Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Lamacchia Realty , a full-service real estate brokerage firm licensed in six states, acquired the Seekonk, Massachusetts-based brokerage, Keystone Property Group , the company announced on Monday. Meanwhile, Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner of Lamacchia Realty also welcomed Hedrick and her agents to the brokerage. “I

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

eXp World Holdings , the parent company of eXp Realty , said its profit soared to a record in the second quarter as the dollar-volume of transactions rose 26% from a year earlier to $13 billion. eXp acquired Showcase IDX in July, bringing a technology company focused on agent website and consumer real estate portal technology to the company.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Urban District Realty , a Washington, D.C.-based 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.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

EXIT Realty Corp. International and Earnnest , a digital app that handles earnest money collections, announced a partnership on Tuesday that is designed to create more seamless and secure real estate transactions. As a leader in the real estate industry, EXIT Realty Corp. International.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

Realty ONE Group is making moves in Florida. The firm announced on Friday the affiliation of Florida-based MVP Realty Associates. Derek Carlson, the founder, CEO and broker of MVP Realty Associates, has been named CEO and broker of the new Realty ONE Group MVP. Realty ONE Group was No.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Realty Group joined Compass as its founding team in Madison, Wisconsin , the company announced on Tuesday. The team of three, led by principal Liz Quinn, was previously affiliated with Realty Executives. Realty Group as our first Compass team to join in Madison,” said Fran Broude, regional vice president with Compass.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This deal follows a similar move in May to acquire South Carolina-based Carson Realty. William Raveis also acquired New England-based Molisse Realty Group in late 2023. ” Beaulieu also said the company focuses on developing talent with training, coaching and technology solutions for marketing and sales.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Foster relationships with other real estate professionals, potential clients, and relevant service providers. Invest in continuing education: Get up to date on the latest trends, regulations, and technologies in the real estate industry by investing in ongoing education and training.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Keller Williams Realty has launched a real estate assistant that is powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) and is trained on the company’s proprietary models, systems, books and training resources. “We Keeping them ahead of the curve, KWIQ empowers agents to work smarter, faster, and more effectively.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In 2018, real estate agent Luis Robledo received a lead for a potential buyer looking to live in Venice Beach, California. The lead had come through Ylopo, a real estate digital marketing solution that aims to help agents find more clients while simultaneously building their brand and team.

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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. Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

California-based RE/MAX Proper has acquired All Nations Realty and Investments , an independent brokerage in Rancho Cucamonga. In total, 126 agents and staff members at All Nations have joined RE/Max Proper, increasing the total agent count to 203, up from 70 when the former indie brokerage affiliated with the RE/MAX brand in May.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Real estate technology company reAlpha Tech Corp. launched Claire, a generative artificial intelligence -powered, zero-commission buyers’ agent chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. The tool helps match buyers with the ideal property while providing insights into market trends and property values.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Husky Homes real estate team, led by Alison Crim, has joined Compass , the company announced on Tuesday. 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.

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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. We’ve combined technology with a deep understanding of real estate to create something truly special.”

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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

MARCH 18, 2024

Roomvu , a Canadian-based video marketing platform for residential real estate agents, is partnering with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Realty One to mark Roomvu’s expansion into the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I love the RE/MAX values and the company’s emphasis on technology while not replacing the agent.” Larson started her career in real estate as an agent at a large national franchise in 2014. Larson said she is currently looking to grow the firm by bringing in more real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The company also announced Monday that they brought on Chris Cox as head of technology and digital, after a stint with Bain Consulting. Keller Williams Realty will no longer have a CEO; however, Keller will become executive chairman of the board.”. Liebert does not have a background in real estate.

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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. The system’s AI also grades your agent’s call performance and provides useful advice for improvement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Fathom Realty rolled out two new agent commission plans in 2024, and the brokerage isnt done yet. The plan is designed to help agents close more business. To back the new plan, Fregenal cited a survey showing that almost 90% of agents want more from their parent brokerages, but he offered no details on whats to come.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

After getting his start with RE/MAX , Newman moved to Walt Danley Realty in 2014 before relocating a little over a year later to Russ Tyson Sotheby’s International Realty. He and his team were most recently brokered at Hague Realty in Scottsdale.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

This year’s list of TECH100 Real Estate honorees represent a huge shift in the direction that the real estate industry is heading in. With endless new offerings in the world of fintech and proptech, these organizations have found solutions to every pain point that currently exists in the real estate process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. This isn’t a new story in mortgage lending or real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

By now, you’ve all heard the buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential impact on the real estate industry. While it’s certainly buzzworthy technology, it’s been met with reticence in the brokerage world. ” That includes eXp Ventures , to foster innovation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Keller Williams Realty is revamping its leadership team yet again, announcing on Monday three senior hires to a recently created holding company. An internal hire, Marc King, replaced Team, and Keller Williams also brought on Chris Cox, formerly of Bain & Company , to lead the brokerage franchise’s technology and digital.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Customers who believe they were wronged ultimately blamed their real estate agent for introducing them to Curbio. Curbio also has partnerships with HomeSmart , eXp Realty and RE/MAX Gold. Despite the lawsuit and accusations, Curbio said its partnership with NAR not been impacted and remains in place.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Connect with industry peers, share best practices, and elevate your REO management skills at this exclusive gathering for real estate agents. Unlike other classes, the Broker Master Class is not about how to become a broker, but how to be a successful one. Click here for more on the 2024 Five Star Conference.

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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. Defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

Industry leaders at Inman Connect New York argued that social media and online videos are essential tools for today's real estate agents, who need to find their voice and share their stories.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2023

Real estate agents under their flag get to keep 100% of the commission earned in a transaction. Some may also charge other fees for such things as Errors & Omissions insurance, desk rental, technology, etc. In reality, agents are keeping somewhere between 92 to 98 cents on the dollar with these flat-fee firms.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Real Brokerage wont have its earnings call until next month, but it’s been on a tear in terms of adding agents. In 2022 and 2023, its agent count more than doubled year over year, and it rose by 79% in the third quarter of 2024. Despite the decline in agent count, RE/MAX posted positive financial numbers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Budnick replaces Chris Stuart, who took a job as president of Place , a real estate technology platform for both brokers and agents. The daughter of a real estate agent, Budnick first went into finance, working with Bank of America. But she has led BHHS’s Florida Network Realty for the last 19 years.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

In this weeks episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt is joined by Michael Valdes, CEO of LPT Realty. They discuss LPTs recent expansion milestones, its Agent Choice model and the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on real estate workflows. You also need to embrace technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2022

the M&A-hungry parent of cloud-based real estate brokerage Fathom Realty , achieved supercharged growth in 2021. Despite these challenges, Harley and Fathom’s president and CFO Marco Fregenal expressed optimism about the firm’s rising transaction and agent count. Fathom Holdings Inc. , million. “A

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

The top four — Realogy Brokerage Group (RBG), HomeServices of America , Compass and eXp Realty — now have 20% market share in the U.S. Cloud-based brokerage eXp Realty continued its meteoric rise in the No. Compass also had a few key brokerage acquisitions, including Pacific Union International Realty in 2018. and sales volume.

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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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