Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

While Robert Reffkin and Compass are touting their success while pushing for the repeal of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy, eXp Realty executives are claiming that the North American MLS system is helping to fuel their companys strong international growth. In the U.S.,

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Inman

MARCH 21, 2025

As Washington cities undergo significant upzoning this year, timing of the firm's partnership with the AI platform that can predict what sellers might enter the market soon and identify areas ripe for redevelopment couldn't be better.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

In this weeks episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Ohio Realtors President Michelle Billings , an agent at Coldwell Banker Realty in Montgomery, Ohio. The acceleration and adoption of technology also changed everything from how properties are shown and marketed to transactions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

That focus on technology is what Poleg says will propel the firm’s growth. That, says Poleg, is to double down on technology. The next couple of years will be about building a meaningful competitive advantage for our agents through technology. Were going deep into pure tech innovation.

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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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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

“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.” He and his team were most recently brokered at Hague Realty in Scottsdale.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

With the rapid improvement of AI technology coinciding with the business practice changes outlined in the NAR settlement, many in the proptech industry believe now is the right time for the rise of the AI agent. But unlike reAlpha, Modern Realty is much newer, having officially launched only three months ago.

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

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Ocala, Florida -based Foxfire Realty is the latest firm to join a national brand, announcing its move to RE/MAX on Wednesday. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We It’s very difficult to be an unaffiliated brokerage right now and compete with franchises who offer technology and training.

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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

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

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

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In these markets Home Swap will be offered through Keller Williams Realty of Central Florida , Keller Williams LeHeup Group and Keller Williams Suburban Tampa – The Chadwick Group. Explore three steps that enable technology to work more efficiently, which helps drive profitability. Presented by: Total Expert.

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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. Our expansion into the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers. Such opportunities may arise.

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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.” RE/MAX The Collective will serve buyers and sellers throughout Yakima, Ellensburg and Cle Elum and it will specialize in rural and residential properties as well as large agricultural farms.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Thrive Real Estate of Shrewsbury, MA is now a part of Lamacchia Realty Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – Thrive Real Estate of Shrewsbury has joined forces with Lamacchia Realty. Their location at 26 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury, MA will now be the Lamacchia Realty Shrewsbury branch location. I am happy that day is finally here.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

She then went on to teach high school French, but after six years of dealing with “hormonal teenagers” Williamson was ready for a change, and on a friend’s suggestion interviewed at the local Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate. “It These brokerages are not alone in terms of their technology offerings.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

Despite the decline in revenue, the holding company for eXp Realty maintained profitability with a net income of $9.4 The company and its subsidiaries, which include eXp Realty, SUCCESS Enterprises, Virbela and other affiliated services, are in solid financial shape, declared its executives. billion, executives disclosed on Thursday.

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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. “Hey Clayton …” and a link. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5 No surprise here.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Absolutely, I will offer an NFT option to sellers within the next year,” said Richard Hopen, a Compass agent in Short Hills, New Jersey. On a Facebook video chat , Amy Heckler of Heckler Realty in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida answered real estate agents’ questions, surrounded by a white and red Heckler Realty banner and two office plants.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

After spending a decade building a proprietary technology and productivity platform, United Real Estate Group is seeing its growth explode, according to Q2 2021 earnings report. Is technology finally providing the key to success? about their growth and technology platform. ” Q2 2021 results.

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Inman

JULY 22, 2024

After four years at eXp Realty, Michael Valdes is moving to LPT Realty. After surpassing 10,000 agents in the U.S., the Florida-based brokerage is ready to expand internationally, executives told Inman.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The RealScout platform will be available across all of Anywhere’s brands, such as Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s International Realty. In October , RealScout launched RealScout Pro+ with new seller lead nurture features.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In 2025, effective websites leverage beautiful imagery, videography, graphics, copywriting, captivating typography and user experience design (UX) to educate buyers and sellers and sell you as a hyper-local market expert and trusted advisor. This is crucial for driving seller leads. Some wont care how pretty the site is.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The partnership makes it easier for Realtors to steer home sellers to Curbio’s services, and an investigation by Inman News in March revealed how problematic the partnership could be. Curbio also has partnerships with HomeSmart , eXp Realty and RE/MAX Gold. NAR declined to comment on the situation.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Lamacchia Realty Has Acquired Stone Ridge Properties of Newburyport, MA and Amesbury, MA November 19, 2024 – Lamacchia Realty is proud to announce that they have acquired Stone Ridge Properties of Newburyport and Amesbury, Massachusetts. I realized that we first needed newer tools to better serve buyer and seller clients.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But we think that leading brokerage companies, or market-share leaders, will need to incorporate and embed these services in their everyday offerings to buyers and sellers,” Murray said. “Partnering with other companies to offer them suffices. With that, comes a whole new level of skill, implementation and training. at-fee independent.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Hence, Splitero Homes will primarily serve sellers of homes that are already clients of Splitero Funding , the home equity investment business. And that is our concentration, working with homeowners that we’ve already made a home equity investment with, not your traditional brokerage going out there trying to find buyers and sellers.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Now, home sellers in these markets have access to a cash offer upon listing their house, if qualified. The program, which first launched in October 2019 , already offers features including RealSure Sell, which gives home sellers the certainty of a cash offer while they work with an agent to bring a better offer.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Hart cited two strategic acquisitions, Realty Austin in Texas and DPP in California, as part of its growth strategy. Compass agents are more likely to work in upper-echelon markets where buyers and sellers would work with agents, he said. Revenue decreased by 10% year over year to $1.34

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 10, 2025

Kevin Sears Ranks on the Swanepoel Power 200 for 2025 In recent news, Kevin Sears , 2025 NAR President and Associate Broker of Lamacchia Realty Springfield/Sears Real Estate, was ranked on the T3 Sixty Swanepoel Power 200 List for 2025. Lamacchia Realtys mission is to guide REALTORS, employees, and clients to their success.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Offerpad is an instant buyer, or iBuyer, a company that gives sellers cash offers for their homes and attempts to resell the homes for a profit, sometimes after making renovations. ” reads an Opendoor Technology Inc. Opendoor, too, recently announced a partnership with eXp Realty. Opendoor’s stock closed at $2.09

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Around the same time on the other side of the country, Anthony Lamacchia, CEO of Lamacchia Realty in Massachusetts, was frustrated with his main portal lead provider. For example, Ylopo leverages social ads to generate lower cost local buyers and sellers and Google PPC ads to capture more “down funnel” ready to buy and sell leads.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Indigo platform looks much like a search portal but allows buyers to bid on listings provided by agents, which are boosted by the AI to include the preferences of the seller. Frances Bryant was head of real estate at Ribbon and holds a similar role at Indigo.

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