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. of the loan amount) at settlement to use toward their closing costs.

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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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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. Last Friday, October 18, Real President Sharran Srivatsaa gave the closing presentation at our own in-person event, BAM Mania. Read on for the highlights.

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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 5, 2024

Without accountability, even the best leads won’t translate into closed deals. Step 4: Develop a recruitment and retention strategy Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to scaling your team. Offer training, mentorship, and career development plans to support long-term success.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2021

The company, which is expected to go public later this year, has agreed to acquire United Kingdom-based digital mortgage brokerage Trussle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Financial Times reported that SoftBank -backed Better bought Trussle for a “cut-price,” one that values the mortgage brokerage at just $9 million.

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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

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. Violations identified vary across different stages of the loan process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

William Raveis has added its name to the ever growing list of brokerage defendants who have settled the commission lawsuits. In October 2024, Judge Bough granted final approval to the settlements reached by nine other brokerage defendants in the suit. The settlement terms and financial amount have not yet been disclosed.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

If you want to have successful brokerages, you need to have successful agents. Some courses are online or live and all are about leadership and leadership development. To close the conversation, Morris recommends certifications for buyer and seller agents to pursue. NAR has the L.E.A.D Vision Course.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

According to Sawan Tivakaran, SVP, titlegenius Product Owner, “Homebuyers continue to cite the closing process as one of the most stressful events in their lives. Radian has developed titlegenius to help improve the closing process for homebuyers, sellers and lenders alike.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The company announced the addition of the Maine -based Realty ONE Group, a 36-agent team that has closed 338 transactions totaling $128 million in sales volume so far this year. This allows me to focus on what I do best: finding, developing, and nurturing top talent.” eXp Realty continues to add agents and teams at a fast clip.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As a result, the docket was listed as closed as of Thursday morning before being reopened at midday. The plaintiffs’ original motion to stay the litigation only discussed doing so for the brokerage defendants. Like the brokerage defendants, MLS PIN has also reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Nosalek suit.

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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? On the flip side, we’ve spent billions of dollars over the last decade building and developing — or buying and integrating — software for real estate agents and teams.

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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. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Heidorn Director of Software Engineering & Infrastructure Cloudvirga Aaron Smith Director, Sales CubiCasa Adrian Provost Chief Executive Officer Realty ONE Group Terminus Ana LeBlanc Human Resources Director InterLinc Mortgage Annie Lemon Producing Branch Manager Gold Star Mortgage Financial Anthony Russo Diamond (..)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Together, these obstacles are forcing agents and brokerages to hit the sidelines and plan against seemingly insurmountable odds like facing Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. To do so, develop strategies and programs that cater to buyers and sellers at every stage. Its a win-win for real estate professionals and clients alike.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Angela is the 11th-ranked agent in the state by sales volume, closing 38 sides and $29.82 For this, I turned to New Hampshire-based Cohen Closing & Title , where another cousin is the director of business development.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

billion deal comes just weeks after the Detroit-based lender announced its acquisition of real estate brokerage Redfin for $1.75 The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, integrates the largest servicer in the country into Rockets flywheel. Rocket Companies industry-shaking plan to acquire Mr. Cooper in a $9.4

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Founded by Oscar Nunez, The Nunez Group has been recognized for its focus on strategic investment opportunities, particularly in serving developers and real estate investors. In 2024, the 14-agent team closed 265 units with a total sales volume of $123.4

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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. She was so busy she could only talk to us from her car, en route to a closing. Developing post ideas, writing, shooting and editing can quickly overwhelm your schedule. Kina Desantis did.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, it closed 13,225 transaction sides for a total of $5.919 billion in sales volume. Our merger with Fathom is a major milestone in accelerating business development for our agents and organization,” Kleven said. Founded in 2005, My Home Group has been recognized on the Inc. That was good for the No.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

It is our team’s job to understand how LeadingRE can best support them, which may mean recommending specific courses from our Institute learning platform, introducing technologies from a Solutions Group provider, engaging them in our commercial real estate program, or helping them build new development business through Destinations by LeadingRE.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

real estate brokerage Compass announced Wednesday that it has hired Hal Bennett, a high-producing agent based in the Seattle area. In the announcement, Compass said that Bennett is ”known for his meticulous attention to detail and high conversion rates,” and he has ”successfully closed many high-value transactions, including a reimagined $3.45

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This trend suggests that agents are increasingly less likely to consider switching brokerages as we head into the fall season. Active agent count holds steady : Despite the decrease in agent movement, the number of active agents—those with a closing in the past year—has remained steady, showing no significant increase or decrease.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

In addition to real estate brokerage services , the firm also offers mortgage and title services. Over the last 15 years, we have developed close relationships with the communities that we serve,” Higgins said in a statement. In the fall of 2023, his firm acquired the Farmington-based operations of a fellow ERA broker/owner.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Develop your listening skills Negotiation is about understanding the other partys needs, pain points, and overall desired outcome. All these extra negotiation efforts will not only help you close more deals, theyll also help you earn more money using the next technique. This closing marks a new beginning for all involved.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Broker Kathy Kaye and agent Lorraine Baker joined Coldwell Banker Warburg , a New York City-based real estate brokerage, the company announced last week. During her career, Kaye has developed expertise in luxury properties, as well as new development sales and marketing. In 2022, the team closed more than $28.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

On Friday, the Anthony Lamacchia -helmed firm announced that Atallah had recently joined Lamacchia Realty as its new senior vice president of business development. Prior to joining Lamacchia Realty, Atallah served as senior vice president of sales, development and M&A at Anywhere since May 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Roughly 10 months since first expanding into Florida , Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage is expanding into its third market in the state. Previously, the brokerage only operated in the Miami and Palm Beach County markets. “We we’ve found much more than just a brokerage,” Mark Raumaker said in a statement. s first in Orlando.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We’ll break down everything you need to know about real estate referral fees, including how they work, typical referral fee rates, how to draft and manage referral agreements, and how to develop a successful referral network. Yet referrals are one of the best ways new agents can close more deals and earn more money. It’s a win-win!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

HousingWire sat down with three of these leaders: James O’Bryon, RE/MAX Gold Nation CEO, Cathleen Schreiner Gates, SimpleNexus CEO, and Phil Shoemaker, Homepoint president of originations, to learn more about the housing trends they’re closely watching, what they think will define 2022 and what they hope people remember them for when they retire. .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

If low offers are coming in, its an indicator that the price is close but still needs an adjustment to align with a reasonable buyers expectations. Further demonstrating his leadership capabilities, Sean became a Black Belt Team Leader at Keller Williams, where he played a pivotal role in guiding and developing top-performing teams.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

Decline in agent movement: After a resurgence in agent movement between brokerages from Fall 2023 through Spring 2024, we are now seeing a decline. Rob Keefe commented on these developments, stating, “The data from July clearly show a market in transition.

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