Brokerage News

New brokerage brand looks to take on established luxury players and attract agents who want “cohesiveness across different states and global cities.”

Tim Dieffenbacher joins KW as its new CFO, while Stacie Herron is named COO — a role she will hold in addition to her current position as chief legal officer.

The brokerage’s international division doubled its revenue this quarter, and the company is investing heavily in tech and AI: “These are not short-term bets.”

Despite declines in key metrics, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman was upbeat, saying employees were “over the moon about Rocket's vision of a home-ownership platform.”

KW launches in El Salvador; luxury NYC team moves to Corcoran; Colorado team rejoins RE/MAX; The Agency adds NY duo; Christie’s enters Anguilla; more.

The Co-Sponsor Program “is about honoring how real influence and support work in our industry,” said CEO Leo Pareja. Plus, a promotion and 2 new faces at eXp.

The Gibson case continues, however, with Crye-Leike and a Warren Buffet-owned company still pushing back, and other settlements facing challenges.

CEO Erik Carlson said numbers were “higher than expected” — though U.S. agent count fell significantly — calling 2025 a “year of transition” for the brand.

Alex Seavall expands his title after almost six years as HomeServices’ CFO, while Candace Adams fills the vacant EVP role. At RE/MAX, a new SVP comes on board.

The brokerage, which has been scaling up its private inventory, will now offer physical and digital listing books to share with agents and consumers.

The brokerage continues to position office exclusives as pro-consumer, but declined to elaborate on what it hopes to gain through its lawsuit against NWMLS.

While advocating for broad distribution of listings, Ryan Schneider said the company is also taking steps to ensure it’s “never at a competitive disadvantage.”

In a lawsuit filed against NWMLS last week, Compass said brokerages with representatives on the MLS’s board are “co-conspirators,” but Windermere calls “BS.”

Kuper Sotheby’s expands in Texas; Howard Hanna scores a new partnership in Pittsburgh; Illustrated Properties welcomes a new president; more.

In the 39-page complaint, Compass alleges that NWMLS policies prohibiting pre-marketing are preventing “meaningful competition from gaining traction.”

“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.