The Agency expands further into Europe with new Portugal franchise

The new Lisbon office follows The Agency’s first foray into Europe — in The Netherlands — last spring. The office will be led by Managing Partner Ayres Neto, The Agency revealed to Inman. Continue reading

Engel & Völkers enters Central America with Costa Rican shops

The opening of two new shops in Playa Hermosa/Papagayo and Tamarindo marks the global luxury brokerage’s first foray into Central America. Continue reading

Christie’s International Real Estate launches Caribbean network

Christie’s International Real Estate Caribbean Affiliates will serve as a “network within a network,” establishing a central source for listings, market data, marketing and cooperation among the separate Christie’s International Real Estate affiliates … Continue reading

Keller Williams opens 10th South American master franchise

This summer, Keller Williams is set to open its latest master franchise in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. With its opening, the Texas franchisor will have operations in South America’s top five countries. Continue reading

Moving abroad? Paul Brazell Acosta describes life as an agent in Spain

Interest in European markets, including those in Spain, has been growing in recent years. Expat and real estate broker Paul Brazell Acosta describes the personal and professional life you can expect should you decide to make the move. Continue reading

Keller Williams expands global footprint to São Paulo, Brazil

Keller Williams Worldwide is now in Brazil, with the impending launch of its new master franchise in São Paulo. The franchisor now has 285 market centers in 50 countries. Continue reading

This is what makes real estate in the United States of America so unique

From commissions and entrepreneurism to Poland’s legendary tale of the “one-hour MLS,” there are few places like the U.S. when it comes to real estate. Continue reading

EXp Realty launches brokerage operations in Spain

EXp Realty’s international arm, eXp Global, has launched brokerage operations in Spain. This is the sixth new international market added this year. Continue reading

French real estate leader offers Americans advice on what to expect when US lockdowns end

With a May 11 target date to end the lockdown, Laurent Demeure, founder and CEO of Coldwell Banker France and Monaco, is seeing real estate activity pick up. Continue reading

Going global? Watch out for these 3 pitfalls

For those familiar with highly regulated real estate markets like Canada and the U.S., it might come as a surprise that REALTOR® associations, Multiple Listing Services (MLS’s) and a competitive technology landscape are not the norm on the internationa… Continue reading