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Home equity investment startup Splitero launches its own real estate brokerage

Housing Wire

California-based home equity investment firm Splitero launched its own real estate brokerage , Splitero Homes, this week. Our brokerage is unique,” Michael Gifford told HousingWire. “It’s However, having lived through 2008 to 2012, Cantrell is leery about the notion that home prices always go up.

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Just 36 real estate brokerages and teams made the Inc. 5000 in 2023

Housing Wire

The slower housing market and uncertain economic conditions took their toll on the number of real estate brokerages and firms that were named to Inc. Last year , over 60 real estate brokerage firms or real estate teams made the list, but this number shrank to just 36 in 2023. The self-reported list ranks U.S. 186 spot on the Inc.

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Former Keller Williams agents continue their legal actions 

Housing Wire

Louis Ronayne first joined the brokerage as an agent and later became a team leader, serving at the brokerage from July 2000 to September 2014. He was also a regional director for Michigan and northern Ohio from 2006 to 2012, when he oversaw up to 30 KW market centers. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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Marco Fregenal to take the helm at Fathom as Josh Harley steps down

Housing Wire

Fathom Holdings is the latest brokerage to make a significant C-Suite change. Fregenal has served as Fathom’s CFO since 2012 and as president since 2018. Prior to this, Fregenal also served as Fathom’s chief operating officer from 2012 to 2017. He has also served on the board of directors since 2019.

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It’s official: NAR reports first full-year membership dip since 2012

Inman

The membership of the National Association of Realtors shrank by 1.7 percent last year as the trade group weathered a tough market and major lawsuits.

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NAR membership continues to slide in 2024

Housing Wire

After closing out 2023 with its first annual membership decline since 2012, the National Association of Realtors is still struggling with its membership count. However, the 85,049 agents lost between October 2022 and January of 2024, is still well below the 400,000-agent drop recorded between 2008 and 2012. This is down 2.1%

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Compass losing money, gaining market share

Housing Wire

The numbers are in: Compass lost $270 million in 2020, and the residential real estate brokerage generated $3.7 Those numbers are from a statement Compass filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday afternoon, in which the brokerage proposed offering $500 million in class “A” common stock. billion in revenue.

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