SERHANT strengthens Long Island presence; $40M Texas firm joins CB
The Pinkwater Metzger Team has over $160M in career sales. Plus, Longhorn Realty joins Coldwell Banker Apex; Christie’s Int’l Real Estate enters Poland; more.
September 19, 2026
Brokerage News
The companies, teams and leaders who define the real estate landscape.
- Compass begins ‘next chapter’ with global division launchThe division gives Compass clients a path for conducting transactions internationally while retaining the service they are used to in the U.S., the firm said.September 14, 2026
- KW enters Montenegro; Elliman, BHS add veteran agentsKW’s first market center in the Balkan country will open in Q4. Plus, NY agents with five decades of combined experience join BHS; Elliman adds Florida agent.September 14, 2026
- $300M team aligns with Real to ‘do what we do best’The Clayton Coastal Group adds 37 agents to Real. Plus, The Agency’s Jeff Barnett expands title; agent returns to REMAX Gold; Corcoran Horizon opens new office.September 12, 2026
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- Sotheby’s 2 largest franchises are now company-ownedThe acquisition of the brand’s biggest franchises by sales volume follows the addition of 8 subsidiaries via July’s acquisition of Majestic Realty Collective.September 9, 2026
- Warburg transitions to CIRE; Raleigh team joins CompassAfter rebranding from Coldwell Banker Warburg to Warburg at Compass in July, the firm is now operating as Christie’s International Real Estate in NYC.September 8, 2026
- Realty ONE firms merge; REMAX adds 46-year family indieTwo Realty ONE Pennsylvania firms unite. Plus, Montana, Tennessee brokerages join REMAX; Compass, eXp add teams; Crye-Leike wealth program hits milestone; more.September 5, 2026
- Alex Vidal trades ERA to lead REMAX’s next era as presidentAfter three years as president of ERA Real Estate, Alex Vidal has moved to REMAX, where he will helm the brand following its acquisition by Real.September 1, 2026
- How a 5-decade brokerage leader thinks about AI in real estateAfter 50 years leading one of the nation’s largest family-owned firms, J. Lennox Scott explains how embracing new tech has helped his company stay ahead.September 1, 2026
- Former Meta exec tapped as new Redfin CEOAlessio Sanfilippo has spent his career leading product, data & AI initiatives “to make complex products work better for enormous audiences,” Rocket’s CEO said.August 31, 2026
- ERA nabs 260-agent Arkansas indie; $50M Denver team joins CompassJoining ERA was “the clear choice,” Collier & Associates’ owner said. Plus, HomeServices adds mortgage offering; E&V Palm Beach leadership team grows; more.August 29, 2026
- Real REMAX Group pressing pause on Motto MortgageThe combined company previously told Motto owners that “business will continue to move forward as it does today” but has now said franchise growth will cease.August 28, 2026
- Gail Liniger, REMAX co-founder and former CEO, has diedLiniger was core to the company’s growth and vision from its founding in 1973. News of her passing came just days after Real’s acquisition of REMAX closed.August 27, 2026
- Keller Williams faces new telemarketing complaint in FloridaThe plaintiff said KW agents sent multiple unwanted texts despite his number being on the Do Not Call Registry. KW settled a similar lawsuit for $40M in 2023.August 26, 2026
- Compass rentals lawsuit dismissed, refiled with new plaintiffAn antitrust complaint filed against the brokerage giant last week has been amended to include a new claim and a new start period for the class.August 24, 2026
- Real completes its acquisition of REMAXThe cloud-based brokerage has officially closed its $880M deal to buy the major franchisor as the industry’s consolidation wave accelerates.August 24, 2026
- Boston indie launches; ERA expands in DenverNew Englander Real Estate is now operating in Beantown. Plus, Success Realty Experts joins ERA; Christie’s opens in Abu Dhabi; Portside adds new agent in Maine.August 22, 2026
- eXp, Sanford released from some claims in sexual assault caseAt a trial now pushed to October, eXp World Holdings and its CEO will not face liability claims tied to former agents accused of sex trafficking and assault.August 21, 2026
- Real REMAX Group leadership team continues to take shapeThe acquisition, which shareholders voted to advance on Aug. 14, could close as soon as Aug. 24, with several C-suite positions revealed in recent SEC filings.August 21, 2026
- NYC renters sue Compass over alleged monopoly, inflated rentsThe antitrust lawsuit claims that the brokerage’s outsized market share in the city and its push to remove listings from portals has caused rents to surge.August 20, 2026
- Gary Keller breaks down economy’s ‘period of discontent’It’ll take years to fix the housing deficit, and the ROAD act won’t provide immediate help — but people “should still be buying” homes, the KW co-founder said.August 18, 2026
- Jenna Rozenblat named first president of Real REMAX GroupRozenblat has served as Real’s chief operating officer since 2023 and will step into the new role once the acquisition closes, which could be just weeks away.Updated August 18, 2026
- President, EVP out at REMAX after shareholders approve dealChris Lim and Travis Saxton had been affiliated with REMAX for about 1½ years and are leaving as The Real Brokerage acquisition of the franchisor takes shape.August 18, 2026
- KW offers agent tools to navigate growing modular housing spaceModular construction has the potential to “bring greater efficiency, consistency, and predictability” to home building, KW Modular’s community leader said.August 17, 2026
