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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 Umpa suit is the only commission lawsuit in which Real has been named as a defendant.

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47-year-old Florida indie brokerage joins RE/MAX

Housing Wire

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. The brokerage, which was founded in 1976 by Gene Boone, will now be known as RE/MAX Foxfire.

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Homelendia Mortgage launches mortgage brokerage franchises

Housing Wire

Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, launched its mortgage brokerage franchises this week, offering individual unit and regional opportunities to qualified individuals, teams, brokerages and loan originators. That changes now,” Homelendia CEO Frank Chimento said in a press release.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. Rapidly advancing technology and data analytics have also revolutionized the commercial real estate landscape, offering scores of new avenues for value creation and risk mitigation. And why not?

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Recruiting real estate agents: A complete roadmap for 2024

Housing Wire

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. The number of agents switching brokerages is ticking upward and markets are stabilizing across the country. Thankfully, 2024 is shaping up to be a much better year for recruiters.

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Q4 BrokerPulse: Commission lawsuits spur proactive changes for real estate brokers

Housing Wire

As the commission lawsuits heat up, real estate brokers are gearing up to add buyer representation agreements and training, cut costs and hone value propositions, according to RealTrends Q4 2023 BrokerPulse survey. Only 1% of respondents say they are restructuring their compensation model. It ranked No. 9 of twelve possible challenges.

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Compass misses free cash-flow goal but remains optimistic

Housing Wire

Although Compass failed to achieve its much publicized goal of being free cash-flow positive in 2023, brokerage executives were still positive about the company’s performance over the past year. We believe that 2023 was the bottom of the downturn and we are constantly prepared for a better 2024,” Reffkin said.

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