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.

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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

JUNE 25, 2025

In his new role, White will act as the primary liaison between real estate agents , attorneys and loan officers to support coordination across Baird & Warner’s brokerage , mortgage and title service divisions. Coming back to Baird & Warner feels like a true homecoming,” White said.

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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. Founded in 1976, FirstTeam operates more than 46 offices with 2,200-plus sales 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. Stuart Sim is the VP of Industry Development at Lofty.

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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

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. RedKey recorded 1,327 home sales in 2022, with its highest-value sale reaching $2.85 RedKey Realty is the top independent real estate agency in St.

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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. Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated. Compass ranked No. 4 with $133.8

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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 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. “We

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Real Estate News

JULY 22, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News By the Numbers Lot sales spike after LA fires amid rebuilding challenges California’s January wildfires ravaged Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, but optimism is helping the communities maintain their spirit.

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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. eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja praised the teams decision to join the brokerage.

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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

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

JULY 10, 2025

Century 21 Real Estate has announced the affiliation of Edge Real Estate , a Kaysville, Utah -based brokerage founded by Tiffany Kennard. Tiffany entered the real estate industry in 2014, initially working alongside her husband, a general contractor, before transitioning to full-time real estate sales.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Abigail Williams Chief Legal Officer Lima One Capital Alexandra Lumpkin Chief Legal Officer The Real Brokerage Ali Haralson President Auction.com Alison Adams Grey Chief of Staff LPT Realty Amy Adams National Real Estate Expert The CE Shop Amy Butler Executive Vice President, National Sales Northpointe Bank Amy Creason Co-founder (..)

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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. million in sales volume.

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Real Estate News

JULY 12, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Brokerages SERHANT. Real Estate News Staff July 12, 2025 8 mins Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones. expands to DC metro area SERHANT. ,

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2025

On Wednesday, the brokerage announced that The Kathy Murray Team is making the move to Corcoran. During her career, Murray has closed more than $1 billion in sales volume. Corcoran’s global reach, brand strength, and leadership in new development made it the clear choice,” Murray said in a statement. The team ranked No.

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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

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. On the sales side, Mark Mathis will take over as senior vice president of enterprise sales.

Technology

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead, they pay the brokerage a flat fee per transaction. We are seeing already an atypical number of brokers and agents that want to join us because they get the tools, services and support they are used to, but they get to keep as much money as they possibly can on every sale. And that is what we are really paying attention to.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2025

His expanded responsibilities include leading client success initiatives, managing customer support operations, and driving long-term retention and satisfaction efforts across the company’s network of more than 3,000 brokerages and 400,000 real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

The alliance allows Compass agents to offer complimentary renovation consultations, floor plans and visual renderings to clients who are listing homes with the brokerage. Home sales and renovation have historically operated individually, and this collaboration eliminates that divide,” Eli Moyal, chief operating officer and founder of Chapter.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Emily Peckham’s FSBO Mastermind Group A specific group for agents who work with For Sale By Owner sellers, full of tips and strategies for more effectively finding and converting FSBO leads. Brokerage-specific FB groups If you’re with a large, national brand, seek out Facebook groups within your company. Join BiggerPockets 15.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

The UPGRADE community an acronym for Unlock Potential, Grow Real Estate, And Design Everything is positioned as a multifaceted platform with a focus on personal development, health, business, leadership, investing and lifestyle. Im joining eXp Realty to build the UPGRADE community with eXp powerhouse Spring Bengtzen.

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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

JULY 18, 2025

Real estate technology company Rayse has launched a seller-focused module aimed at helping listing agents provide clearer communication and real-time updates to clients throughout the sales process. In a recent survey commissioned by Rayse, 51% of sellers said they believed their agent spent fewer than 20 hours on the sale.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Dwiggins: With this app, how do you balance between what the agents and the brokerage want with the sellers’ wants? This gives good sales agents room to prove themselves. Anytime you give consumers more tools, they become more empowered and efficient, but that efficiency doesn’t mean they spend less time dreaming and shopping.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

She went from a brand new agent in 2020 to running her wildly successful boutique brokerage with Side in less than four years. Developing post ideas, writing, shooting and editing can quickly overwhelm your schedule. Can you build a thriving real estate business on TikTok? Kina Desantis did.

Agents

Housing Wire

MAY 28, 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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Real Estate News

JUNE 14, 2025

Real Estate News Staff June 14, 2025 7 mins Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones. Here we highlight some of the latest activity among brokerages across the U.S. Over the years, she climbed the ranks from agent to associate broker to brokerage owner.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Consumers want and expect a single-search experience, where all available homes for sale can be viewed seamlessly, Hendricks wrote. Fundamentally, it comes down to the fact that we believe in transparency in real estate, Errol Samuelson , Zillows chief industry development officer, told HousingWire last fall.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

Broker/owner Becky Kirkendall has led Shorepine Properties since purchasing the full-service brokerage in 2017. We can move forward and expand, while still being the same brokerage that our community has come to know.” Our knowledge of Coastal Oregon extends well beyond the area’s latest real estate developments,” she said. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

According to a news release, PRG Group sold 277 units in 2024, generating $130 million in sales volume. Callan has more than five decades of experience in residential and commercial brokerage services, investment, development and financial leadership. He has spent the past 31 years running PRG Group.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Examples of a breach of fiduciary duty, according to Perigon Legal , a Georgia-based law firm, include things like declining or accepting an offer without the clients advice, permission, or approval, or receiving a bonus or other payment related to the sale of a property without disclosing it to the client.

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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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