Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The family-owned brokerage firm announced the completion of two acquisitions on Wednesday. According to Howard Hanna, Alliance Group closed over $140 million in sales volume in 2023. It has already been a busy week for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services (HHRES) and it is only Thursday.

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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 billion in sales volume. Conlon says staying a franchise gives Judge Fite the best of both worlds.

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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

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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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 million in sales volume in 2024, according to RealTrends Verified Data.

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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

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 This performance was good enough for a top-350 ranking nationwide by sales volume in the 2025 RealTrends Verified Rankings. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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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

MARCH 12, 2025

One of the nation’s fastest-growing real estate brokerages announced a pending leadership change on Wednesday. Sharran Srivatsaa , president of The Real Brokerage , will be transitioning from his current role to the company’s board of directors effective June 1. Its volume soared from $14.4 billion to $21.2

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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

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

MARCH 13, 2025

The deal involves two of the nations top-four brokerages by sales volume in 2024, according to data from RealTrends Verified. billion across more than 177,000 home sales. billion across nearly 236,000 sales. That deal is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. Compass ranked No. 4 with $133.8

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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 have our conversion sales coach, James MacDonald, and he’s a full timer,” Kusuma added. Every single day, we train.”

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The brokerage announced this week that it has added the Milwaukee -based Houseworks Collective real estate team. The deal brings 15 agents and more than $60 million in annual sales volume to Keller Williams. The team has a strong record of multimillion-dollar sales revenue, accumulating $118.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As real estate agents adjust to sweeping changes brought by the commission lawsuit settlement, a new report from discount brokerage Clever Real Estate reveals one thing hasn’t shifted: Americans still overwhelmingly trust full-service agents to sell their homes. Why would they do this?

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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

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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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2025

On Tuesday, the brokerage announced that The Parlay Group in New Jersey is joining Keller Williams Village Square Realty. million in sales in 2024. 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

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2025

The Bruen Team — a small but rapidly growing real estate agency based in Morristown, New Jersey — recorded its best year ever in 2024 by closing nearly $40 million in sales volume and earning a spot in the 2025 RealTrends Verified rankings for small teams. Bruen — who opened his own brokerage under Century 21 in the mid-20th century.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2025

The Bob & Ronna Group has partnered with Samson Properties, bringing together a top team and a leading brokerage in the Washington, D.C., According to 2024 data from RealTrends Verified , The Bob & Ronna Group was second in both sides and sales volume for mega teams in Maryland, generating $369 million in volume on 744 transactions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Typically, with franchise organizations, it’s all about the sales process and bringing on more franchises. 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.

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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

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. The firms sales volume rose 80% year over year to $13.5

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2025

While some brokerages are leaning into the use of private listing networks , luxury firm Douglas Elliman said it does not want private listing networks to become the norm. “At Our brokerage does not push, incentivize or default to private listings.” This loss in revenue came as commissions and other brokerage income was down to $258.02

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

billion deal to acquire digital real estate brokerage firm Redfin , industry observers are still trying to understand the future of one key asset: Bay Equity Home Loans. The RocketRedfin deal is expected to close in Q2 or Q3. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman will continue to lead the brokerage, reporting directly to Rocket CEO Varun Krishna.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

One of the most successful real estate teams in Texas is making a major brokerage move. Based in San Antonio , the Neal & Neal Team finished 2024 with $338 million in sales volume and 914 homes sold. That performance ranked them second in closed units and third in gross commission income across all Keller Williams teams nationwide.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2025

Founded in 2005 by Terry Berkeridge, the brokerage was acquired in 2020 by Patrick Campbell, who originally joined the company in 2009. Not to mention, Patrick also serves an incredibly lucrative market, just outside of Baltimore and with close proximity to D.C. Century 21 Real Estate has added a new affiliate in the Baltimore area.

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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. of the loan amount) at settlement to use toward their closing costs.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

In the ongoing debate over NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy , one question looms large: who really benefits when a single agent or brokerage represents both sides of a real estate transaction? Many private listings ended up being double-ended deals. But these benefits may come at a hidden cost.

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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

APRIL 4, 2025

However, a growing number of brokerages now use office exclusives as a core business strategy, aiming to generate interest before transitioning a listing to the public MLS, the report states. In March, Compass began giving agents at all brokerages access to Coming Soon, which houses its exclusive listings.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Seattle-based brokerage found that real estate investor purchases dropped by 2.3% In October, the typical sales price for an investor-owned home was 55% — or $181,567 — more than what most investors paid. Philadelphia (109%) and Newark, New Jersey (106%) followed closely behind. As the U.S. of investor purchases.

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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

MAY 20, 2025

Collectively, the group brings more than $400 million in career sales and 500-plus closed transactions across Maryland markets, including Annapolis and Severna Park. Anchor Home specializes in high-end residential sales, staging, new construction consultations and renovation strategies. Their average listing price is $1.7

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

The survey was conducted by Ipsos between December 2024 and January 2025, polling 500 agents from various brokerage s across the country. Despite these challenges, most agents expressed optimism about increasing home sales in 2025. Declining satisfaction, economic worries Agent morale has dropped 5% since last year, with just 21.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

While Alabama-based brokerage leader Anna-Marie Ellison said she supports the state associations efforts, she also said her agents have not expressed concerns about signing a buyer representation agreement prior to touring a house with a prospective client. They want to get to know you before they say, Hey, I want to work with you.

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