Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Real estate technology provider Constellation Real Estate Group announced on Wednesday that it is adding four new executives to its senior leadership team. The company said it hired the four executives to focus on developing its products and services for real estate professionals nationwide.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian. This is an exciting milestone for all Keller Williams agents and franchisees, Gary Keller, the co-founder and executive chairman of Keller Williams, said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Israeli startup eSelf AI has developed a technology that provides interactive AI real estate agents capable of answering questions and guiding prospective buyers through listings at any time. Porta da Frente Christies CEO Joo Clia told Fox Business that the firm has seen great results since live-testing the AI agent about a year ago.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In a new episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast,” hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson are joined by Zillow Group CEO Jeremy Wacksman for a deep dive conversation that covers the role of technology in real estate and Zillow’s “ Super App.” That’s what technology does.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders and operating principals, we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” KW President and CEO Mark Willis said in a statement. “An

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Dallas -based brokerage United Real Estate is expanding its footprint in the Midwest with a new merger. Last week, it announced an expansion in the Carolinas as United Real Estate Queen City , an affiliate brokerage, opened a new location in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Lone Wolf Technologies , a real estate technology company that has been in business for decades, unveiled its reimagined brand identity last week as an effort to “blend technology with human-centered design to better serve real estate professionals,” per a release from the company. ”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Beyond that, technology continues to evolve, yet those solutions do little to streamline processes and deliver actual returns. 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. Isn’t that promising?

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional development to a more diverse audience. They allege that the brokerage repeatedly ignored complaints about the men due to their financial success.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

based brokerage, announced last week the launch of its custom real estate listing system, PROJETO. This system uses virtual reality technology which allows clients to be put in a virtual representation of a property that hasn’t been built yet. Urban District Realty , a Washington, D.C.-based

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead, they pay the brokerage a flat fee per transaction. Like many other brokerages , United will be focused on growth in 2025. As United looks to scale, Haase said the brokerage leans on its proprietary technology stack to efficiently add new agents and brokers. And that is what we are really paying attention to.

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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

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

MARCH 31, 2025

billion deal comes just weeks after the Detroit-based lender announced its acquisition of real estate brokerage Redfin for $1.75 There’s the origination process, which is all of the financing, title closing, and then servicing, where they essentially develop a lifetime relationship. That’s going to require technology.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The duo explore the concept of servant leadership for business success, relying on learning for long-term success, balancing technology usage with relationship building and the trade group’s top priorities for 2025. Velt: Tell me about the structure of Dream Builders and the technology and innovation that’s helped you scale.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Vice President of Finance and Controller Cairn Real Estate Holdings Allyson Jackson Executive Vice President Finance and Treasury Planet Home Lending Amit Arora Chief Investment Officer Opendoor Andrey Gunin Chief Financial Officer A&D Mortgage Bill Warden Chief Financial Officer Dark Matter Brandon (..)

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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. It also utilized technology tools and worked toward creating innovative solutions such as Buy & Borrow Bundle.

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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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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. This kind of tech enhancement is what you get when you mix leading-edge AI technology with people who genuinely care about the experiences of both agents and clients.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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. Action plan: Develop client-centric processes that make transactions seamless and stress-free.

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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

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.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Stone Point Capital has purchased Vista Equity Partners’ stake in real estate software company Lone Wolf Technologies. ” Lone Wolf provides real estate technologies to over 1.5 million agents, 8,000 brokerages and hundreds of MLS ’ and associations in North America. The HousingStack is exclusively for HW+ members.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

LCA’s tagline is “exploring the science of real estate,” and you’ll find plenty of advice about technology here. Brokerage-specific FB groups If you’re with a large, national brand, seek out Facebook groups within your company. She developed training materials, classes, and coaching programs for her fellow introverts.

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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.

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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? CREs need not go it alone.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Maverix CEO Jeff Kennedy said that Van Ecks experience in scaling technology , boosting the productivity of agents and optimizing brokerage operations makes him an ideal choice for the company. Kevins ability to identify and implement technology fills an immediate need in proptech right now, Kennedy said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

After spending a decade building a proprietary technology and productivity platform, United Real Estate Group is seeing its growth explode, according to Q2 2021 earnings report. Is technology finally providing the key to success? In the past, when brokers thought about low-fee brokerage firms, they thought of low service.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

. “I’ve realized that my greatest strength lies in seeking, recognizing, and partnering with great people and companies that excel at providing world-class training, education, tools, and technology to help agents grow and succeed,” Brackett said in a statement. eXp has been busy on the recruiting trail this year.

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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. “There have been several moments that have shaped my personal and professional development and led to me being captivated by this industry.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

Our position has never been to dictate brokerage business models, Brian Donnellan, the president and CEO of Bright MLS, wrote in an email. As the industry evolves, we are focused on equipping our agents with tools and technology to leverage our scale and remain advantaged in any market. NWMLS is not NAR affiliated.)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Brown also served as managing director of sales for mortgage technology firm Black Knight , as chief revenue officer for Lift Strategic Partners and as principal for Brown Derby Consulting. I develop, direct, and provide strategic vision for sales and marketing plans for mortgage products and services,” according to her bio.

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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

MARCH 18, 2025

Insurance brokerage platform VIU by HUB has partnered with mortgage servicing company Valon to provide homeowners with streamlined insurance options amid rising costs. Partnering with VIU allows us to solve this challenge with technology while maintaining the human expertise our clients value.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

MoxiWorks , a real estate technology platform for agents , announced Monday that longtime CEO York Baur will be stepping down as CEO and Eric Elfman will replace him. In the news release, MoxiWorks said its technology platform has been used by more than 800 brokerages and 400,000-plus agents around the world.

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