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A slower market and a crowded brokerage landscape have shifted efforts from quantity to quality, new reporting and Intel survey results reveal. For agents, it's now an unavoidable aspect of the job
The Jon Campbell Team, previously the Don Wenner Team, closed 2,250 home sales across $585M in sales volume in 2023. Technology and culture helped draw the team to Real
The value of relationship-building has never been clearer or more important
The news comes 1 week after NAR's whopping $418M settlement was announced. Compass also agreed to make some minor changes to its business practices as part of the settlement
It’s a transformative time in the industry, Mike DelPrete writes, and now is an opportunity to pause, step back, critically evaluate and use the moment to get smarter
Celebrating a decade in operation this year, the cloud-based brokerage saw revenue skyrocket by 89% in the fourth quarter and its agent count soar by 66%, according to earnings data on Thursday
Police are seeking to arrest Rob Harris for allegedly swindling his ex-girlfriend out of $70K through theft and credit card fraud
The Real Brokerage has surpassed 14K agents in total and continues to name new teams to its roster. The latest is another from eXp, Mission Realty of Richmond, Virginia
The $1B in career sales network, which Umphress first launched in 2012, operates in most major Colorado markets and Austin, Texas, but has goals of ultimately expanding nationwide
Wednesday's panel at ICNY 2024 says a high interest rate environment will continue driving innovation in the mortgage and finance sector
Lead by David Keener, the real estate team grew quickly with an agent-centric model that reinvested profits into agent resources, and, like Real, operates without physical offices
According to Real's Tamir Poleg, the new programs are set to accelerate growth, 'providing unparalleled opportunities for independent brokerages and teams to expand their businesses'
Technology roared to life in 2023, sending a current of excitement across brokerages, MLSs and the vendors who serve both. But it was AI's rapid acceleration that drove the narrative this year
Carolina Sky Real Estate operates in North and South Carolina under the guidance of Sheila Fleming and Toni McIntyre and is on track in 2023 to close just under 300 homes worth $117M