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

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

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

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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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

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

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.

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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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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

AUGUST 25, 2022

South Carolina-based Movement Mortgage has acquired the brokerage Superior Rate Mortgage of New England to expand operations in the region, the company announced Wednesday. The acquisition is another step to boost its sales amid shrinking loan origination volumes. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2024

Seattle -based real estate brokerage Redfin imposed a new round of layoffs on Thursday, a development first reported by GeekWire. The cuts involved the company’s Concierge service — which assists homeowners in improve their home’s appeal before it gets listed — as well as support staff and sales managers.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JANUARY 30, 2024

Scott Mitchelson is joining The Corcoran Group as senior vice president of global development, the company announced on Tuesday. In his new role, Mitchelson will lead the expansion of the Corcoran brand both domestically and internationally while working closely with the Corcoran affiliate network’s existing sales team.

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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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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

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

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.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the competitive world of real estate recruitment, brokerages fight for the attention and loyalty of talented agents who can drive their success. As the lifeblood of the industry, agents play an important role in attracting clients, closing deals and determining the ultimate profitability of a brokerage.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2023

Kofi Nartey, a top real estate broker with a client list of celebrities and prominent athletes, has joined The Real Brokerage as a national growth leader. In his new position, he will help build visibility for the brand, attract more agents as well as drive agent’s performance through coaching and development. “I

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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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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

A new report reveals that real estate agents are switching brokerages at an accelerated pace, reshaping the industrys competitive landscape and pressuring firms to adopt recruitment and retention strategies. The 13% of agents who switched companies last year accounted for more than 129,000 home sales transactions.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Shelley Duffy , Incenter’s executive vice president of national sales, praised Rose and Brown for their aptitudes for problem-solving. ” Brown brings 20 years of experience to his new role, including 12 years at Freddie Mac , where he served as senior director of cash window sales and trading. .”

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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

APRIL 25, 2025

West USA Realty is the latest brokerage to commit to Zillow s new listing standards policy. Founded in 1986, West USA Realty is one of the largest brokerages in the Southwest with over 3,000 agents. billion in sales volume, according to data from RealTrends Verified.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

New York-based real estate brokerage SERHANT. in New Jersey, and expand its new development offering, Southern said, referring to Ryan Serhant, the firms founder. Southern is responsible for roughly 65% of all brownstone sales in downtown Jersey City and handles the bulk of new construction deals for buildings six stories or fewer.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Roof AI , an artificial intelligence -powered sales assistant that helps real estate and mortgage companies generate revenue across their business units, announced the integration of OpenAI ’s technology into its system, significantly boosting its capabilities.

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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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