Lone Wolf's final four: Real estate software to slam dunk your selling season Sarah Trinka Fri, 04/05/2024 - 14:54 March Madness is more than just the biggest time of year for college basketball—it’s also the tip-off to the hot real estate selling season. The competition is going to heat up, the stakes are going to rise, and only the most prepared brokerages can make a run for the championship. Is your brokerage at the center of your market’s bracket? In the spirit of this sports season and the fact that the buzzer has sounded on the market slowdown, we’ve got our own spin on the Final Four ..read more

Event recap: Exploring the problems and solutions facing real estate today  Brittney Hubley Tue, 04/02/2024 - 14:53 When it comes to real estate, what often makes the news are the highs—even if they aren’t always positive. We hear a lot about the highest mortgage interest rates in a generation, the average length of time a house spends on the market going up, and more.   But from inside the industry, we can see another factor on the rise: expectations are higher than ever, whether they be for professionals themselves, for the performance of listings and properties on the market, or ..read more

A year in real estate: Springing into busy season Maggie Tse Mon, 04/01/2024 - 12:24 This post is part two of four in a series on our real estate checklist. Find part one here.    Have you noticed? The snow is melting, and the sun is rising earlier than usual. The birds are back for spring and so are we. To be more specific, we’re here with the top tips your brokerage can take to prepare for the upcoming busy season this year.  Now that the market will start warming up, buyers and sellers will come out of hibernation to see what opportunities they can find. Listings are about ..read more

Good Friday, March 29: How to reach product support Sarah Trinka Mon, 03/25/2024 - 09:07 Spring is here! We're excited to gear up for another busy season with you as the market starts to heat up. But before we dive in, our team will be taking a short break on Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday. With that said, our Canadian and U.S. locations will be closed on March 29, 2024, and product support will be affected. Here’s what you need to know if you need support.   These Lone Wolf products will have limited support available: Transactions (TransactionDesk Edition) Transactions ..read more

Spring forward: Tips for real estate growth in the busy season Sarah Trinka Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:00 Finally, more hours of daylight have arrived as we all enter the first weeks of the bustling spring real estate season! The 2024 selling season is poised to be a dynamic, yet healthier market. Whether the sweet spot for sellers arrives alongside lower mortgage rates, an influx of renters transitioning to homeownership, the demographic shift of folks looking to downsize, or more incentives from new construction, all remains to be seen. The good news is that it’s off to a strong start and there ..read more

From numbers to narrative: Find your market’s story with Market Dynamics Sarah Trinka Wed, 02/14/2024 - 09:00 Every market has a story.   What’s yours? The 2023 housing market rollercoaster is behind us, and this might be the year of “out with the old and in with the sold.” The 2024 market is already looking sunnier with interest rates dipping, and new listings sprouting up. Does the same hold true for your market, in particular? Find out now with the latest release for BrokerMetrics, real estate’s leading business and market analytics tool. Book a demo   Discover the all-new ..read more

President's Day and Family Day: How to contact support Maggie Tse Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:31 It’s that time of year again! As the end of February draws closer, so does our first long weekend of the year. This upcoming Monday is Family Day in Canada and President’s Day in the U.S.   After a busy start to the new year, along with preparing for exciting news to come, we’ll be offering our team a break to relax and spend quality time with family and loved ones.   With that said, our Canada and U.S. home offices will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2023. This means support will be affect ..read more

Bet on the game—not on your brokerage’s growth and success Matt Keenan Mon, 02/12/2024 - 08:09 The 2024 Super Bowl wasn’t short on intrigue. It was election-year rematch. It featured two of the top offensive masterminds. It pitted the game’s greatest active quarterback against ‘Mr. Irrelevant.’ But one of the more interesting storylines this year happened entirely off the field: The bets. There are scores of legal bets you can place for the Super Bowl, everything from standard wagers on the spread and player stats to irreverent gambles that have little to do with the game itself—like how man ..read more

Celebrating a year of excellence: The Lone Wolf team The Wolf Pack Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:50 In hindsight, 2023 was a busy year for a few reasons. Along with major news like the announcement of the future of real estate software, our leadership team made waves—and big contributions—to the real estate industry as a whole. Let’s take a look back at some of the prestigious awards that recognized the Lone Wolf leadership team recently for the work they do to support real estate at every level.   Jimmy Kelly, CEO The Vanguard Award Jimmy was recognized as a winner of the HousingWire Vanguard a ..read more

Understanding the 2024 market: Best practices Maggie Tse Mon, 02/05/2024 - 13:04 These days, the market is always changing. But no matter what changes, the ever-relevant question remains: How can you stay on top of the market and ahead of your competitors throughout?   One thing’s for certain. From the bigger picture to the small stuff, you’ll need both sides—and everything in between—to understand the state of today’s housing market, your place in it, and how to grow from there.     The bigger picture.   To understand where your brokerage is at, context is key. When we t ..read more