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

JANUARY 27, 2025

The duo explore the current state of mergers and acquisitions, team-based brokerage models, commission compression, and growth opportunities for agents and brokers. What we’ve seen mainly is the activity is now at the local level between local brokerage companies. Why can teams make it work so much better than a brokerage?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the new norm for many real estate agents and brokerages. Delta’s annual real estate leadership survey explores insights from brokerage leaders on AI, marketing technology and forward-thinking insights. Delta Media considered these brokerages to be “medium to large.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this article, we’ve gathered 30 real estate text message scripts designed to help you connect with leads, nurture relationships, and get more deals to the closing table this coming year. Use my well-worn, proven scripts below to build connection and close more deals. I’m so excited for you. in case you need them for your new home.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Real estate closing gifts personalize and ultimately strengthen the relationship between you and your client, which can lead to a string of referrals. We curated some standout closing gift ideas for buyers and sellers and assembled this guide to help you navigate the closing gift process.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2025

The Dallas-based brokerage was founded in 1937 by Judge B. Over its almost 100-year history, its grown from a mom-and-pop operation to one that has more than 1,000 agents that closed 4,432 transactions in 2024, good for $1.8 RealTrends Verified founder Steve Murray sees a similar dynamic among brokerages.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2025

Showcase Real Estate — a Yuba City, California-based brokerage — has joined The Real Brokerage under its private-label program. Since 2018, Showcase has closed more than 2,170 transactions totaling $826 million in sales volume, including $115 million across 267 deals in the past year alone.

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Real Estate News

JUNE 26, 2025

The union of venerable Baird & Warner and “friendly competitor” Dream Town will create the 2nd-largest brokerage in the region, with about 3,000 agents.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2025

Compass is closing out July with another acquisition. The brokerage announced Tuesday that it has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina -based independent brokerage Cottingham Chalk. Chalk, the brokerage’s team of over 70 agents closed $589.16 The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. Additionally, the brokerage said it expects that Real Wallet users will have the opportunity to earn promotional rewards points that are redeemable toward reduced brokerage and transaction fees.

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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

MARCH 13, 2025

This shift is further underscored by a new analysis showing that agents taking at least 15 listings per year achieve significantly higher proficiency in converting listings to closings. Conversely, those surpassing this threshold demonstrate mastery in converting listings into closed deals. annual production 15 listings/year 64.7%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

According to the complaint, Newhart and the other defendants transferred “things of value,” specifically underpriced, nonvoting stock in Newhart-owned mortgage brokerages to real estate agents and brokers, who in return referred their clients back to the Newhart-owner mortgage brokerages.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Its a crucial reason why new school brokerages like The Agency and Real outsold Keller Williams last year. If you want to scale your team or brokerage in 2025, lead by example, or get left behind. If you want to grow your team or brokerage in 2025, lead by example, or get left behind. Not convinced?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Here’s four strategies for leaders looking to maximize growth and position their brokerages and teams for success. It also provides your agents with consistent closings, creating a more predictable and growth-focused pipeline. First, you free up your agents to focus on what they do best: closing deals.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2025

Based in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina , metro area, The Tammy Register Team closed more than $88 million in sales volume across 316 transactions in 2024. Her thoughtful, long-term approach to this move shows she’s not just looking for a brokerage — she’s building a legacy, and we’re honored to be part of that journey.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Founded by Ivan Sher in 2018, ISLuxury has closed nearly $2billion in sales in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada, over the past three years. The new office, located in Newport Beach, California, includes 11 agents who joined from other brokerages , and it will be led by Christi Carrillo.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

According to the announcement, Chris will be tasked with providing strategic counsel on strengthening relationships, building trust and enhancing collaboration with brokerage leaders. NAR said this outreach will focus on creating an open dialogue with brokerage leaders and finding more opportunities to better support NAR members.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Today, Rocket Companies announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase digital real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 The deal, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both Rocket Companies and Redfin, is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. billion in equity.

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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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Brokerage giant eXp Realty is adding a superstar agent to its ranks. The company announced the recruitment of Phoenix -based agent Joshua Smith, a high producer who closed 297 transactions in 2023. According to the brokerage, Smith has been a standout in the real estate business for 20 years.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

JMG , located in 42 states, finished 2024 with approximately 820 agents nationwide — now over 1000 — with 10,279 closings and $5.1 In 2024, JMG closed more transactions by agent count than any of the other Mega 1000 brokerages in the U.S. billion in closed sales. billion in transaction volume.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Last but not least, real estate agents prepare documents such as closing documents, purchase agreements, and leases while ensuring that the transaction is in compliance with local laws and their client’s terms are met. An agent may also be present at closings to review closing documents and help guide their client through the final steps.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

The Detroit-based fintech , which is also in the midst of acquiring real estate brokerage and home search portal Redfin for $1.75 The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Cooper , America’s largest mortgage servicer, in a market-shattering deal that could reshape the mortgage industry for years to come.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2025

Most brokerages don’t have a lead problem. That goes for buyers, sellers, and yes, even agents considering a move to your brokerage. Conversational marketing solves this by doing what your best recruiter or ISA would do if they had unlimited bandwidth: ask smart questions, listen closely, and act fast. You don’t need more leads.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Tamir Poleg, chairman and CEO of The Real Brokerage , closed out the prepared remarks section of his firms first-quarter 2025 earnings call by addressing the transformative technological era the industry is currently operating in. billion and the number of transactions closed during the quarter jumped 77% to 33,617.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2025

The Los Angeles -based independent brokerage achieved its best-ever placement in the 2025 RealTrends rankings , coming in at No. 13 among mega teams by closed sales volume. We focus on one thing; converting from appointments to closings. Partner Real Estate is on the rise — and making its presence felt.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2025

Compass has acquired yet another brokerage. In 2024, PorchLight closed 1,257 transaction sides for a total sales volume of $922.3 On Wednesday, the Robert Reffkin -helmed firm announced its acquisition of Colorado -based PorchLight Real Estate Group. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Branding

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Rocket Companies announced on Tuesday the completion of its acquisition of Redfin after Rocket announced in March it agreed to purchase the digital real estate brokerage in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity. “I’ve used Redfin every day for the last 20 years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

The group has closed more than $500 million in career sales — including $121 million in transactions in 2024 — and is known for its work with high-profile luxury real estate clients. “I

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The deal involves two of the nations top-four brokerages by sales volume in 2024, according to data from RealTrends Verified. That deal is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. That deal is expected to close in 2025, with Compass paying with $150 million in cash and 44 million shares of its Class A common stock.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The lack of training and guidance by brokerages is horrible. Dwiggins: Those forms are created by a committee of competing brokerages, which is literally how we got into the lawsuit to begin with. There’s been multiple studies showing that compensation is starting to decrease — especially on the buyer’s agent side.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2025

On Tuesday, the brokerage announced that The Parlay Group in New Jersey is joining Keller Williams Village Square Realty. Over the past decade, Zito has personally sold more than $100 million worth of homes, while Touron has closed more than $65 million over the course of his career. “We million in sales in 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

This continues a pattern of subdued agent movement identified throughout late 2024 and early 2025, reflecting ongoing caution among agents and brokerage leaders alike. indicating fewer agents changed brokerages compared to typical February patterns, and marking a noticeable deceleration from Januarys already-muted activity.

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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. In 2024, Gubb’s team closed 88 transactions totaling $103.7

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

HouseSavings.com — a real estate brokerage based in central Pennsylvania — has introduced a digital-first platform that offers flat-fee and low-commission listing services with the goal of reducing costs for home sellers.

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