Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

This cycle of ascent and decline is also evident in the residential brokerage industry. This is not to say these firms are no longer formidable; they remain significant forces in the industry. The same can be said for many regional and local brokerage firms that were once dominant but have since lost ground.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

The duo explore the current state of mergers and acquisitions, team-based brokerage models, commission compression, and growth opportunities for agents and brokers. To start the conversation, Velt and Murray dive into the current state of mergers and acquisitions in the real estate industry. A team-oriented brokerage can be scaled up.

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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. Then Better brought me to this industry.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast , host Diego Sanchez sits down with FirstTeam Real Estate CEO Michele Harrington for a provocative conversation about female empowerment, leadership in the real estate industry and recruitment strategies. We do a disservice to our industry when women don’t step up and lead.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

While the commission lawsuits and the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement occupied notable portions of 2024 for The Real Brokerage , impressive organic growth is the firm’s true highlight of the year. At the end of the day, if you build value for people, people will follow.”

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APRIL 8, 2025

While many brokerage leaders experiment with reimagined commission models and marginal tweaks, The Real Brokerage is playing a different game altogether. Only three years ago, The Real Brokerage was ranked for the first time on the RealTrends Verified Brokerage Rankings. Were going deep into pure tech innovation.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The brokerage has acquired Washington Fine Properties (WFP), a luxury real estate brokerage located in the Washington, D.C., According to WFP, the brokerage has the highest average sales volume per agent and the highest average sale price in the areas where it operates. Compass has added to its roster in the nations capital.

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APRIL 1, 2025

By contrast, legacy brokerages did not perform nearly as well. And among privately held brokerages, the one executing most effectively on what Compass is proving in the public markets is SERHANT. to become the first screenless brokerage. In Q4, the company reported a revenue increase of 26% year over year, reaching $1.4

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JANUARY 29, 2025

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the new norm for many real estate agents and brokerages. Delta’s annual real estate leadership survey explores insights from brokerage leaders on AI, marketing technology and forward-thinking insights. Delta Media considered these brokerages to be “medium to large.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

The real estate industry is facing yet another copycat commission lawsuit. The lawsuit contains the same allegations as other commission lawsuits, accusing the real estate brokerage and MLS defendants of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Bough but by Judge Fernando J.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

According to the announcement, Chris will be tasked with providing strategic counsel on strengthening relationships, building trust and enhancing collaboration with brokerage leaders. NAR said this outreach will focus on creating an open dialogue with brokerage leaders and finding more opportunities to better support NAR members.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This decline suggests that agents are increasingly hesitant to switch brokerages as we move deeper into the fall season. Agents Exiting the Industry: There may be an uptick in agents who are planning to leave the real estate industry altogether, reducing the pool of professionals interested in changing brokerages.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brokers and industry leaders say things are still a little chaotic, but they aren’t nearly as bad as some feared. Although the world didn’t end for the real estate industry on Aug. Confusion and chaos are fairly frequent visitors in many transactions, which industry leaders believe is to be expected. Approaching the Aug.

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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. Ryan and the SERHANT.

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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.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

because we feel the real estate industry is in need of change,” Smith said in a statement. “In In many ways, the industry has become stagnant, and we refuse to accept that. has been on an expansion tear since the success of the brokerage’s Netflix show “Owning Manhattan.” Key Avenue is led by Christopher Smith and Patrick Ryan.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Launched in 2004, Redfin was named after the companys mission to redefine the real estate industry. At the same time, agent counts at other publicly traded companies have exploded, with The Real Brokerage (+1,173%), Fathom Realty (+136.6%), Compass (+78.8%) and eXp Realty (+64.9%) leading the way. It shows in the data.

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APRIL 3, 2025

In 2021 , Zillow made the switch from individual syndication agreements with brokerages to IDX feeds, allowing it to obtain data directly from MLSs. VOWing to find a solution Prior to IDX feeds, virtual office websites (VOWs) were the first iteration of brokerages putting listing data online. These can be provided by their broker.

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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

MARCH 31, 2025

Rocket Companies is buying Mr. Cooper , America’s largest mortgage servicer, in a market-shattering deal that could reshape the mortgage industry for years to come. The Detroit-based fintech , which is also in the midst of acquiring real estate brokerage and home search portal Redfin for $1.75

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Brokerage giant eXp Realty is adding a superstar agent to its ranks. According to the brokerage, Smith has been a standout in the real estate business for 20 years. .” ” Smith echoed Parjea’s excitement and referenced their 13-year history in the industry.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For many in the real estate industry, Aug. As it became clear that many real estate professionals are in need of guidance, brokerages and industry leaders have launched a variety of educational resources and training courses for agents and brokers. In the same way, we felt this was just too important to keep online in house.”

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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. ” Caldwell is no stranger to brokerage network innovations. We are thrilled to welcome him and his team to eXp.”

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

You can network and build community with other agents worldwide, keep up-to-date on the latest industry trends, stay motivated when you’re feeling discouraged, learn directly from some of the top real estate leaders, and even potentially find new clients! ” 1. We are smaller, with about 3,400 members. Join Introverts in Real Estate 7.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There’s a new brokerage on the block. The recently launched Realty of America (ROA) is a fully virtual brokerage co-founded by CEO Eddie Garcia, President Mark Dimas, chief culture officer Erinn Nobel and chief operating officer Peter Nobel.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

With the election behind us, the industry is refocused on building momentum and driving growth in 2025. Here’s four strategies for leaders looking to maximize growth and position their brokerages and teams for success. Here’s four strategies for leaders looking to maximize growth and position their brokerages and teams for success.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We are always trying to grow and provide more for our agents and for all of our customers, whether that is on the brokerage side or the franchisee side, so we are always looking forward. On the brokerage side, we [work to] attract agents to the brand and expose them to our unique model. Clear said.

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MARCH 19, 2025

United Real Estate Richmond is the largest Black-owned real estate brokerage in America, founded by brothers John S Finn Jr. With 30 years of real estate industry experience, Smitty Smith will take on the role of lead broker and he has also been appointed to be the managing broker at United Real Estate Richmond. and Jeffrey S Finn.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Dwiggins: Since we started the company back in 2014, we were always looking to try and be a little bit different from the rest of the industry, in the sense of it wasn’t about having tons of agents. It was about the quality of the people who shared sort of the same vision for the industry. A lot of companies have banned that.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

The Real Brokerage isn’t tapping the brakes on its rapid expansion. The ballooning agent count pushed brokerage revenue to $340 million, an 84% year-over-year improvement. The company believes that adding agents will help it weather a frozen housing market and elevated mortgage rates that have stymied the industry. “We

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Whether you’re looking to start a career in real estate, already have one or are involved in real estate transactions, you may find yourself wondering about industry terminology and job titles. The industry acronyms alone look like alphabet soup. Now, it’s time to join a brokerage. What does a real estate broker do?

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

RE/MAX frequently touts the experience and productivity of its agents, 135 of which made the 2024 RealTrends Verified + Tom Ferry The Thousand more than any other brokerage. In 2025, however, the real estate franchisor is looking to welcome in and foster the next generation of top agents.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

markets on Monday as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 3% and 2.6%, respectively. 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. loanDepot rose 2.3% RE/MAX shed 4.7%

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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. Czarnecki has over two decades of real estate industry experience. In addition to the partnership with Stone Point, the firm also announced leadership changes.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Some of the most powerful women in real estate have taken the industry’s coaching space into their own hands. We are eager to bridge this industry gap, not only by offering more female-centric coaches and coaching, but also by elevating the standard of the coaching provided and promoted.”

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