Will lawsuits end 6% commissions? Probably not, 1 law professor says

A provision in NAR’s settlement barring listing agents from offering buyer agents compensation is “largely symbolic,” USC professor Jordan Barry said Friday at a University of Minnesota conference. Continue reading

Pennsylvania’s No. 1 team leaves eXp Realty for Real Brokerage

The Jon Campbell Team, previously the Don Wenner Team, closed 2,250 home sales across $585 million in sales volume in 2023. Technology and culture helped draw the team to Real. Continue reading

Dave Umphress’ Flourish Real Estate Network leaves KW for Real

The $1 billion in career sales network, which Umphress first launched in 2012, operates in most major Colorado markets and Austin, but has goals of ultimately expanding nationwide. When Umphress first created the group, it was part of a Colorado Keller… Continue reading

Mega-team Premiere leaps from eXp Realty to The Real Brokerage

Lead by David Keener, the team grew quickly with an agent-centric model that reinvested profits at 100 percent back into agent resources, and, like Real, operates without physical offices. Continue reading

Inman unveils new class of 2024 Power Players

With its new Power Players list, Inman recognizes 137 industry leaders for their power and influence as it kicks off a year of expanded awards. Continue reading

Flexibility drives new Real Brokerage affiliation models

As part of its ongoing effort to market alternatives to affiliating with legacy real estate brands, publicly traded The Real Brokerage has announced two new forms of partnership, Private Label and ProTeams. Continue reading

Matt Lionetti of Over Ask podcast leaves The Agency for Real

Lionetti said he believes Real’s model is the future of the industry. His business partner, Anna Oliver, will be moving from The Agency to Real, too. Continue reading

Everybody but the Chiefs: 4 Kansas City real estate teams join Real

Joining the fast-moving, tech-forward brokerage are Group O’Dell Real Estate Team, The Andy Blake Group, Applebaum KC Homes and Long Real Estate, all of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Continue reading

Team co-led by former ‘Bachelor’ Jason Mesnick joins Real

Mesnick and his business partner Chris Dalto have left Compass and brought their Seattle-based luxury team, MDG Residential, to Real. Within its first year, the team closed more than $100 million in sales volume. Continue reading