Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

Coldwell Banker Realty , a New England-based residential real estate brokerage , welcomed James F. Wood “Coldwell Banker Realty is proud to partner with James F. It is very comforting to have such resources at my fingertips as I focus on helping my clients achieve their goals.” Wood, the brokerage announced on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

For Linda O’Koniewski , the broker-owner of Leading Edge Real Estate , one of the largest hiccups so far was when one of her agents brought a buyer offer that included concessions to a seller. The seller basically told them to drop dead,” O’Koniewski said. “So, This allows them to keep their net but lower the price.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A pair of top-producing agents are returning to Coldwell Banker Realty. Walsh departed Coldwell Banker Realty in April 2024 to join Lamacchia Realty , but she recently made the decision to return. We are excited to welcome Lynn back to the Coldwell Banker Realty family.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

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. Since the first quarter of 2021, Redfins agent count has fallen by 22.5%. They have that eat what they kill mentality.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Results Realty ERA Powered , located in St. Charles, Illinois, has acquired Chicago s Mark Allen Realty, giving the combined firm three offices and 80 agents. Mark Allen, led by broker Matt Liss, will now operate as Mark Allen Realty ERA Powered. On the 2024 RealTrends Verified rankings, Cox ranked No. 183 in volume with $16.2

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

eXp Realty recently released forms that make it clear it is firmly up to the seller to decide whether or not they will offer buyer broker compensation. eXp Realty recently released forms that make it clear it is firmly up to the seller to decide whether or not they will offer buyer broker compensation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

On Thursday, the family-owned firm announced that it had acquired South Carolina -based Carson Realty. Founded in 2006, Carson Realty serves clients in the South Carolina markets of Hilton Head, Bluffton and Lake Keowee. We look forward to our partnership with Carson Realty (CR).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Sothebys International Realty recently released its 2024 performance report. Philip White , president and CEO of Sothebys International Realty, attributed the brands success to a simple truth. High-net-worth buyers seek to expand their property portfolios in multiple countries, while sellers are looking for global exposure, Fahmi said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

And while most of the talking points espoused on both sides of the debate remain fairly consistent, those who are in favor of the policy have recently started to claim that an agent who doesnt list their sellers properties on the MLS may be exposing themselves to legal liability. Those who dont want CCP are putting a restraint on trade.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

As more brokerages and agents contemplate moving away from a cooperative compensation model , many are grappling with some tough questions, the most vexing probably being: What do I do if a seller is only willing to contribute part of the buyer broker’s fees, or none at all? In some cases, the buyer will be like, ‘I know I promised you 2.5%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

When it comes to handling compensation eXp Realty is not mincing its words — it is not sharing its listing fee with the buyer’s broker. But it will be their sellers who make the decision on an offer of compensation to a buyer broker. They are set by each broker individually and may be negotiated between Seller and Broker.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Imagine if you could bottle the enthusiasm your clients have for working with you and use it to capture new business in 2024. In this article, we’ll show how to procure top-notch client testimonials, where and how to share them, and how to leverage them to bolster your reputation and close more deals in 2024.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

According to a news release, through the partnership, My State MLS agent members will be able to receive estimated cash offers on qualifying properties within minutes to present to their clients. If the seller chooses to pursue Opendoor’s offer, they will then be directed to Opendoor to continue the process.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Opendoor and eXp Realty officially launched their new partnership on Thursday, Inman first reported. This integration is making Opendoor cash-offer solutions available to eXp Realty’s nearly 90,000 agents. The Opendoor option will be part of every single one of my listing presentations going forward. “The million in 2022.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

At the time of issuing its second CID, the DOJ stated that it believed that the policy restricts home-seller choices and precludes competition from new listing services. Miller believes that agents who push sellers to use private listing networks are not doing their fiduciary duty.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A second home seller in Nevada has filed a lawsuit alleging that real estate industry players in the state have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. District Court in Las Vegas by Nevada home seller Angela Boykin. The copycat commission lawsuit was filed on Friday in U.S. 16, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

More home sellers on the East Coast are getting in on the commission lawsuit action. Like the other commission lawsuits, the Parker suit alleges that the defendants colluded “to impose, implement, and enforce anticompetitive restraints that cause home sellers in Florida to pay inflated commissions in connection with the sale of their homes.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

.” According to the brokerage conglomerate, the proposed settlement includes injunctive relief requiring practice changes in Anywhere Advisors, the company’s owned brokerage operations (which includes Coldwell Banker Realty , Corcoran , and Sotheby’s International Realty ), for a period of five years following final court approval.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Newman and his team serve clients in Phoenix, Scottsdale , Paradise Valley and Southeast Valley. David’s dedication to maximizing marketing and optimizing value for sellers aligns with the Real platform and our mission to give our agents the tools they need to succeed by providing the best consumer experience possible.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

District Court for the Western District of Missouri , the lawsuit is named after its lead plaintiff, Maryland home seller Daniel Umpa. Due to how HomeServices and its affiliates handle their client contracts, if a dispute arises, each client is entitled to individual arbitration of their claims. Filed in late 2023 in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Real estate brokerage eXp Realty has entered into an affiliated business agreement with Orlando, Florida -based title fi r m Citrus Closing Group , according to an announcement on Thursday. “We Citrus Closing Group serves clients in the Florida counties of Lake Seminole, Osceola, Orange, and Brevard.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Keller Williams Realty has partnered exclusively with the online learning platform Coursera to offer a comprehensive introduction to the business of real estate. Dubbed the KW Real Estate Agent Professional certificate, the program will give participants a head start in the real estate industry.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Not many people in any profession enjoy making cold calls to potential clients, but a venture capital-backed technology startup hopes to make it a little easier for real estate agents. The tool can initiate calls and engage with people using AI-generated, personalized scripts that adjust to the client as the call unfolds.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Sellers can receive a 1% real estate agent commission reduction when selling with a Newzip-affiliated agent.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In a new episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast , Editor in Chief and host Sarah Wheeler sits down with eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja to discuss the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit, the new rules that agents are facing, and how eXp is helping agents navigate these challenges to thrive in the marketplace.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, real estate startup Homie Technologies claims that home seller consumers were not the only ones harmed by the real estate industry’s allegedly anticompetitive practices. Buyers using Homie would receive some or all of any BAC offered by the seller,” the complaint states.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Anywhere Real Estate partnered with agent-client collaboration platform RealScout to allow the company’s affiliated real estate agents and franchise owners “to engage, nurture, and convert clients at each stage of the real estate journey,” according to an announcement on Friday.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In late November, the firm announced that Elizabeth Ruehrwein, a top agent in the Rehoboth, Massachusetts area joined RE/MAX Integrity , leaving Lamacchia Realty , previously known as Keystone Property Group. The firm currently serves buyers and sellers in Essex County, the Merrimack River Valley and Southern New Hampshire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

In short order, she started her own brokerage — Gold Group Realty — that pulled her family out of poverty and into success. Now she not only owns Bogle Realty, but she’s become a pillar in her community, something motivated more by her faith than business. This, I think, does work for our sellers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In the ultra-competitive Westchester market, the odds were stacked against Heather Harrison and her client. “The client went to highest and best on Monday at 5 p.m., and I counseled my client to bid accordingly, waive his mortgage contingency, then we bid $1.45 million and we got it.” and condos at 41.3% – 54.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Altos Research’s Market Action Index score for the county, which has 70 municipalities, illustrates the challenges agents and their clients have faced. I was able to bring my clients to multiple listings for their consideration, but now I can only show them one or two in a given week. as of March 6, 2024. “We

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Name Job Title Company Name Ali Haralson President Auction.com Amy Jo Plummer Vice President of Customer Experience Maxwell Anita Blue President LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance Candy Nowak Chief Credit Officer CMG Financial Cecilia Choy Chief Operating Officer ICE Mortgage Technology Cerita Battles Head of Community & Affordable Lending Chase Charis (..)

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Inman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

EXp Realty Chief Executive Officer Leo Pareja answers your burning questions on the future of the Clear Cooperation Policy, multiple listing services and serving homebuyers and sellers in 2025.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Sudi Hernandez of Cloud 9 Real Estate Group loses leads when a client hears her Cuban accent. James Dunn of eXp Realty surprised a client with his answer to their question, “You’re white, right?”. But they point to something more specific – homebuyers and sellers surprised to interact with a non-white real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the team of eight had been affiliated with Keller Williams Realty Madison East since its debut in 2020. “We The team specializes in buyer and seller representation as well as new construction. We are thrilled to be among the first teams to join Compass in Wisconsin,” Crim said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. A wise agent right now is talking to buyers and sellers,” Brown said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

The firm is based in Peabody, Massachusetts and serves clients in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida, Arizona and Utah. RedBird Realty (No. 5000 this year include Worth Clark Realty (No. 3,307), Lamacchia Realty (No. 3,393), ONE Sotheby’s International Realty (No. 3,818), Realty Group (No.

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