Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

The battle among big brokerages for top agents continues in Texas, where eXp Realty added two top teams last week. The Mike Seder Group joined eXp after spending more than 25 years with RE/MAX. The team boasts 12 members, including Mike Seder’s wife Ally, and their two sons Patrick and Brett.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Top-producing, Chicago-based team, Team Pimentel , announced Tuesday that it was leaving Keller Williams North Shore West to join the Robert Reffkin -helmed firm. Team Pimentel serves clients in the Libertyville area and plans to continue serving clients in the North Shore area. Team Pimentel was ranked as the No.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Real estate brokerage eXp Realty has added industry veteran Wendy Forsythe to its leadership team. On Thursday, the firm announced that Forsythe was joining eXp as its new chief marketing officer. Prior to joining eXp, she has worked at many top real estate firms including Compass , Fathom and HomeSmart International.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Husky Homes real estate team, led by Alison Crim, has joined Compass , the company announced on Tuesday. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the team of eight had been affiliated with Keller Williams Realty Madison East since its debut in 2020. “We The team specializes in buyer and seller representation as well as new construction.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2024

Josh Team is joining real estate brokerage Serhant as its first-ever president, Inman reported on Monday. After taking a three-year break from the industry, Team, the former president of Keller Williams , chose the brokerage headed by Ryan Serhant to make his comeback. Serhant’s national expansion took off in the spring of 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Booth will join Zillow’s government relations and public affairs team, spearheaded by Jennifer Butler. “I I am excited and honored to join such an innovative team dedicated to shaping the future of housing for all consumers,” Booth said on social media. ”I

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It is the first brokerage to join eXp Realty through Boost, eXp’s newly released brokerage incentive program. The team has 24 offices across New England. By joining eXp Realty, we get the best of both worlds,” said Bean Group CEO Michael Bean. “We Launched in June , the Boost program offers a simplified incentive model.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Before joining Path & Post, Smith was a Realtor , broker and partner at LOCAL Realty North ATL for three years. We are excited to bring Bekki Shae’s authentic and caring leadership to our team,” Path & Post CEO Brad Nix said in a statement. She aligns with our team’s core values of respect, unity, and the golden rule.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

Alicia Goncalves has joined the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) as director of associate membership, the trade association announced on Friday. Alicia brings an energetic and refreshing angle to our member services team that will help engage our associate members and ensure they get the most out of their MBA membership.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

The top-producing Suarez Team is joining real estate firm The Real Brokerage , according to a company announcement on Wednesday. Powered by James and Roxanne Suarez, the 10-person team serves the greater Los Angeles market, including Silicon Beach, Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills and the South Bay. 25 for sides and No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Four teams decided to make the leap to Compass in Colorado , the company announced on Thursday. The Bandemer Team , led by Corinna and Brooke Bandemer, BaseCamp Homes , led by Jon Mottern, Ivy House Group , led by Alexis Shoop and Benjamin Babbitt, and The Sundberg Group , led by Rian Sundberg, are the four latest recruits of the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

announced the addition of the Orlando-based team, The Home Squad , to its roster. The team’s 16 agents are SERHANT.’s and it’s a great example of the influx of talented, proven teams joining SERHANT. The team is led by husband-and-wife team Sarah and Mark Raumaker. In early February, SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

The pair joined Compass after spending almost nine years at Douglas Elliman , where they were founding members of the sports and entertainment division. “We look forward to expanding our team nationally to better serve our clients’ needs in the markets where they maintain a presence,” Conlon said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

I am excited to join the talented team at American Financial Resources and contribute to the company’s ongoing growth and success,” Brenning said in a statement. “I I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to drive innovation, maximize productivity, and deliver exceptional service to our clients.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Makinney Group, led by principal agent Tom Makinney, has joined Compass in Chicago , the company announced on Wednesday. Makinney made the leap with his two agents, Jill Giorno and Jen Goodale.The top team was previously at brokerage @properties. “We are thrilled to join the Compass family.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Well-known across our ecosystem as servant leaders, Wendi and John will act as growth partners for our regional operating principals and regional directors,” Mark Willis, CEO of KW , said in a statement. They are all in on ensuring our market centers win the day and dominate locally.” The appointments were effective as of Dec.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

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. Brohm and his team have been with eXp since 2018.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Livian , a real estate platform for expansion teams, appointed Thadious “Thad” Fisher as senior vice president of revenue, the company announced on Monday. In this new role, Fisher will uncover new growth strategies and sales processes, and expand Livian’s market center teams. 5 among mega teams.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

She joined the firm in 1998 as an agent before opening a new RE/MAX Realty Affiliates branch in Reno. Lessinger joined the corporate side of the firm in 2020 when she sold her ownership interest in the brokerage and joined the RE/MAX world headquarters team. ” Bailey’s departure comes as RE/MAX reported a 7.8%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Scott Mitchelson is joining The Corcoran Group as senior vice president of global development, the company announced on Tuesday. In his new role, Mitchelson will lead the expansion of the Corcoran brand both domestically and internationally while working closely with the Corcoran affiliate network’s existing sales team.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Longtime reverse mortgage industry professional Tane Cabe has joined C2 Financial ’s reverse mortgage division as a “retirement mortgage expert,” according to an announcement issued by the company this week. We are thrilled to have Tane join our team,” added Scott Harmes, national manager of C2 Financial’s Reverse division.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FresYes Realty , one of California ‘s top real estate agent teams, has left the indie ranks to join The Real Brokerage. Jason Farris and his 50-agent team were the top large team in California by sides in 2021, according to the RealTrends 2022 rankings. The team’s Instagram page has 30,000 followers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) announced this week that Peter Sciandra, EVP of reverse lending and secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation , has joined its board of directors for the remainder of the 2023-2024 term. ”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

On Thursday, the Anywhere brand announced that Northern California firm Vista Real Estate had joined the Sotheby’s network. Our mission has always been to provide luxury service to our clients with the utmost professionalism and compassion regardless of price point,” Phillips said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

First Team Real Estate , the largest independent brokerage in California , left Christie’s International Real Estate , the company first told Inman on Wednesday. Christie’s will be a great franchise, but First Team is something different from that,” First Team founder Cameron Merage said in a statement. “We

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Top-producing mega team PREMIERE Group is joining fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage , according to an announcement on Monday. Dave’s decision to bring PREMIERE to Real is a monumental testament to the Real model and what our company offers top teams,” Sharran Srivatsaa, the president of Real, said in a statement. “In

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Nima Ghamsari, co-founder and CEO of Blend, said the investment “reflects confidence in Blend’s continued journey to transform financial services and is an important show of faith in our growth strategy.” In return for its investment, Haveli will receive Blend Series A convertible preferred stock at an initial conversion price of $3.25

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

The LEAD Syndicate was founded by Nikki Miller, who will join OJO in an undisclosed role. We are ecstatic to partner with Nikki and combine our resources to launch Lever, an innovative new platform and network for real estate agents,” Chris Heller , the president of OJO, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Jake Droge joins the company as a loan officer, while Carol Olmos has joined the company as an account executive. Sue Haviland has also joined the division as a loan officer, coming off of a roughly three-year stint as Finance of America Reverse (FAR)’s national sales trainer in learning and development.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

I’m sharing a transformative announcement with you today, one that marks a new era for RealTrends and propels forward the vision of bringing transparency to what it means to be a top-performing real estate brokerage, team or agent. Agent and Team Rankings will be unveiled in June. You work hard to serve clients and grow your business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With a deep knowledge of our company and our culture, Mark is well-suited to lead us through our next growth phase,” said Gary Keller, co-founder and executive chairman of KW in a statement. Willis joined Keller Williams from Coldwell Banker in 1991, serving in multiple roles during his time with the brokerage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Rocket Mortgage launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Tuesday that allows its client experience teams to analyze sentiment, record behavior patterns, transcribe conversations and create tailored experiences during customer interactions. Rocket estimates that Synopses will save the servicing team nearly 40,000 hours annually.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 16, 2024

Aaron Belovsky has joined subservicer Dovenmuehle Mortgage as chief data officer (CDO). We are thrilled to welcome Aaron as our new chief data officer,” says George Mynatt, senior vice president of IT for Dovenmuehle, in a release. Belovsky has more than two decades of software engineering experience.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

He is already a key leader at Snapdocs, and will bring his proven dedication to our customers, our team, and business results to the CEO role. I’m thrilled to be elevating Mike as our new CEO.” Sachdev joined Snapdocs in 2021 as president and has led the company’s operations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

eXp Realty launched a new program to attract more teams, the Thrive program, to agents in the United States and Canada, the company announced Friday. Earlier this year, the company launched its Boost Program , followed by the Accelerate Program , to incentivize independent teams, brokerages and agents to join eXp Realty.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 23, 2024

Mortgage industry veteran Kurt Raymond, CMB, has joined Informative Research as senior vice president and borrower journey engineer. I am thrilled to join Informative Research at such a pivotal time in the mortgage industry,” Raymond says.

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