Largest minority and women-owned brokerage in US joins Real

The Atlanta-based Village Premier Collection, led by Cheri Benjamin, has joined Real under its Private Label program. The company has roughly 500 agents and closed $665 million in sales in 2023. Continue reading

Court grants preliminary approval of settlements with firms in Gibson

The court has granted plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of settlements proffered by Compass, The Real Brokerage, Realty One Group, At World Properties and Douglas Elliman in the Gibson commission lawsuit. Continue reading

Recruiting War ’24: Agents field new offers constantly, Intel finds

A slower market and a crowded brokerage landscape have shifted efforts from quantity to quality, new reporting and Intel survey results reveal. For agents, it’s now an unavoidable aspect of the job. 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

The Real Brokerage posts dramatic spike in revenue, agent count in Q4

Celebrating a decade in operation this year, the cloud-based brokerage saw revenue skyrocket by 89 percent in the fourth quarter and its agent count soar by 66 percent, according to earnings data on Thursday. Continue reading

Arrest warrant issued for Real agent accused of romance fraud

Police are seeking to arrest Rob Harris for allegedly swindling his ex-girlfriend out of $70,000 through theft and credit card fraud. 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

In mortgage and finance, high rates are ‘a little bit of a blessing’

Wednesday’s panel at ICNY 2024 says a high interest rate environment will continue driving innovation in the mortgage and finance sector. 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