Biggest brokerage news of 2018

Brokerages saw a lot of movement this year, be it highly-producing teams and franchises striking out on their own or legacy companies launching new brands. Continue reading

Why brokerages need to offer marketing concierge services

In today’s industry, it’s impossible for agents to go it alone — they can’t market, negotiate, write up contracts, show buyers houses and list properties by themselves all while maintaining a high level of service. This is where brokerages have a chan… Continue reading

Why this $120M indie sold to Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty

Led by husband and wife Realtors, Evelyn and Steve Rosling, the 14-year-old Park Place Real Estate covers the Portland metropolitan area and southwestern Washington state and recorded $120 million in sales volume for 2018 with 25 agents.  Continue reading

The biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2018

The year in real estate was marked by big-name brokerages and franchises using their capital to gobble up market share and boost their value propositions with enhanced agent technology. Continue reading

Two of Vermont’s top real estate teams are merging

Two Coldwell Banker teams are merging to form what will be the second most productive real estate team in Vermont, totaling more than $119 volume in 2018. Continue reading

Long and Foster reap benefits of early investment in Asian market

This month, Chinese property website Juwai.com awarded the East Coast brokerage Long and Foster its “Best U.S. Real Estate Company” award. Continue reading

Connect the Speakers: Hoby Wedler on thinking about homes beyond vision

Learn about the non-visual route to understanding the real estate purchasing process. Continue reading

Connect the Sessions: Clelia Peters on the opportunities for professional, serious agents

“2018 was kind of the rubicon that we crossed where there’s no going back” Continue reading

The Real Word: What does the digital end-to-end transaction dream look like?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: the real estate transaction dream and what the pros wish they knew when they started. Continue reading