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San Francisco-based OWN Real Estate makes the leap to Keller Williams

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. “Keller Williams teaches agents to run profitable businesses with good margins and reserves, and in my eyes, exemplifies this given they are one of the few private brokerages that still exist,” Leung said in a statement. Leung was a finalist of Realtor Magazine ‘s prestigious 30 under 30 2017 class.

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Corcoran launches first franchise in Oregon

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Realtors , was founded in 2014 by Jackson and Matt Lesher. The brokerage boasts a team of roughly two dozen licensed agents , as well as support staff members in marketing, management and transaction coordination roles. ” Corcoran Prime, previously known as The Agency Inc. .

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Mark Willis steps back into CEO role at Keller Williams

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Mark Willis, who served as CEO of Keller Williams from 2005 to 2014, has stepped back into the role effective immediately. Willis joined Keller Williams from Coldwell Banker in 1991, serving in multiple roles during his time with the brokerage. Treble damages could result in NAR and the defendant brokerages paying roughly $5.36

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A record year for real estate brokerage firms

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Capitalizing on these market factors, brokerage firms in the 2022 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings broke records in market share, closed transaction sides (there must be inventory somewhere!) The top four — Realogy Brokerage Group (RBG), HomeServices of America , Compass and eXp Realty — now have 20% market share in the U.S.

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The ‘double-edged sword’ of dual licensing

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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. An originator since 1999, Read got his real estate license in 2014 and opened up his real estate brokerage in 2019.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for April 2024

Lamacchia Realty

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Mary Wood is an award-winning REALTOR® based in MetroWest closing 50-60 sales annually.

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Opendoor, Atlanta, and the future of iBuying

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Between April 2020 and the end of March this year, Opendoor , an iBuyer but also a residential brokerage, sold 1,613 homes listed on First Multiple Listings Service , the greater Atlanta region’s National Association of Realtors’ endorsed spot for home listings. For Sarah Shurden, also of Coldwell Banker, “It was a pain in the butt.”.