Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Now, as brokerages experiment with private listing networks (PLNs) and MLS s push back, another fight has emergedwho should control where and how listings are shared. Brokerages hoard exclusive listings to drive traffic to their own sites. But what if all of thisthe entire debate over listing exposure and accesssoon becomes irrelevant?

As-is

Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

The industry veterans describe it as an AI-driven platform for real estate team and brokerage valuations and sales. FIJI is the future of real estate brokerage valuations and M&A. Im also excited about the new FIJI AI tools that will give brokerages ongoing advice and support to reach their goals, Murray said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2025

The index benchmarks the profitability of over 150 brokerages across the country and tracks EBITDA earnings as a percentage of revenue for U.S. brokerages that demonstrate consistent GAAP-compliant financial reporting. Both independent firms and national franchises are included in the index.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

The move is part of a broader expansion strategy by the fast-growing brokerage , which gained recent attention through its feature on the Amazon reality series “Luxe Listings Toronto.” For years, the top 10% of agents have dominated the industry, yet traditional brokerages have failed to truly reward them in a real way.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2025

Consumers listing a $400,000 property for sale could save up to $10,000 in broker fees by using a “low-fee” brokerage firm, according to a report published Monday by the Consumer Policy Center (CPC). to list a property will spend $6,000 less in brokerage fees to sell a $400,000 home compared to a seller who uses an agent that charges 3%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In this weeks episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt sits down with Portside Real Estate Group CEO Dava Davin to discuss the importance of buyer consultations, brokerage leadership styles and ancillary solutions for brokerage growth in 2025. Velt: You are the sole owner of the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

While the commission lawsuits and the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement occupied notable portions of 2024 for The Real Brokerage , impressive organic growth is the firm’s true highlight of the year. I think 2025 is going to be another major growth year for us,” Poleg said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2025

Denver-based real estate brokerage West + Main Homes has launched a new home improvement service in partnership with contractor Curbio. The program, called Refresh by West, offers West + Main agents and their clients access to expedited, fixed-price proposals for presale or move-in home improvements.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Processing is a big piece of what brokerages care about, so we have a copilot that we’re getting feedback on and plan to have six or seven copilots that will launch next year. We’ve trained our AI models to be extremely specific to help agents, brokerages and end customers as well. Sarah Wheeler: You founded MaxHome.AI in January.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

As MLSs across the country work to implement the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) policy, brokerages and some Realtor associations are busy creating the new disclosures needed for delayed marketing exempt listings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2025

Some brokerages have rules that disincentivize agents to join teams because they make more money if they stay solo. Others have restrictions that prevent agents already at the brokerage from joining teams. Some now operate at a scale that blurs the line between team and brokerage — coining terms like “teamerage.”

Agents

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

At the same time, agent counts at other publicly traded companies have exploded, with The Real Brokerage (+1,173%), Fathom Realty (+136.6%), Compass (+78.8%) and eXp Realty (+64.9%) leading the way. This dynamic makes many consumers willing to pay for a full-service brokerage, if for no other reason than to reduce their anxiety.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. It can also explain an agent’s payout on any transaction and is integrated with Real Academy, which will give agents access to the brokerage’s entire catalog of training sessions and workshops. and Canada.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

What has changed for real estate brokerages since then? 31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. I’m hoping that this Halloween, when I’m taking my kids around trick-or-treating, it won’t be nearly as stressful,” Kelly said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

The housing market continued to cool in May, with buyer leverage increasing across many regions of the country, according to a new survey from The Real Brokerage. Branding takes back seat to economics, culture Survey findings suggest that brand reputation plays a limited role in how agents choose a brokerage. in May, down from 65.8

Marketing

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Side has filed a preliminary injunction against Tal and Oren Alexander and their brokerage, Official Partners , that seeks to prevent them from dissipating, hiding or moving collateral for a loan that Side claims the brothers have defaulted on. The federal charges against them claim that the behavior dates as far back as high school.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Leading real estate brokerage William Raveis is making another game-changing acquisition before the new year. This week, the firm announced the acquisition of Nantucket, Massachussetts -based brokerage Jordan Real Estate (JRE). Co-owners Gloria Grimshaw and David Callahan acquired the brokerage from founder Lucille Jordan in 2007.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Ryan Serhant ’s eponymous brokerage has been in rapid growth mode this year following the success of the Netflix show “Owning Manhattan,” and now investors want in on the action. Technologies, the umbrella company that includes the brokerage — will be used to develop the company’s AI platform known as S.MPLE. Ryan and the SERHANT.

Development

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Whether youre running a large brokerage, managing a small team or working on your own, the right transaction management platform can take the worry out of compliance and lighten your workload. From managing compliance to automating commission disbursements, its built to grow with your brokerage.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2025

The Real Brokerage has not been shy when it comes to its technological ambitions. Last week, The Real Brokerage took another step toward its goal of providing agents an AI concierge service available to consumers via text message with its acquisition of Flyhomes ’ AI-powered home search portal.

Technology

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

Two of Chicago’s largest independent real estate firms — Baird & Warner and Dream Town — have announced a merging of operations, creating a top residential brokerage in the region based on 2024 home sales , the companies said. 13 in the Top Private Independents in the 2025 RealTrends Verified top brokerage rankings.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

A new report on real estate agent and brokerage performance in the first quarter of 2025 shows that agent movement accelerated dramatically in opening months of the year. It tracked thousands of agent movements across brokerage models and markets. Tech-enabled brokerages followed, drawing 22.6% Traditional brokerages held a 19.7%

Agents

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Hooper commission lawsuit plaintiffs and the brokerage defendants that have reached proposed settlement agreements are looking to make things official. The four brokerages have agreed to business practice changes, as well as total payments of $44.05 Despite the criticism, eXp is not giving up without a fight.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2025

And the nation’s top brokerage by sales volume announced Monday that it has appointed Mike Simonsen to the role. In the time I spent building Altos, Compass came on to the scene and became the biggest brokerage in the country by sales volume — they reach a ton of people and they have 37,000 agents.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

Independent real estate brokerage Nest Realty has officially integrated Rechat into its core technology systems. According to Rechat, the partnership with Nest reflects a broader trend of brokerages seeking scalable, AI-ready platforms that minimize operational drag and enhance agent productivity. Rechat gave us that opportunity.”

Agents

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is taking aim at 165 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords in its latest series of lawsuits filed in Chicago. Defendants in the suit include major brokerage companies such as Coldwell Banker , Christies International Real Estate , Keller Williams and Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Chicago.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2025

The brokerage announced the appointment of Deborah Hauser as its new regional managing director for the two states on Monday. In this role, Hauser will oversee brokerage operations throughout the two states, focusing on agent development, market expansion and operational performance. “I’m Hauser joins SERHANT.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is especially true when various MLSs, brokerages and agents are taking their own approaches to dealing with the business practice changes. As Sharran Srivatsaa , the president of The Real Brokerage , sees it, there are two primary agent camps right now. Some of them are throwing hissy fits with this.”

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2025

RedKey Realty Leaders has announced a merger with RE Source LLC , a boutique commercial brokerage founded in 2001. It’s time my agents had the same independent brokerage experience they’re used to, with the enhanced support of a larger, well-respected firm. RedKey is the right partner,” Dearing said.

Commercial

Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2025

The brokerage announced Tuesday that it has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina -based independent brokerage Cottingham Chalk. Over the years, Cottingham Chalk has grown considerably, including the 2009 acquisition of Bissell-Hayes Realtors , another local independent brokerage. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2025

Luxury real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman Real Estate has partnered with Associated Mortgage Bankers to launch an in-house mortgage platform, Elliman Capital , designed to streamline the financing process for homebuyers. Initially rolling out in Florida, the platform will expand nationwide. FHA, VA, and USDA loans will also be added.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2025

billion all-stock acquisition of real estate brokerage Redfin. Rocket is buying the digital real estate brokerage in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 The Seattle-based brokerage company laid off 46 employees. Detroit-based Rocket Companies confirmed a company-wide layoff on Friday, just weeks after completing its $1.75

Closing

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This decline suggests that agents are increasingly hesitant to switch brokerages as we move deeper into the fall season. Agents Exiting the Industry: There may be an uptick in agents who are planning to leave the real estate industry altogether, reducing the pool of professionals interested in changing brokerages.

Agents

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

There’s a reason why eXp Realty regards itself as the “the most agent-centric brokerage on the planet.” According to the brokerage, Caldwell is no slouch when it comes to sales volume. ” Caldwell is no stranger to brokerage network innovations. As Leo says, eXp is where The Pros Go to Grow.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

If brokerages move to siloed private listing networks, Umansky believes this will harm competition in the industry. Mauricio Umansky , the CEO of The Agency , who does not support CCP, agreed with Wilcox that in most situations, sellers get the most benefit from listing on the MLS.

MLS

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Brokerages are scrambling to adapt to the post-settlement landscape of real estate, and more of them are turning to the same method for growing their headcount — acquiring new teams. The addition of teams is an efficient way for major brokerages to bolster agent counts and boost sales volumes on their income statements.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Simply put, some renters are choosing to avoid rising homeownership costs, moving expenses and brokerage fees, Redfin explained. High inventory levels contribute to another problem as active listings are remaining unsold for longer periods. The report focuses on homes that were on the market for at least 60 days at end of the month.

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