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Top Tennessee brokerage merges with Compass

Housing Wire

Parks Real Estate includes the Pilkerton Realtors brand and is led by CEO Hunter Connelly. Today, we have significantly added to our presence in the Southeast, welcoming the top brokerage in Tennessee,“ Reffkin said in a statement. 1 brokerage in the state by sales volume and the No. With the continued migration of the U.S.

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San Francisco Realtors partner with AI startup Sidekick

Housing Wire

AI -powered real estate assistant Sidekick unveiled a partnership with the San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR) on Monday. As the AI capital of the world, San Francisco is the ideal place to launch Sidekick to sophisticated Realtors, at just the right time,” Michael Martin, co-founder of Sidekick, said in a statement.

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New Hampshire Association of Realtors partners with HousingWire

Housing Wire

HousingWire has partnered with New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR) to bring original data, analytics and news to its members who are the voice for real estate in the state. Our strategy is simple – be the independent source of information housing leaders seek first, and trust the most,” Clayton Collins, HousingWire CEO, said. “By

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The Real Brokerage settles Umpa commission lawsuit for $9.25M

Housing Wire

Fast-growing, publicly traded The Real Brokerage announced Monday that it had reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Umpa commission lawsuit. The brokerage will pay $9.25 The Real Brokerage closed $14.4 The Real Brokerage closed $14.4 million into a qualified settlement fund, as part of the agreement.

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Proptech startup Courted grows its roster of brokerage partnerships 

Housing Wire

Co-founded by Sean Soderstrom, Dan Breitbach and Joe Urciuoli, the proptech company sells an AI-powered software platform to help real estate brokerages with their recruiting efforts. Courted identified three main problems with how brokerages have historically recruited agents. The company has expanded to 50 markets in the U.S.

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Realtors still get most of their leads from Facebook

Housing Wire

Over half of Realtors said that social media was their top lead-generating technology tool, according to a new survey report from the National Association of Realtors. Other top lead generating tools included customer relationship management (31%) and MLS sites (28%).

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Despite industry headwinds, Real believes it can continue growing agent count

Housing Wire

With a 67% annual increase in agent count to 16,680 agents during the first quarter of 2024 , it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage also recorded an 86% annual increase in revenue to nearly $201 million. With Pro Teams, a team or brokerage firm is able to maintain its own internal economics and commission models.

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