Brokerage News

“As a leader, you have to draw a line,” Leo Pareja said of his opposition to the trend, adding that agents who push sellers to list off-MLS could face lawsuits.

Traditional firms still dominate, but one brokerage type tends to attract the top producers, while another is highly popular but struggles to retain agents.

A top-producing agent joins Compass in NYC; FirstTeam pursues national expansion plans; eXp enters a new international market; more.

The ongoing feud between the brokerage giant and the Seattle-based MLS over private listings escalated this week. Will the current truce hold?

“Anytime we limit access, it limits opportunities,” an eXp exec said during a livestream highlighting ethical issues with the push into private inventory.

Chris Kelly is eager to move past the challenges of the past 18 months and focus on unifying and growing the company, with agents and consumers at the core.

After more than 5 years in the top role, Blefari, now chairman emeritus, is handing off the reins to Chris Kelly, the company's executive vice president.

In 2024, 13% of active agents switched firms, according to a new report that explores why agents leave and offers tips for finding and keeping top talent.

In his first interview since joining Keller Williams, Christopher Czarnecki shares his take on the company’s greatest strength and what success looks like.

Christie’s nabs a top-producing agent; two brokerages pick up the RE/MAX banner; a merger creates C21’s largest affiliate in California; and more news.

Judge Stephen Bough will continue to oversee the case despite efforts by multiple defendants to have him removed over an alleged conflict of interest.

“We're gonna kick their ass and we're going to do it without a private listing network,” Windermere Co-President OB Jacobi said about competing with Compass.

The combined market share of the top 1,000 U.S. brokerages rose last year, with some firms doubling — or even tripling — sales volume, according to T3 Sixty.

Details of the deal were not disclosed in the April 8 filing. Meanwhile, a few of the remaining defendants are trying to get the judge removed from the case.

A promotion at Florida powerhouse MSC; Christie's nabs $1B Park City team; a BHGRE merger in Appalachia; 14-agent team joins KW in New Jersey; and more news.

Brokerage leadership coordinated a private listings push in the region despite MLS rules restricting pre-marketing — and the risk of steep fines for agents.

With over $231 billion in sales volume last year, the firm — which has been on an acquisitions spree — ranked No. 1 in the Mega 1000 list of top brokerages.

The judge in Georgia’s Hooper case said the Missouri home sellers can file objections but can’t intervene to stop the settlement process from moving forward.

Watch the conversation with real estate recruiting expert Sean Soderstrom as he shares data-driven advice on finding — and keeping — top talent.

D.C. luxury team trades Compass for TTR Sotheby's; KW expands in Caymans, Arkansas; ERA targets baseball fans in new campaign, nabs Georgia affiliate; more.