Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

While many in the real estate industry were surprised by the news Friday morning that the National Association of Realtors had agreed to a nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits for $418 million, Marty Green, a principal at law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , was not one of them. The days of door opening are over.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

who sold a house on an MLS and used an agent from one of the brokerage defendants between Dec. Douglas Elliman also cites lack of jurisdiction in its motion to dismiss, stating that Douglas Elliman International and Douglas Elliman Realty are holding companies that are not licensed as real estate brokerages in Missouri or elsewhere.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Technically, it encompasses brokers, principal agents and closed loan sellers,” he said. “We We focus on sharing our knowledge with smaller brokerage shops seeking guidance, offering them a playbook for integrating our program into their business model.” “But to the partners we want to welcome, we aim to be more targeted.

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Realty Biz

JULY 1, 2022

NYSE: COMP), a leading technology-enabled residential real estate brokerage, today announced the appointment of Dawanna Williams to its board of directors effective July 1, 2022. Williams currently serves as Founder and Managing Principal of Dabar Development Partners. Compass, Inc. About Compass.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Alexander, now rebranded as @properties , is a four-year-old firm with 45 agents and $120 million in 2020 sales volume that has so far focused on downtown Detroit. Co-founded by Thad Wong and Michael Golden in 2000, @Properties is the biggest real estate brokerage in Chicago and 10 th largest shop in the nation with $10.8

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This positions our associates to adapt and thrive in the market from both a business growth and technology innovation standpoint,” Matthew Mullin, principal and founder of The Mullin Blankfeld Group, said in a statement. “It It ranked 8th for residential sales volume, with a total of $46,687,375. The Blankfeld Group came in No.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Residential brokerage Compass is now a publicly traded company, with shares trading at $20.15 Last week, the brokerage announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it sought around $882 million from its initial public offering by trading 36 million shares at $23 to $26. Investors initially paid $21.15-a-share

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RIS Media

JANUARY 19, 2022

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, one of the country’s fastest-growing brokerages, with 2,000 agents and $8 billion in annual sales, today announced a merger with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McNelis Group Properties of Solomons, Md. For more information, visit [link].

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“Our decision to offboard a significant number of unproductive agents during the fourth quarter resulted in a decrease in our agent count quarter-over-quarter, the retention of our most productive agent cohorts remained excellent,” Kent Cheng, principal financial officer at eXp World Holding, said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The first thing we go through when I work with real estate brokerages — whether it’s in helping them to streamline their technology or to prepare for sale — is their financials. Create a list of vendors and products you’re using, monthly costs and other pertinent details like the sales rep, website and contract terms.

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Technology Principal Brokerage Agents 364

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

In return, Hometap gets an agreed-upon percentage of the sale price or appraised value within a 10-year period. The market, however, is expected to grow as HEI companies seek to partner with mortgage lenders and real estate brokerages. The annual investment volume in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Their collective expertise spans the entire spectrum of the sector, encompassing areas such as lending, tech, real estate, appraisal, compliance, operations, sales and so much more. The following list of honorees comprises many more examples of exceptional leadership from some of the industry’s most accomplished women.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Requirements to get a real estate license in Ohio Before you enroll in the required 120 hours of sales associate prelicensing education, you’ll need to know some of the requirements for obtaining an Ohio real estate license. Ready to find a real estate brokerage? Look for a broker who specializes in that niche.

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Realty Biz

APRIL 29, 2021

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC announced today that principals of the former RE/MAX Clarity, based in Chula Vista, Calif., have formed a new brokerage and affiliated with the BHGRE ® brand. Last year the firm’s 20 affiliated sales associates were responsible for $96 million in sales volume across San Diego County.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

The lack of housing inventory – a major pain point for real estate agents and loan officers – is an issue that Mark Cohen, principal owner of Cohen Financial Group , also sees in the upper end of the Southern California market. I think there were only two or three sales last month in LA County over $5 million.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. Consequently (it) will shrink the buyer pool,” Yun said, adding: “Sales could fall even further with some inventory sitting on the market for more than a month like in the pre-pandemic days.”. Existing home sales dropped 2.4% in April from March to 5.61

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

Recently, two MSR sales offerings were announced by two separate advisory firms, which together are valued at more than $1.4 Nearly 62% of the loans by unpaid principal balance in the latter $816.7 The sale date for the package “is negotiable,” according to the bid documents, with bids due by mid-June. For the $4.8

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not? Instead, they’re leaving money on the table.

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RIS Media

APRIL 6, 2021

United® Real Estate’s company-owned operations have recently been recognized as the eighth largest residential real estate brokerage in the nation ranked by number of transactions. The organization soared into the Top 10 brokerage ranking, moving up 131 positions from No. 8 in sales transactions and to No. 139 to No.

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RIS Media

MARCH 16, 2022

The affiliation gives @properties Christie’s International Real Estate agents in Detroit and Dallas access to a luxury brokerage network with member firms in nearly 50 countries and territories, special marketing partnerships and referral opportunities with Christie’s. A second office, in Frisco, is opening soon. “As

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To begin with, his reputation for excellence is ironclad: over a decade of experience as a real estate broker and over $300,000,000 in total sales. In 2024, Tate received Coldwell Banker’s International President’s Premier Award representing the company’s top 1% of all sales professionals.

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Realty Biz

APRIL 4, 2023

Thayne Houston, Principal Broker, ERA Brokers Consolidated, St. Jim Napier, President and Principal Broker, Napier Realtors ERA, Richmond, Va., Joanne is also known for creating a company where customer service is a priority, resulting in the brokerage becoming a three-time winner of the Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1 st in Service.

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RIS Media

JUNE 10, 2021

Lennox Scott recently received the prestigious Brokerage Leadership Award at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) Annual Conference in Las Vegas this past May. In addition to the Brokerage Leadership Award, John L. Scott Real Estate Chairman and CEO J.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

We also give them something called a guaranteed sale price,” Cunningham added. The company charges a one-time 6% fee on the sale of the customer’s old home. “We Once the sale of the old home is complete, the customer uses the mortgage, which they have pre-qualified for, to finalize the purchase of their new home. “We’re

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RIS Media

JANUARY 15, 2021

What: Brokerages have been betting big on online lead gen to boost agent recruiting and retention. Cleve Gaddis , leader of one of Georgia’s top 10 real estate teams and coach with Workman Success Systems, has over 25 years of experience in sales. Shannon McGee is the sales director for IXACT Contact Solutions Inc.,

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RIS Media

MARCH 29, 2022

For CENTURY 21 Breeden REALTORS® and our team of 35-plus relentless sales professionals, it’s a thrill to be a legacy brand in Columbus and effect change that catapults the town and our 70-year-old brokerage forward. Beth McNeely is president/principal of CENTURY 21 Breeden REALTORS®.

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Realty Biz

JUNE 1, 2023

Now known as Next Real Estate Group ERA Powered and Next New Homes Group ERA Powered, the boutique brokerage serves the greater Sacramento area in all types of residential real estate sales with a specialty in new construction sales. Individual agents focus on traditional resale sales, new home sales or a hybrid of the two.

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RIS Media

APRIL 8, 2022

While their collective sales volume was a staggering $2.4 According to the results of RISMedia’s annual Power Broker Survey, total sales volume for the top 1,000 firms in 2021 increased by nearly $800B YoY, with the average transaction amount soaring from $394,043 in 2020 to $492,857 in 2021. in West Virginia.

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RIS Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

“It is time for all brokerages to be hyper-focused on the consumer by creating a wonderful home-buying and -selling experience and taking away as many pain points as possible during the real estate transaction.” Regional Owner/Operating Principal. The following individuals went above and beyond in 2019. Julie Kozich.

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RIS Media

APRIL 2, 2021

The modern agent is looking for a brokerage that can provide the systems and support that foster growth and success. When recruiting, that’s what brokerages should be focusing on: the value proposition that’s going to help them stand out in a crowded industry. What: Tech is king these days.

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RIS Media

JULY 30, 2021

– Owned brokerage agent count grew 4% year-over-year. On April 28, 2021, the company used cash on hand to pay down $150 million of the Term Loan B Facility, reducing the principal amount of that facility to $240 million. In June 2021, the company issued $403 million principal amount of 0.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2026.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 19, 2022

Real estate agents work under brokerages to rent, sell, and buy houses or other properties. Working as an assistant broker may give brokers helpful experience forming their brokerage. In the same way, like real estate sales agents, brokers must get licensed through their state. Find a Real Estate Pre-licensing Course.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Take a look below to see this year’s list of honorees. Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars! Name Job Title Company Name A.T.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 3, 2022

The family-owned brokerage is led by Ron Cika and his son Alex Cika. Ron Cika, who serves as principal broker, founded the firm in 2000 and thereafter started Nexstar Title and Escrow in 2008, US Assurance Insurance Agency in 2020 and Millennium Mortgage in 2021. What distinguishes us from the competition is multi-faceted.

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Branding Principal Brokerage Title 73

RIS Media

MAY 4, 2021

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC recently announced that principals of the former RE/MAX Clarity, based in Chula Vista, California, have formed a new brokerage and affiliated with the Better Homes and Gardens® (BHGRE®) brand. We are thrilled to welcome Elias and his team to the growing list of BHGRE affiliated brokerages.”

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Frank Polsinello, principal of RE/MAX Hallmark Polsinello Group Realty, is well known for his exceptional work ethic and sharp negotiation skills. Working toward moving out of sales production altogether, they were able to focus on growing their team and scaling their business.

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GeekEstate

APRIL 2, 2021

Compass , a technology-enabled real estate brokerage, filed its S-1 in early March with plans to raise about $550 million as part of an initial public offering. For instance, in 2020 sales & marketing expenses made up 61% of revenue (net of commissions to agents), down from 113% in 2016. The company has raised $1.6

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