Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Confusion and chaos are still a reality for some real estate professionals in the wake of the NAR settlement-mandated business practice changes, but preparation has been key to minimizing the negative impacts. Although the world didn’t end for the real estate industry on Aug.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Real Brokerage is a already a top 10 company in terms of transaction volume and sides and it continued its growth this week in two of the nation’s most populous states. Miami -based Real on Tuesday announced the addition of Harvest Realty , an independent brokerage in Southern California with 550 agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Some of the most powerful women in real estate have taken the industry’s coaching space into their own hands. 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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

There’s a reason why eXp Realty regards itself as the “the most agent-centric brokerage on the planet.” eXp announced this week the affiliation of Kris Caldwell, a veteran real estate leader with expertise in Colorado ‘s Front Range and leading mountain communities. Bank and JPMorgan Chase.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Dallas -based United Real Estate has announced another strategic expansion in the Carolinas. Charlotte -headquartered United Real Estate Queen City will open a new affiliate location in Fort Mill, South Carolina. According to a company statement, this move will strengthen the brokerage’s presence in the Carolinas.

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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. This week, Kansas City -based United affiliate partner Platinum Realty will merge its operations with SunWest Real Estate Advisors. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

United Real Estate announced on Wednesday a major expansion move in South Florida. United’s subsidiary Charles Rutenberg Realty Fort Lauderdale (CRR) will merge with Real Estate Authority LLC. This marks United Real Estate’s second expansion move this month. billion in sales.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

RedKey Realty Leaders , an independent agency based in St. The company added Circa Properties , another boutique brokerage with a strong local presence, but the merger is more about alignment than anything else, according to RedKey leaders. RedKey Realty is the top independent real estate agency in St.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

eXp Realty continues to add agents and teams at a fast clip. 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. The team is led by Steven Brackett, who has been part of Realty One Group for six years.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Lamacchia Realty is continuing its acquisition spree. The owners of Stone Ridge Properties have created a tremendous company that happens to be a seamless cultural fit for us,” Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty, said in a statement. Through the acquisition, Lamacchia Realty gains 33 new agents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For Realty ONE Group , 2025 is poised to be a year of growth, but according to company chief operating officer and chief financial officer Mike Clear, that isnt anything out of the ordinary. On the brokerage side, we [work to] attract agents to the brand and expose them to our unique model. We are preparing for more growth.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

New Orleans -based United Real Estate Partners is continuing to expand. On Thursday, the firm announced a merger with Real Estate Resource Group. Earlier this year, the firm announced another merger with Team Geaux Realty. This enables organic agent growth and mergers and acquisitions alike.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

United Real Estate is growing in Dallas. 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. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. That merger added approximately 100 agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In a document filed on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the firm announced the termination of Douglas Elliman Realty CEO Scott Durkin, as first reported by The New York Times. Douglas Elliman continues to shake up its leadership team. According to the filing, Durkin was “terminated, effectively immediately.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is taking aim at 165 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords in its latest series of lawsuits filed in Chicago. The suit alleges that real estate professionals discriminated against low-income families who were looking to use Housing Choice Vouchers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Sherry Chris may have retired from her role as president and CEO of Anywhere Expansion Brands including the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) and ERA Real Estate brands but that doesnt mean she hasnt been keeping busy.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The moment felt surreal and inspiring for Chris Trapani and Ryan Iwanaga, co-founders of the Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno brokerage, as they repurchased their independence from @properties. Sereno operated independently for 16 years, starting in 2006 after the co-founders left Coldwell Banker Realty.

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Housing Wire

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.

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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 15, 2024

You’re probably aware that each state has its own real estate license requirements, unique laws and regulations around real estate licensure. What is real estate license reciprocity? Real estate license reciprocity varies by state. No Reciprocity: This is exactly what it sounds like.

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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. The looming chaos from the commission lawsuits sure isn’t helping.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Daily, my inbox contains another article regurgitating the same tired rhetoric about the real estate lawsuits and the (proposed) settlements. Invariably, these same articles classify all real estate brokerages and models as identical. That’s a 20% reduction in revenue for the brokerage. That’s just false.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

eXp Realty is expanding its footprint in Missouri. The company has added independent brokerage Delhougne Realty Group , a St. He founded Delhougne Realty Group in 2021. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt Delhougne and his team to the eXp Realty family,” eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Top-performing independent Florida brokerage Premiere Plus Realty has chosen to affiliate with Dallas-based United Real Estate , according to an announcement on Wednesday. According to the announcement, Premiere Plus Realty will continue to operate under the same name and leadership. “It 51 among independent firms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

The Frost-Lindner Team , one of northern Utah s leading luxury real estate groups, has joined Christies International Real Estate in Park City, Utah, the company announced. The move grants them membership in the Christies International Real Estate Masters Circle, an exclusive designation for top-producing agents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Despite having long ago settled the commission lawsuits , legal challenges continue to mount for real estate industry giant Anywhere. According to the suit, the Campolis worked with Mark Grieger, their neighbor and an agent brokered at Anywhere-backed Coldwell Banker Realty , to list their home in Deephaven, Minnesota, for $3.3

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The brokerage announced this week that it has added the Milwaukee -based Houseworks Collective real estate team. Charlie Hutchinson Real estate investment advice also falls into Houseworks’ wheelhouse of services. In late November, the brokerage added Shanan Steere to head up leadership growth efforts.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Lamacchia Realty is expanding its presence in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts. On Monday, the independent brokerage announced that it had acquired Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. Prior acquisitions included those of Foley Real Estate , Right Choice Real Estate and Keystone Property Group.

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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. The real estate vet later co-owned five Century 21 offices in Western Massachusetts and managed 100-plus agents.

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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. It is the nation’s leading brokerage by sales volume.

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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. Founded in 2006 by Michael Levy, Grand Lux Realty is based in Westchester County, New York , and has more than 200 agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

On Friday, the brokerage notified the court that it was voluntarily dismissing Wasatch Front Regional MLS , which does business as UtahRealEstate.com , from the suit. It named UtahRealEstate.com , the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate , Keller Williams Realty , HomeServices of America and RE/MAX as defendants.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The legal department at eXp Realty and parent company eXp World Holdings is not getting any rest over the holidays. According to many legal resources, it is common for brokerages to prevent agents from acting as contractors on home sale transactions they are involved in. eXp did not return a request for comment.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

HousingWire is proud to announce the 2025 Finance Leaders, recognizing 40 of the most impactful finance executives in the mortgage and real estate industries. This years honorees represent the top talent in corporate finance, ensuring their companies remain competitive in a dynamic housing market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As 2025 approaches, The Real Brokerage is heading into the new year with more growth-centered momentum. The digital brokerage platform announced another major affiliation this week to strengthen its presence in the luxury market. Real announced this week the affiliation of Urban Nest Realty , a Las Vegas -based brokerage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

While Alabama-based brokerage leader Anna-Marie Ellison said she supports the state associations efforts, she also said her agents have not expressed concerns about signing a buyer representation agreement prior to touring a house with a prospective client. Buyers dont really seem to care, Lamacchia said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In its race against other brokerages to add agents, eXp Realty has scored big in California. Prime Real Estate Team is leaving the white-label brokerage Side and taking its 21 agents to eXp. Robert Yost is a 19-year veteran in real estate, and Angelica serves as co-team lead and director of growth.

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