MortgageCoach interview with Gorkem Kuterdem, CTO
WFG News
January 3, 2018

MortgageCoach interview with Gorkem Kuterdem, CTO

Watch the full interview below:
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Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part 4 of a 4 part series
WFG News
December 27, 2017

Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part 4 of a 4 part series

Do You Have a Duty to Accept a Power of Attorney? From time to time, you will find yourself being told “you must” accept this POA and some will even…
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Make your ‘About’ Page More Awesome Than You Thought You Were.
WFG News
December 4, 2017

Make your ‘About’ Page More Awesome Than You Thought You Were.

By CJ Brogan Marketing & Technology Director | WEST, a WFG Company cjbrogan@poweredbywest.com Ah, the ‘About’ page: one of the most important pages on your website, yet also one of the most…
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Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part 3 of a 4 part series
WFG News
November 30, 2017

Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part 3 of a 4 part series

Closing with a Power of Attorney You have decided your Power of Attorney (“POA”) has the right formalities for the state of execution, the governing law state and the state…
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Realtors rejoice! Comprehensive product library now available to all
WFG News
November 15, 2017

Realtors rejoice! Comprehensive product library now available to all

WEST’s Product Library on Modern Day Agent site is brand-neutral evaluation of real estate tools, apps and services. Portland, OR  November 14, 2017    Today’s real estate professional has thousands of…
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Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part 2 of a 4 part series
WFG News
November 8, 2017

Why We Hate Powers of Attorney – Part 2 of a 4 part series

In Part I of this article, we explained that even though a Power of Attorney (“POA”) can be convenient for our customers, the use of POAs is a source of…
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WFG News
March 6, 2015

Feds tap Zillow’s chief economist for open-data initiative

Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries has been named to an advisory panel that the federal government says will help it do a better job unleashing vast troves of data to foster economic growth and promote better decision-making — including census data served up by real estate search sites. Humphries, creator of…
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WFG News
March 6, 2015

Heart of Darkness: angels and demons

A few days after my first strange encounter with Eris Roberts, the mysterious agent who contacted my desk to share her zeal and worry for her broker, Frank Needler, I found the following missive in my mailbox. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to contact Roberts and ask her when she received this…
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WFG News
March 6, 2015

Realtor.com climbs in rankings, Trulia’s new look, Homes.com picking up steam

Zillow Group has given Trulia’s home page a subtle makeover, which could foreshadow other changes that would help differentiate the nation’s most popular real estate search portals now that they’re under the same roof. Before it was acquired by Zillow, Trulia’s home page featured an image of a couple holding hands, strolling up a…
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WFG News
March 6, 2015

3 tips for navigating the expanding short-term rental real estate niche

There is a movement across America in city governance, municipalities, townships, homeowners’ associations, condo associations — in fact, anywhere that can impose legislation and regulation — and it’s growing. This expansion impacts second-home buyers everywhere, and it’s something real estate professionals need to understand. The short-term rental market is no longer…
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