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Million dollar baby: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

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Brown Harris Stevens, Coldwell Banker, and other industry brands made moves last week, adding multimillion-dollar brokers and team leaders to their ranks. Continue reading →

Leo Pareja: ‘Consolidation begets more consolidation’ (WATCH)

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EXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja, REMAX CEO Erik Carlson and Douglas Elliman CEO Michael Liebowitz debated the state of the real estate industry at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading →

CEOs: Real estate moving toward a ‘United, Delta, American’ moment

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At ICNY, Leo Pareja, Erik Carlson and Michael Liebowitz mused on the Compass-Anywhere merger, private listing networks and how the industry might consolidate into a few powerful brands, like the U.S. airline industry. Continue reading →

REMAX expands Canadian footprint with $3B family brokerage

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Toronto real estate dynamo Vivian Risi and her two children, Michelle and Justin, have moved their brokerages to REMAX after years with Royal LePage. The Risis’ teams closed $3B in 2025 alone. Continue reading →

More AI? A big recovery? Real estate heavyweights predict 2026

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Leaders including eXp’s Leo Pareja, REMAX’s Erik Carlson and top-selling agent Ben Caballero envision more tech, more change and perhaps a mixed recovery next year. Continue reading →

Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It’s not yet clear: Intel

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Competitor brokerages have been largely silent in recent weeks on plans to join forces in response to the Compass-Anywhere deal. But some do sense opportunities arising from the deal. And one big real estate player didn’t hold his tongue. Continue reading →

RE/MAX CEO: Consolidation ‘could help accelerate our strategy’

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CEO Erik Carlson talked about the success of new tools and fee models at RE/MAX, and said the company’s franchisees are “definitely seeing a lot more inbound activity here,” which may, in part, be in response to the recently announced acquisition of An… Continue reading →

In an uncertain market, Inman Connect New York offers solutions

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Real estate is changing fast, and so must you. Inman Connect New York is where you turn uncertainty into strategy — with real talk, real tools, and the connections that matter. Continue reading →

RE/MAX taps an industry veteran to revive Motto Mortgage brand

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Former PHH Mortgage executive Vic Lombardo was most recently COO of Guaranteed Rate Affinity, a joint venture between nonbank lender Guaranteed Rate and Anywhere Real Estate. Continue reading →

RE/MAX stays profitable as US agent count, revenue decline

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RE/MAX’s total agent count grew 2.5 percent from a year ago, to 147,073. But a growing proportion of those agents work outside of the franchisor’s main markets, the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading →