Housing Wire

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. Murray: When the market turned down two and a half years ago, most of the national companies that had been very active (in M&A) departed. What is the secret to that?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Michele Harrington: After entering real estate sales right out of the Marine Corps , I built my own brokerage. How are you doing that in this crazy housing market? Sanchez: We’re seeing some green shoots in the housing market. The duo start the conversation by exploring Harrington’s path into the CEO’s role at FirstTeam.

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Housing Wire

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

According to the announcement, firm founder Austin Frangoules and his team of 23 agents are affiliating with KWs Coastal Virginia Chesapeake market center. In addition to his real estate brokerage operation, Frangoules has also launched East Coast Mortgage , East Coast Insurance , Protector Title , and Frangoules Enterprises.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

But while Zillow did get its wish after NAR chose to uphold CCP for now, the trade groups new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy which creates the concept of a delayed marketing exempt listing has the potential to put some serious strain on Zillow and other listing portals like Realtor.com and Homes.com.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A month after launching its new Private Exclusive Listings (PX) feature, agent-driven offer, negotiation and collaboration platform Final Offer has acquired Private Collection , a source of listing information for off-market properties. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

By contrast, legacy brokerages did not perform nearly as well. A more efficient and intuitive customer relationship management system (CRM); tools to create better marketing materials; streamlined client communications; and a place to manage the deal pipeline, transactions, and checklists in one place. Technology is part of the story.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

On Thursday, eXp Realty announced that, as a brokerage, it was signing on to abide by Zillow s standards for listing transparency. At the core of Zillows listing standards is the belief that if a listing is marketed to any home shoppers, it should be marketed to all home shoppers. where all the data is siloed, Pareja said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. The market is not great, so we aren’t often dealing with multiple-offer situations. It is no secret that many first-time homebuyers are struggling.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Despite 2025 housing market predictions changing fast , there are still key themes and trends for real estate leaders to watch to best serve their clients and business. 26 in Dallas to hear her full session on real estate brokerage economics. If we start to see them enter the market, it will be encouraging.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

This cycle of ascent and decline is also evident in the residential brokerage industry. Firms that once commanded the market and struck fear into their competitors are no longer as dominant. However, whether measured by agent count, transaction volume, or market share, their once-commanding leads have diminished.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The brokerage has acquired Washington Fine Properties (WFP), a luxury real estate brokerage located in the Washington, D.C., The acquisition gives Compass a firm footprint of high-end homes in an area with an expensive housing market. At the end of 2023, the number of principal agents at the brokerage stood at 14,683.

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Housing Wire

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Compass is certainly known for luxury property sales , but the nation’s top brokerage based on sales volume is looking to offer even more support to agents working on these types of deals. On Tuesday, the firm launched Compass Resort, a network for agents in vacation-home markets and clients searching for second homes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

markets on Monday as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 3% and 2.6%, respectively. A number of mortgage lender stocks experienced tepid losses relative to the rest of the market — and some even went up. Brokerage stocks were especially mixed. The Real Brokerage and Anywhere fell by 5.2%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

But in a turbulent housing market , it may have been this innovation that ultimately ended Redfin’s run as a standalone company. They still have to bear the cost of those agents, despite production not being there in a terrible housing market.” It shows in the data. Simply put, this competitive advantage didnt materialize.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

Under the National Association of Realtors (NAR) new Multiple Listing Options policy, the trade group is allowing listing agents, with the signed consent and direct permission of their seller client, to delay publicly marketing a listing through Internet Data Exchange (IDX) feeds and syndication.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Theres strong synergy between the luxury markets of Las Vegas and Southern California, and many of our clients invest in both. They rely on us for consistency, market insight, and results across the board. Orange Countys luxury market has shown resilience amid higher mortgage rates and a shortage of resale inventory.

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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

APRIL 2, 2025

Luxury Presence has introduced Private Listings Hub, an invitation-only platform designed to help real estate agents promote off-market and pre-market listings with greater control and discretion. Agents can control listing visibility, filter buyer matches and receive notifications for relevant off-market opportunities.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

According to a statement from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on Monday, Redfin.com will not publish any listings that have been publicly marketed before being shared with all real estate websites via the MLS. Kelman said Redfin is doing this because it believes that all buyers should be able to see all listings.

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. Leo CoPilot can help agents generate automated marketing materials by leveraging data from an MLS. From the RISE stage in Las Vegas , Real unveiled three new products for agents and clients on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Next year, real estate brokers and team leaders can adapt, innovate and truly thrive in the new market. With these unique strategies, brokers can achieve sustainable success while staying ahead in a competitive market. 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 27, 2024

Whether youre running a large brokerage, managing a small team or working on your own, the right transaction management platform can take the worry out of compliance and lighten your workload. From managing compliance to automating commission disbursements, its built to grow with your brokerage.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Hooper commission lawsuit plaintiffs and the brokerage defendants that have reached proposed settlement agreements are looking to make things official. The four brokerages have agreed to business practice changes, as well as total payments of $44.05

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Rising housing inventory levels in 2024 may not be the positive sign of market health that they appear to be. Rising supply is one of the housing market highlights of 2024, according to HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami , who said that housing inventory is approaching levels seen in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Housing Wire

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 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

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. brokerages and is a founding member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

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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

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. Adam Vellano was promoted to managing director of the South Florida market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

We want to disrupt the market for the better by aligning ourselves with a forward-thinking company that empowers our team and clients with the best marketing and technology available.” has been on an expansion tear since the success of the brokerage’s Netflix show “Owning Manhattan.” . “We chose SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Real Brokerage ’s explosive growth continues. The company has added the Grant Johnson Group , based in the Minneapolis area, bringing 55 agents to Real and pushing the brokerage’s total agent count past 22,000. It’s hard to find a brokerage that’s expanding as quickly as Real.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The report from the Seattle-based real estate brokerage highlighted household capabilities for handling mortgage and rent payments. HousingWire ‘s 2025 market forecast predicts slower price appreciation, although prices won’t turn negative. The report used data from a survey of 1,802 residents between the ages of 18 and 65.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is especially true when various MLSs, brokerages and agents are taking their own approaches to dealing with the business practice changes. As Sharran Srivatsaa , the president of The Real Brokerage , sees it, there are two primary agent camps right now. Some of them are throwing hissy fits with this.”

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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.

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