Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

Leading brokerage Compass announced some key leadership moves this week to bolster its operations in the Southeast, including Florida. The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. Adam Vellano was promoted to managing director of the South Florida market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2025

PAL Realty originally began as the resale division of The Plantation at Leesburg, a retirement community developed by the Smith Richardson Family Trust and Lakewood Development. Century 21 Myers Realty, founded in 1985 by Mary Myers, is a family-run brokerage now led by second-generation broker Jack Myers and his wife Karen.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2025

a full-service brokerage based in Ukiah, California. Kobetz, a lifelong Mendocino County resident, transitioned into real estate in 2017 after a career in his family’s motorsports dealership, where he developed sales and finance experience. Century 21 Real Estate has announced a new affiliation with Kobetz Realty Inc. ,

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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

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

While the nation’s top real estate teams are found at a variety of brokerages, one brand dominated the 2025 RealTrends Verified Rankings. The other brokerages are all fine, but Keller Williams just has so many great properties and we don’t want to leave,” Gubb said. “The It is hard to beat.” million in volume.

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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.

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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%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

The Real Brokerage has named Ravi Jani as its new chief financial officer. During his tenure at Real, Jani has also contributed to corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions , and the development of new products including Real Wallet , a financial tool for agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As someone who has been working in real estate tech for the last 15 years, I can understand why today’s agents—and the team leaders and brokerage owners who manage them—may feel stuck, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty. One of the biggest challenges I continue to hear from brokers regarding technology is poor user and feature adoption.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Errol Samuelson, the chief industry development officer at Zillow and a staunch supporter of CCP, noted that even with the policy as it currently stands, sellers do have many choices as to how to market their listing. “If If brokerages move to siloed private listing networks, Umansky believes this will harm competition in the industry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

FirstTeam , an independent real estate brokerage based in Southern California , has begun its national expansion by opening new offices in Idaho and Washington , with plans to establish operations in Arizona , Nevada , and Oregon. brokerages and is a founding member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders and operating principals, we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” KW President and CEO Mark Willis said in a statement. “An

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Dallas -based brokerage United Real Estate is expanding its footprint in the Midwest with a new merger. Last week, it announced an expansion in the Carolinas as United Real Estate Queen City , an affiliate brokerage, opened a new location in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Weve built an incredible foundation and as we focus on each agents personal development and their continual sales growth, we welcome the partnership and backing from the team at Stone Point Capital. Keller Williams has entered into a strategic partnership with private equity firm Stone Point Capital , according to an announcement on Monday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

The new office, located in Newport Beach, California, includes 11 agents who joined from other brokerages , and it will be led by Christi Carrillo. Carrillo, who most recently worked at a Newport Beach boutique brokerage, said she views the expansion as an opportunity to tap a broader network of referrals.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The company added Circa Properties , another boutique brokerage with a strong local presence, but the merger is more about alignment than anything else, according to RedKey leaders. “I truly think that a brokerage is in the talent management business. Louis , recently announced a major expansion move. Louis housing market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead, they pay the brokerage a flat fee per transaction. Like many other brokerages , United will be focused on growth in 2025. Like many other brokerages , United will be focused on growth in 2025. We function with a high degree of gratitude and focus on the glass being half full. Haase said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2025

Christina Pappas has been appointed as president of Illustrated Properties , marking a new chapter for the South Florida luxury real estate brokerage as it celebrates its 50th year of operations. in 2011, has been credited with leading significant initiatives in marketing, agent development and digital transformation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

The company said it hired the four executives to focus on developing its products and services for real estate professionals nationwide. “We have a strong portfolio of products that support consumers, agents , teams, brokerages and brands. Before that, he led product development and cloud transformation at CARFAX Canada.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

Originally developed and launched internally through its NAF Black Impact initiative, the HAC program has trained more than 1,000 company employees, NAF said. Now the mortgage lender is inviting external real estate agents and brokerages to take advantage of the program. “Everybody wants to do good. .

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

Seattle -based real estate brokerage Redfin imposed a new round of layoffs on Thursday, a development first reported by GeekWire. Amid the flurry of commission lawsuits across the country over the past year, brokerages like Redfin have restructured their compensation plans to retain existing agents and attract new ones.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The content ranges from inspirational/motivational posts to questions asked by members. LCA’s tagline is “exploring the science of real estate,” and you’ll find plenty of advice about technology here. It’s one of the more entertaining groups, as well. Join Lab Coat Agents 2. Canva Made Easy For Real Estate “Just use Canva!” Join Canva Made Easy 3.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

RealTrends Verified first arrived on scene in March 2024 as the first dual-verified real estate sales performance platform that highlights brokerages , agents and teams that deserve to stand out among their peers. The platform is a rebrand of RealTrends a platform with 35 years of excellence behind it. of real estate professionals.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2025

Pardee leads a boutique brokerage that’s redefining high-touch service and high-performance operations in the real estate world. This unique approach has fueled her company’s success and made Pardee Properties one of the most respected brokerages in Southern California. This conversation excerpt has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As a panel of real estate leaders gathered to discuss the future of the MLS at the National Association of Realtors ‘ NXT conference in Boston, Errol Samuelson , Zillow ‘s chief industry development officer, found himself and his company in a bit different standing than usual with the audience of several hundred agents and brokers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Valuation in the residential brokerage industry has some characteristics that are unique when compared to other industries and businesses. First, the business of residential brokerage is highly dependent on the recruiting, retention and production of independent contractor sales agents. approach to value.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Invariably, these same articles classify all real estate brokerages and models as identical. Perhaps there are internal policies within some of the companies that are standardized, but the categorization of all brokerages as identical showcases the ignorance of the author. That’s a 20% reduction in revenue for the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional development to a more diverse audience. They allege that the brokerage repeatedly ignored complaints about the men due to their financial success.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The family-run brokerage firm recorded some legal w ins and losses , developed new tools for agents and clients , and navigated one of the slowest years for home sales in nearly three decades. This is especially true in markets on the fringes of its footprint, or in areas where brokerage clients are moving to or from.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

Errol Sameluson, Zillows chief industry development officer, the listing standards come from Zillows desire to preserve transparency and equitable access to data for all consumers. NextHome is joining eXp Realty in committing to Zillow s new listing standards. The firm announced its decision to sign on to Zillow s new standards on Friday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Callan has more than five decades of experience in residential and commercial brokerage services, investment, development and financial leadership. Earlier this month , Virginia -based independent brokerage Austin James Realty joined the KW Coastal Virginia Chesapeake market center.

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BAM Media

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Real RISE 2024 kicks off today, October 22nd, with some exciting new developments in AI and fintech for real estate agents who’ve joined (or will join) the brokerage. Real RISE 2024 kicks off today, October 22nd, with some exciting new developments in AI and fintech for real estate agents who’ve joined (or will join) the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

For brokerages, this insight provides a tangible benchmark for identifying high-potential recruits and supporting mid-tier agents aiming to scale their business. Support mid-tier agents scaling toward proficiency: Mid-tier agents represent an untapped growth opportunity for brokerages. annual production 15 listings/year 64.7%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Some brokerages are what I sometimes think of as Lily Pads because theyre waystations where agents sometimes goalbeit brieflyto level up their commission splits. Lily Pad brokerages attract and recruit based on a higher split, but fail to retain a cohesive team because they dont lead with a culture focused on long-term career growth.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Rob Keefe commented on these developments: “October’s data underscores the significant impact of recent events on our industry. These metrics serve as crucial indicators for brokerage firms and real estate professionals navigating the current market conditions. This month’s findings continue the trend observed in recent AMI releases.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

First Team Real Estate , the largest independent brokerage in California , left Christie’s International Real Estate , the company first told Inman on Wednesday. We provide them with what they need to grow their businesses, offering the opportunity to be part of a great company culture while empowering them to develop their own teams.”

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