Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

The Real Brokerage announced Thursday the addition of several new teams across the U.S. The newly released 2024 RealTrends Verified rankings , based on 2023 data, showed that Real was the sixth-largest brokerage in the country for sides (48,905) and ranked No. The independent brokerage generated a sales volume of $75 million last year.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

While technology-sector darlings such as Nvidia and Apple got thumped the hardest, the real estate industry also took its fair share of lumps. Brokerage stocks were especially mixed. The Real Brokerage and Anywhere fell by 5.2% The global stock selloff that began overnight in Asia rolled through U.S. We’d argue that U.S.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2024

With technology changing faster than new agents answer phone calls, choosing the right real estate brokerage software can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Here’s why: Good software might help your brokerage stay afloat in a post-lawsuit market. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The nation’s largest brokerage by transaction sides is increasing its footprint. On Thursday, eXp Realty announced the affiliation of independent brokerage Grand Lux Realty. It has great technology, an incredible and unique strategy, and the ability for me to take my team’s business to the next level,” Levy said in a statement. “By

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The nation’s eighth-largest brokerage today announced a merger between existing affiliate United Real Estate I DFW Properties and Fort Worth-based Stryve Realty. My agents will benefit from United’s level of brand recognition, top-notch technology, training, referral network, healthcare plans and retirement, to name a few.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

But when it comes to the financial performance of their brokerages, industry analysts don’t believe the changes will be the end-all, be-all. “It But an advantage could potentially be given to brokerages that put concerted effort into helping their agents be more efficient and productive. 17 — are top of mind. Tomasello asked. ”In

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is welcoming yet another top-performing agent to the company. Arizona-based David Newman and his 12-member team, David Newman Partners, are moving to The Real Brokerage, according to an announcement on Wednesday. He and his team were most recently brokered at Hague Realty in Scottsdale.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Fast-growing, publicly traded The Real Brokerage announced Monday that it had reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Umpa commission lawsuit. The brokerage will pay $9.25 The Real Brokerage closed $14.4 The Umpa suit is the only commission lawsuit in which Real has been named as a defendant.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Delta Media Group , a technology provider for real estate brokerages , launched a new CRM-based, all-in-one digital marketing platform called DeltaNET 7, the company announced on Tuesday. It has already begun rolling it out to brokerages. Delta Pitch also creates a new lead generation opportunity for brokerages.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

Despite market headwinds, the top brokerages continued to show growth in the 2023 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. These four brokerage companies did just over $20 billion in residential gross commission revenue, which shows steady growth in a down market,” said RealTrends Senior Advisor Steve Murray. “In of all Realtors.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Ryan Serhant ’s eponymous brokerage has been in rapid growth mode this year following the success of the Netflix show “Owning Manhattan,” and now investors want in on the action. Technologies, the umbrella company that includes the brokerage — will be used to develop the company’s AI platform known as S.MPLE.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In a new episode of the “ Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast ,” hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson speak with Collabra Technology CEO Russ Cofano to dive into cooperative compensation and the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), among other subjects. Will this normalize in six more months?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Lamacchia Realty , a full-service real estate brokerage firm licensed in six states, acquired the Seekonk, Massachusetts-based brokerage, Keystone Property Group , the company announced on Monday. Meanwhile, Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner of Lamacchia Realty also welcomed Hedrick and her agents to the brokerage. “I

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

The FDIC recognizes that technology now has a role in the brokerage firm services provided and can impact its value. The FDIC recognizes that technology now has a role in the brokerage firm services provided and can impact its value.

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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. Microsoft Excel.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. Rapidly advancing technology and data analytics have also revolutionized the commercial real estate landscape, offering scores of new avenues for value creation and risk mitigation. And why not?

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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. Sarah Wheeler: You founded MaxHome.AI in January.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ryan Serhant and his brokerage SERHANT. HousingWire real estate reporter Jeff Andrews sat down with Serhant to talk about the show, how it changed his life and the brokerage, and what he sees coming in the industry following the commision settlement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). and you did it anyway.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Florida -based Keyes Company , an independent real estate brokerage , partnered with housing data aggregator BHR , the company announced Tuesday. According to the 2023 RealTrends rankings of top real estate brokerages by sides, Keyes is ranked No. To do so, RealReports is pulling information from over 30 data providers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

California-based home equity investment firm Splitero launched its own real estate brokerage , Splitero Homes, this week. Our brokerage is unique,” Michael Gifford told HousingWire. “It’s Since this model is dependent on selling the home quickly, their move into real estate brokerage is an attempt to control that.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Be it new experimental technology, legislation or regulation to respond to, disruptive proptech models, shifting market dynamics and so on,” said Price. One such honoree is Amanda Price , head of strategy and growth at Endpoint. And, what KPIs are you focused on in the near future? What drew you to the industry?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With competition for online leads heating up, we think AgentFire’s brand-first approach can be a game changer for brand-conscious agents, teams and even boutique brokerages. Users seem to agree; AgentFire is rated above 4.8 stars on every major review platform. per month for 5 users + $1200 setup fee Growth package: $699.95

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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

AUGUST 10, 2023

Low-cost residential real estate brokerage is not necessarily a new phenomenon. Some may also charge other fees for such things as Errors & Omissions insurance, desk rental, technology, etc. Incredibly flat-fee firms now account for six of the top 25 brokerage firms in the nation. Are agents really keeping 100%?

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The real estate sector is constantly evolving, and one technology has emerged as a true game changer: virtual reality (VR). This transformative technology has opened up a new world of possibilities, empowering agents and captivating potential buyers like never before.

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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. One of the biggest challenges I continue to hear from brokers regarding technology is poor user and feature adoption.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Recruitment efforts have been a mainstay of The Real Brokerage ‘s growth efforts in 2024. And the digital brokerage platform continues to grow this week with another affiliation. ROVI also makes use of technology and specialized services, including listing and transaction coordinators. in both 2020 and 2021.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In respective statements, both groups cited Compass’s technology as a key motivator for their moves. “We We are excited to return to Compass, a brokerage that aligns perfectly with our values and commitment to providing exceptional service to our clients,” said Dustin Weiss, team lead for the Weiss Group. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A common thought among brokers revolves around the idea that if your gross commission income or office size is not increasing, you’re not successfully growing your brokerage. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the average tenure of an agent with a brokerage is six years.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

Agents are the lifeblood of real estate brokerages. Recruiting and retaining high-performing agents remains a critical challenge for brokerages, especially in the environment created by the National Association of Realtors ’ recent $418 million settlement in a litany of agent commission lawsuits.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Scott Fava has returned to Compass after an almost five-year absence, the brokerage announced on Thursday. Fava, who has been in real estate for over 20 years , cited the brokerage’s technology as a reason to return. Fava is joining Compass from NestSeekers. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Fathom Holdings , the parent company of cloud-based real estate brokerage Fathom Realty , appointed Jon Gwin as chief operating officer. A licensed real estate broker since 2006, he managed a brokerage in San Diego and he also played a crucial role in establishing some of the first compliance management systems in the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over half of Realtors said that social media was their top lead-generating technology tool, according to a new survey report from the National Association of Realtors. With 30% of brokerage business coming from referrals and repeat customers, it is critical for agents to build and maintain relationships with their clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate , a Montana -based real estate brokerage, is expanding into northern Idaho , the firm announced on Tuesday. The brokerage , which is a longtime affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, is the largest independently owned brokerage in Montana.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Real Brokerage ‘s expansion trend has continued with another major acquisition. The digital brokerage platform announced on Monday the addition of Amerivest Realty , a Florida-based brokerage, adding 400 agents across Florida , Colorado , Minnesota and Wisconsin to Real’s platform. At the RISE conference on Oct.

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