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

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

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

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 14, 2024

Here’s four strategies for leaders looking to maximize growth and position their brokerages and teams for success. By keeping your P&L lean and efficient, you can reinvest savings into growth-focused activities like marketing, agent development or technology upgrades—all of which drive long-term success.

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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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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

A high-performing Colorado real estate team has joined one of Denver s largest brokerages. Jeremy Lambert, director of recruiting at Your Castle, said the brokerage is focused on creating an environment where teams like Mile High Lifestyles can continue to grow. Since then, the team has doubled in size, according to Hanson.

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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

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. RedKey Realty Leaders , an independent agency based in St.

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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 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

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 13, 2025

The deal involves two of the nations top-four brokerages by sales volume in 2024, according to data from RealTrends Verified. Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated. The news was reported Thursday afternoon by The Wall Street Journal. Compass ranked No. 1 last year with $184.5 HomeServices was No.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Access your growth playbook From the pandemic-fueled frenzy to the sobering reality of a post-pandemic slowdown,, real estate brokerages were locked in a relentless quest for growth—eager to expand market share while trimming operational fat. However, RealTrends GameChangers defied the odds and outperformed their peers.

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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 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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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. Future Real Wallet integrations include: Rewards Points —enabling agents to earn promotional points redeemable for reduced brokerage and transaction fees.

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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.

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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.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Indie brokerage Legends Real Estate has joined The Real Brokerage , expanding Real’s footprint in No rt hern California. Industry veteran John Pope founded the Sacramento-based brokerage in 2020 and will serve as a regional broker for Real. As part of his new role, he will oversee Northern California for the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Scott Mitchelson is joining The Corcoran Group as senior vice president of global development, the company announced on Tuesday. Before joining Corcoran, Mitchelson was the regional president of Windermere Real Estate , a Pacific Northwest-based luxury brokerage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. The brokerage, which was founded in 1976 by Gene Boone, will now be known as RE/MAX Foxfire. “We

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp. reAlpha agreed to pay Be My Neighbor an aggregate purchase price of up to $6 million. This consists of $1.5 million in cash paid on the closing date, $1.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With home sales still at historically low levels and uncertainty over the commission lawsuits , real estate brokerage executives prize good leads more than ever. To convert these leads into business, the brokerage developed teams — also called units — headed by captains who are successful agents with high lead conversion rates.

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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. As United looks to scale, Haase said the brokerage leans on its proprietary technology stack to efficiently add new agents and brokers. The need for this model is more apparent now than ever before.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

The Austin-based brokerage has traditionally focused on central and south Texas. Whats slated for the Coastal Bend especially in Port Aransas in terms of new development, new condos, and new neighborhoods is truly impressive, said J Kuper, principal broker of Kuper Sothebys International Realty.

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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. In addition to the partnership with Stone Point, the firm also announced leadership changes.

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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. With new updates and larger datasets, agents and brokerages will benefit from better visibility at the local level.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In today’s RealTrending Pritesh Damani , CTO for The Real Brokerage , shares how his team developed Leo, an AI assistant for teams and brokers. More than that, he discusses potential uses for brokerage leaders in streamlining business and recruiting. Here is a small preview of today’s interview with Pritesh.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Paris-based brokerage is launching its Florida operation on Friday, marking its first expansion into the U.S. According to iad, the brokerage is the No. 1 brokerage by transaction sides in France, as well as No.3 The firm was founded in 2008 and currently operates in France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany and Mexico.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

In its March Supervisory Highlights, the FDIC stated that many institutions have developed policies and procedures to ensure sufficient mortgage broker services are provided in order to receive compensation , which was the first of a two-part test.

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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

MARCH 3, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Vice President of Finance and Controller Cairn Real Estate Holdings Allyson Jackson Executive Vice President Finance and Treasury Planet Home Lending Amit Arora Chief Investment Officer Opendoor Andrey Gunin Chief Financial Officer A&D Mortgage Bill Warden Chief Financial Officer Dark Matter Brandon (..)

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Join Emily Peckham’s FSBO Mastermind Other Facebook groups to explore Here are some other types of Facebook groups you should seek out and explore to meet new clients, uncover hidden properties coming to market in your area, or network within your brokerage or brokerage brand. Many cities have multiple groups.

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