Brokerage News

“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.

Leaders of the two brokerages traded barbs over private listings, hurling accusations of anticompetitiveness, self-interest and efforts to double-end deals.

United announces a new merger in Virginia; former MMA champ joins eXp; SERHANT. expands into Arizona; Sotheby's enters the Philippines; more.

“I believe that Real needs me in a bigger capacity right now,” Srivatsaa told Real Estate News. The brokerage announced March 12 that he is moving to the board.

United's Charles Rutenberg grows with merger in S. Florida; Century 21 gains Colorado affiliate; The Agency opens in Nicaragua; Compass nabs $1B agent; more.

Gino Blefari denied a Wall Street Journal report of acquisition talks with Compass, saying “there are no discussions, negotiations or agreements” taking place.

In an interview with the Puget Sound Business Journal, Glenn Kelman said the brokerage would have ‘been stripped for parts’ if bought by a different company.

The brokerage giant "is in advanced talks" to buy HomeServices of America, the real estate arm of Warren Buffet's empire, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Gibson home sellers join the brokerage in asking the court to put the suit on hold so they can file details as the judge faces a request to recuse himself.

Sharran Srivatsaa, who joined Real just over two years ago, is moving to the brokerage's board of directors, a transition he described as "bittersweet."

The Tennessee-based brokerage tried to convince the court that it should be covered under the NAR settlement, but that request was denied.

The Rocket-Redfin deal means more competition for portal giants like Zillow and CoStar, but also for smaller brokerages and boutique lenders.