Keller Williams’ sales dip in US as agent count takes big leap overseas

Transaction sides fell 18.2 percent year over year for a total of $472.9 billion in sales in 2022, a 12.5 percent decline, according to a full-year earnings report released Monday afternoon by the Texas-based brokerage. Continue reading

‘Charge the storm’: What to watch at Keller Williams’ big Family Reunion

Texas-based franchisor Keller Williams is hosting its annual Family Reunion conference in California Friday through Wednesday. Here are the sessions, speakers and events you can’t miss. Continue reading

Keller Williams President Marc King on how to thrive in a downturn

The 2008 downturn nearly drove Marc King into bankruptcy. At Inman Connect New York on Thursday, he shared the steps he learned about avoiding financial ruin and instead growing Continue reading

Keller Williams’ goal for 2023? ‘Someone has to sell a damn house’

Keller Williams President Marc King told Inman he was confident in the brokerage’s path to success in 2023 despite a few bumps on the road to becoming the “Disneyland” of real estate. Continue reading

Keller Williams posts ‘less than pleasing’ 3% drop in sales volume

After four straight quarters of declines in transaction volume, new listings, projected closings and written contract volume, Keller Williams’ year-to-date sales volume finally took a three percent tumble to $414.7 billion. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Read Inman’s Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market

At CEO Connect in Las Vegas, the real estate industry’s top leaders collaborated to create our first-ever “Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market.” Continue reading

WATCH: Marc King and Nick Bailey trade jokes at Connect Las Vegas

RE/MAX CEO Nick Bailey and Keller Williams President Marc King, two of real estate’s highest profile leaders, teased each other on stage, then counseled agents to focus on fundamentals. Continue reading

Keller Williams Q2 revenue rises 1% to $146.8B amid inventory woes

Market headwinds clobbered Keller Williams transaction volume for the third consecutive quarter, according to earnings Thursday. However, sales volume and agent count remained steady. Continue reading

Keller Williams parent company CEO Carl Liebert departs

Carl Liebert took the reins of Keller Williams parent company kwx in 2020. Following his departure, top executives will now report directly to company co-founder Gary Keller. Continue reading

Does a good earnings season foreshadow trouble ahead?

Many real estate companies did very well during the first quarter of 2022, but their leaders also repeatedly mentioned the specter of “headwinds” on the horizon. Continue reading