The National Institute of Webographers, LLC (NIW) was proudly presented in the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) debut issue of Real Estate Trends + Technology (RET2) magazine. NIW has recognized the value of technology education within the growing real estate market and share the vision of C.A.R. in promoting educational services “…to increase the professionalism of members and give them the tools they need to better serve their clients--the consumer.” (www.car.org).

Marc Grayson, the president and founder of  the REW™ certification was interviewed for “Tools of the Trade” article in the March, 2007 issue of the Michigan Association of REALTORS® Magazine. The article speaks to how REALTORS® should look to technology to remain competitive; technologies they should consider within their arsenal.

In the May, 2007 issue of the Michigan Association of Realtors® Magazine, Marc Grayson, president and founder of the REW™ certification, was featured commenting on the vast benefits of virtual tours in an article entitled “360 Tours”, written by Buck Wargo. The Virtual Tours module is one of the 11 technology competencies included in our REW™ certification. The article sheds light on the pros and cons of creating and utilizing Virtual Tours for marketability purposes, both by an agent themselves, or through a hired third party.

Marc Grayson, president of the National Institute of Webographers, has provided guest contributions at the Real Estate Tomato blog, covering topics such as single sign-on, single-property websites, paperless transactions and discussion on CMAs and AVMs.

The Real Estate Tomato is a destination for real estate news, emarketing, internet insight, services and products. Their mission is to provide Realtors with the news, knowledge, service and technology to make them more successful.

Congratulations to Jim Cronin and the Real Estate Tomato for being nominated for the 2007 Inman Innovator Award; category of Most Innovative Blog!  

Drew Meyers, partner relations associate with Zillow, conducted an interview with Marc Grayson, President &  Founder of the National Institute of Webographers, as detailed on the Zillow Blog  The post reiterates our goal to “ensure real estate professionals are up-to-date on the latest web-based technologies, processes and best practices in technology usage.”

This interview marked Webographers grand announcement as the first in the industry to implement single sign-on technology, across many real estate applications and many service providers to create a sandbox for candidates to “play” in; to best understand available RE technologies on the market, their value-proposition, and how they work. 

Laura Monroe, president & owner of Creative Agent Solutions, conducted an interview with Marc Grayson, President &  Founder of the National Institute of Webographers. This interview, conducted in the Real Estate Virtual Assistant Group at Active Rain, examined the applicability of the REW™ certification for the audience of Virtual Assistants.

For those interested in learning more about Virtual Assistants, or submitting an RFP, please check out the REVA Group (private group where you must ask for permission) at ActiveRain.

Guest columnist, Robin Morgan, discusses the top 5 activities an agent / broker should consider during a "slow market". Rounding out the top five includes time to get "educated" on real estate technology via the REW™ certification!

"...Take any opportunity you can find to learn new skills, new techniques and new ways of getting the job done. There are so many great coaching and educational organizations that will help you stay current with technology and information that will enhance the way you do business.

There are great new schools out there like the National Institute of Webographers that have already taken the time to evaluate the huge influx of technology in this market and will easily show you the most important new tools and how other successful agents are using them to build their business..."