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?”. Amy Kong of Trust Real Estate hosts open houses where people ask, “Where is the agent?”.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is welcoming yet another top-performing agent to the company. Arizona-based David Newman and his 12-member team, David Newman Partners, are moving to The Real Brokerage, according to an announcement on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Referral business is crucial to your bottom line as an agent. Imagine if you could bottle the enthusiasm your clients have for working with you and use it to capture new business in 2024. That’s where real estate testimonials come into play. If you find success through Zillow, then that should be your primary focus.

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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. The copycat commission lawsuit was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas by Nevada home seller Angela Boykin.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

California-based home equity investment firm Splitero launched its own real estate brokerage , Splitero Homes, this week. Clients must retain a stake of at least 20% in their homes. Our brokerage is unique,” Michael Gifford told HousingWire. “It’s

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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Christie’s International Real Estate is poised to enter the Austin market this fall as it launches a new affiliate. The brokerage firm will be owned and operated by Jerry Mooty Jr., Mooty, who owns @properties Christie’s International Real Estate offices in Dallas and Frisco, is also Jones’ nephew.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

In the 24 hours after news broke of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement agreement in the commission lawsuits , Doug Danzey, the leader of the eXp Realty -brokered teamerage The Cobalt Group , said the most pervasive emotion among his agents has been panic. “I That is another source of real concern,” Edgerton said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. according to the company.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the face of a copycat commission lawsuit , the Real Estate Board of New York has vowed to fight. In an email blast sent to REBNY members, the New York City real estate agent trade group said it would “vigorously defend the litigation.” The work you do as agents and brokers moves New York City forward.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Plaintiffs in Florida and Pennsylvania filed lawsuits on Monday, accusing real estate industry players of allegedly colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. More home sellers on the East Coast are getting in on the commission lawsuit action. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Carnegie Mortgage Partners will offer mortgage products to clients of Keller Williams Bergen County Partners , a Keller Williams franchise with 15 offices spread across Ridgewood, Woodcliff Lake, Tenafly, Fort Lee and Rutherford. According to the 2023 RealTrends rankings , the team had 1,588 licensed agents who generated an average of $2.65

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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

AUGUST 23, 2023

Service is expected to be restored to all of Rapattoni’s clients by the end of the day, sources told HousingWire. The outage, which has disrupted agents’ workflow since the attack on Aug. 9, impacted an estimated 5% of agents across the country.

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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

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Real estate agents gathered at the Palladium Theater in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday to learn networking and lead generation strategies from some of the nation’s top luxury real estate agents at the Goldbar Live conference. There is no one size fits all in this business,” Kirman said. “It

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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 partnerships with LeadingRE and RealtyOne are just the beginning.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate , a Montana -based real estate brokerage, is expanding into northern Idaho , the firm announced on Tuesday. The brokerage , which is a longtime affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, is the largest independently owned brokerage in Montana.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

While the lawsuit does name large corporate brokerage firms as defendants, including Keller Williams , Side , HomeServices of America , and Fathom Realty , the robust defendant list also includes real estate teams, such as The Loken Group and Hexagon Group , as well as an individual broker, Mark Anthony Dimas.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

The fast-growing real estate firm The Real Brokerage just added to its agent count. Salt Lake City-based agent and team leader Dustin Brohm announced Monday that he and his teamerage , the Massive Agent Team , are leaving eXp Realty to join Real.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Massachusetts -based boutique real estate firm Lindo Realty Group has joined the commonwealth’s top independent real estate brokerage, Jack Conway & Co. Lindo Realty Group functioned independently as a small, boutique-style real estate firm for five years before joining back Jack Conway in 2023.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Bureau issued orders against Freedom Mortgage Corporation and Realty Connect USA Long Island in mid-August, its first such enforcement action since 2017. That’s because real estate agents and loan officers are in survival mode and desperate to close new business. Can the LO back up the narrative?

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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

JULY 20, 2021

Szalecki previously served as director of brokerage operation for Fathom Realty and as a regional operations manager for eXp Realty. The KW Expansion Network is a nationwide brokerage. How lenders can build valuable referral relationships with real estate agents.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Aires , a global mobility company that focuses on relocation, recognized Lamacchia Realty with an award at the Aires Broker Network Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last week. The Director of Relocation, Sarah Hatch , proudly accepted the Silver Level Award on Lamacchia Realty’s behalf.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

Agents are the lifeblood of real estate brokerages. Recruiting and retaining high-performing agents remains a critical challenge for brokerages, especially in the environment created by the National Association of Realtors ’ recent $418 million settlement in a litany of agent commission lawsuits.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Dallas-based United Real Estate is expanding its footprint in its home state. United Real Estate | DFW Properties is merging with Grapevine, Texas-based Insight Realty Network , according to an announcement on Thursday. The merger expands United Real Estate’s agent count to 830 in North Texas and 1,810 statewide.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 1, 2024

March 1, 2024 – Last night during the Leading Real Estate Companies of World annual conference in Las Vegas , Lamacchia Realty won the award for most Outgoing Referrals out of all Category Five companies! I’m thrilled that we’ve won this award and even more thrilled that we helped so many clients relocate this year!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

Two Myrtle Beach Century 21 franchises have filed a lawsuit against eXp Realty , alleging that eXp Realty agent Joel Barber stole profits and private real estate data during secretive, “unauthorized” late night office visits. accessing “password-protected” company computers to steal client data.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

We’ve all heard the news: over 60,000 real estate agents left the profession in the first half of 2023. This exodus left many brokerages scrambling to replace them and upping their recruiting game. Let’s break it down brokerage by brokerage so you can find the one that’s right for you.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

Today’s RealTrending features an exclusive interview with Kristan Cole, founder and CEO of the Kristan Cole Real Estate Network of Keller Williams Realty. 18 by transaction sides in 2021 The Thousand top agents and team nationwide. If the market is so hot, why would they use a real estate agent?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

The acquisition involves the Palm Coast office from Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida. Situated in the Hammock Beach Resort, the office currently comprises approximately 40 independent real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

After almost five years of litigation, it is clear that Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Like the other commission lawsuits, the plaintiffs in the Moehrl suit allege that the real estate industry has colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Treble damages are to be set at $5.36

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

million after the brokerage paid its commissions and related expenses. 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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

When the restaurant Tom Hunt worked at as a server temporarily shut down during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided it was the right time to pursue his longtime desire of becoming a real estate agent. Reality television programs portray the real estate agent as a glamorous and easily profitable career.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

It was mid-February when clients, family and friends began asking Jason Posnick about strange postcards appearing in their mailboxes. Thanks to Lisa Chinatti, the broker-owner at Chinatti Realty Group , he was not completely caught off guard. Lisa is super on the pulse. Millions are expected to be sent out across America. “If

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Most brokerage leaders know about the multiple challenges facing the real estate industry, not the least of which are the major class-action lawsuits. It seems a small share of the agent population even knows about this issue, and even fewer can loosely tell you what the potential outcomes are. .” Imagine that.

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