Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

The move is part of a broader expansion strategy by the fast-growing brokerage , which gained recent attention through its feature on the Amazon reality series “Luxe Listings Toronto.” He has overseen more than $12 billion in sales and trained more than 4,000 agents across 16 offices.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Home sellers who did not list their properties on the MLS lost out on more than $1 billion in sale proceeds over the past two years, according to a study published Monday by Zillow. million sales transactions, comparing homes that sold on the MLS with privately listed sales. loss recorded in majority-white neighborhoods.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

San Francisco-based real estate technology firm RealScout on Thursday announced that its making its RealScout Exclusives platform available to all brokerages. RealScout said that the nationwide launch of the platform follows years of successfully powering exclusive listing strategies for leading brokerages.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2025

The index benchmarks the profitability of over 150 brokerages across the country and tracks EBITDA earnings as a percentage of revenue for U.S. brokerages that demonstrate consistent GAAP-compliant financial reporting. Both independent firms and national franchises are included in the index.

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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). Sellers who use a flat-fee broker can save even more — up to $10,000 on the sale of a $400,000 home.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2025

Denver-based real estate brokerage West + Main Homes has launched a new home improvement service in partnership with contractor Curbio. Refresh by West will enable West + Main agents to assist their clients with getting fast, free proposals to prep their homes for sale and move-in without having to manage the projects.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

By contrast, legacy brokerages did not perform nearly as well. Every moment of friction is potentially a lost sale. And among privately held brokerages, the one executing most effectively on what Compass is proving in the public markets is SERHANT. is its own sales technology incubator and accelerator.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Processing is a big piece of what brokerages care about, so we have a copilot that we’re getting feedback on and plan to have six or seven copilots that will launch next year. We’ve trained our AI models to be extremely specific to help agents, brokerages and end customers as well. SW: Tell me more about your background.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2025

The Dallas-based brokerage was founded in 1937 by Judge B. billion in sales volume. With its history and success, Judge Fite has seen its fair share of suitors over the years looking to acquire it, but CEO Ashley Conlon sees value in remaining a franchise with Century 21, which the brokerage joined in 1997.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

As MLSs across the country work to implement the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) policy, brokerages and some Realtor associations are busy creating the new disclosures needed for delayed marketing exempt listings. Thats not informed consent its manufactured consent.

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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

MARCH 14, 2025

One of the companies utilizing the technology is Portugal-based real estate brokerage firm Porta da Frente Christies , which has reported $100 million in sales generated from leads provided by the AI agent. “We have more than 5,000 properties currently in our portfolio. .

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Real Estate News

JUNE 23, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock By the Numbers High rates, prices keep existing home sales muted Though there was an uptick in existing home sales as spring progressed, last month was still the slowest for the month of May since 2009. That rate was up 0.8%

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2025

And the nation’s top brokerage by sales volume announced Monday that it has appointed Mike Simonsen to the role. In the time I spent building Altos, Compass came on to the scene and became the biggest brokerage in the country by sales volume — they reach a ton of people and they have 37,000 agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

The housing market continued to cool in May, with buyer leverage increasing across many regions of the country, according to a new survey from The Real Brokerage. Slower sales, rising inventory Real’s Transaction Growth Index — which measures year-over-year changes in agent-reported home sales activity — dropped to 44.2

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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

APRIL 2, 2025

The platform allows agents to decide how and when to share listings , from limiting visibility to their brokerage to broadening exposure across the Luxury Presence network. The tool matches listings against more than 300,000 active buyer needs, drawing from a network of high-performing agents who handle more than $300 billion in annual sales.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

Two of Chicago’s largest independent real estate firms — Baird & Warner and Dream Town — have announced a merging of operations, creating a top residential brokerage in the region based on 2024 home sales , the companies said. 13 in the Top Private Independents in the 2025 RealTrends Verified top brokerage rankings.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

Two established Atlanta metro-area real estate firms — ERA Foster & Bond and ERA Sunrise Realty — have merged, combining operations under a single brokerage that now includes more than 175 agents and six office locations. By uniting our brokerages, we’re combining strengths — not just operationally, but culturally.”

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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? I ask, How can I support you?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

But in light of Redfins blockbuster sale to Rocket Mortgage that was announced less than two weeks later, hindsight dictates that Kelman may have known that the end of independence was coming for the company hes run for almost 20 years. They have a fixed-cost element that other brokerages don’t have. It shows in the data.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Brokerages are scrambling to adapt to the post-settlement landscape of real estate, and more of them are turning to the same method for growing their headcount — acquiring new teams. The addition of teams is an efficient way for major brokerages to bolster agent counts and boost sales volumes on their income statements.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

” In tandem with Loggins’ remarks, a separate Redfin renter tenure report released Monday suggests that for-sale supply is growing in part because renters are moving less frequently. Simply put, some renters are choosing to avoid rising homeownership costs, moving expenses and brokerage fees, Redfin explained.

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Real Estate News

JUNE 26, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock By the Numbers Pending sales defy expectations, spark hope for a rebound Mortgage rates continued to decline in another positive sign for the market. Meanwhile, pending home sales dipped 2.3% increase between April and May — up 1.1%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

There’s a reason why eXp Realty regards itself as the “the most agent-centric brokerage on the planet.” According to the brokerage, Caldwell is no slouch when it comes to sales volume. He and his 30-agent team pulled in $200 million in sales revenue over an unspecified time period.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2025

Birmingham, Michigan-based brokerage @properties REMI Christie’s International Real Estate is opening its 10th office in the state in July by expanding into the lakeside resort town of Traverse City. Molly is a fantastic agent, with an incredible track record of sales in the region,” Walstrom said in a statement. “No billion.

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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

JULY 29, 2025

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. Compass is closing out July with another acquisition.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2025

Korman, who previously served as founder and principal of the independent brokerage Korman Realty — leads a team that has handled more than $400 million in real estate transactions since 2019, including $100 million-plus in 2024. 10 agent in Boca Raton by individual sales volume, according to RealTrends Verified. “We

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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 14, 2025

Leading brokerage Compass announced some key leadership moves this week to bolster its operations in the Southeast, including Florida. The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. It is the nation’s leading brokerage by sales volume.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

What has changed for real estate brokerages since then? 31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. “I’m I’m hoping that this Halloween, when I’m taking my kids around trick-or-treating, it won’t be nearly as stressful,” Kelly said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

bringing a team with more than $300 million in career sales. and earlier this year, the brokerage entered Orlando with the addition of the 16-agent team The Home Squad. has added a high-performing team to its presence in Charleston, South Carolina. Key Avenue Group is leaving Keller Williams for SERHANT., “We chose SERHANT.

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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 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

JULY 23, 2025

And yet, many multiple listing services, brokerages, and platforms are still structured around the single-family home sale, the same model used for decades. The mismatch between demand and for-sale-level support for rentals has created a vacuum. That means in some of the most dynamic markets in the U.S.,

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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. His father, Bill White Sr.,

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