you know doing my sales & marketing thing) and for those that write back I also ask them a very important question. “How has your experience with REW been so far?” I ask because I genuinely want to know. I want to make sure we’re as good as we can be, but also since I know I’m headed to a conference where we have hundreds of customers, I need to be prepared to work on any relationships that need love. "Run towards any problems” that is what Tim from my team…

News release BC Tech Company Ranked on 2019 Growth 500 For 7th Year in Row Real Estate Webmasters' continuous trend of growth isn't slowing down anytime soon NANAIMO, BC (September 12, 2019) — Canadian Business and Maclean’s ranked Real Estate Webmasters today as one of Canada's fastest growing companies on the 2019 Growth 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Produced by Canada’s foremost business and current affairs media brands, the Growth 500 celebrates the most innovative and important businesses in Canada. Companies are ranked on five-year revenue growth, telling the story of the companies who are shaping our country and making Canadian history today. Real Estate Webmasters ranked 278 on the 2019 Growth 500 list with…

The New Real Estate Webmasters CRM is FINALLY HERE! Our team is just in the final stages of testing the brand new features of the latest REW CRM and this update is MASSIVE! We've always had an epic lead generation and lead follow up platform, but now we have the best of both worlds: instant lead follow up AND true CRM functionality. This is the first phase in a multi-stage release over the next few months—we know our customers have been excitedly waiting for this to come! The new REW CRM Includes: Brand new fully responsive UI/UX New modern customer Lead Details Layout: fully responsive, complete with a Communications Centre AND Activity Centre, consolidating all vital details onto one page Adoption Engine: This new visual tool teaches agents…

NEWS RELEASE Canadian Tech Company Invests over $5M to Bring Modern MLS Technology to Europe After Landing Major Partners Real Estate Webmasters building a Pan-European MLS system with partner support from Google and the Government of Canada. NANAIMO, BC (August 19, 2019) — The support of the Canadian government's elite Business Scale-Up & Productivity (BSP) program has brought Real Estate Webmasters one step closer to revolutionizing the European real estate industry. In the Honorable Minister Navdeep Bains' announcement this month, Real Estate Webmasters (REW) has received a huge show of confidence from the Canadian Government towards the launch of an international, multilingual multiple listing service. The government's Western Economic…

I have just returned from NAR's iOi conference and my mind is on fire! I am so excited for what is to come, not just for me or for REW, but for our industry. I have been inspired by the amazing entrepreneurs I was fortunate enough to spend time with there, whether it was a brand new prop tech founder with eyes on taking over the world, or more established leaders like Chris Smith of Curaytor who have broken through some massive barriers and come out the other side with some wonderful companies. For those of you who don't know (which is probably most of you because I had no idea) iOi is the National Association Of Realtors "Innovation, Opportunities & Investment" conference. It was just held in Seattle and I have to say, for tech entrepreneurs & investors…

The Real Estate Webmasters team is thrilled to announce the first new platform release of Summer 2019. This release includes some awesome new updates to Discover. The new update rollout process will begin Tuesday, August 6th for all eligible clients. Watch your inbox for notification of when your site has been patched! New Features for Discover Our first summer release brings an exciting new features for the Discover platform! From adding enhanced search options to increasing your ability to get even more leads, this release is all about capturing more leads than ever before. IDX Real Estate Search Unleash the power of search in the newest update to your Discover real estate website! Discover offers portal-inspired home search technology and…