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Who’s the ‘best’ agent in each state?

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Real Trends and Tom Ferry released the seventh annual breakdown of the “best” — i.e. the most productive — real estate agents and teams in each state. Continue reading →

Caballero tops the Real Trends Thousand — again

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Ben Caballero, the super agent and CEO of HomesUSA.com, has smashed his own sales record, recording 5,793 homes sold in 2018, an increase of 1,000 from the year before. Continue reading →

War of the rankings: T3 Sixty hits Real Trends with cease-and-desist

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Several days ago, T3 Sixty, creator of the Swanepoel Mega 1000 ranking of top U.S. real estate firms, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Steve Murray,  president and editor of Real Trends (the firm that produces the Real Trends 500 rankings)… Continue reading →

Real Trends vs. Swanepoel Mega 1000: firms spar over lists

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Real Trends, the analytics and consulting firm behind the Real Trends 500, is taking aim at T3 Sixty, the publisher of the Swanepoel Mega 1000, another industry ranking of the top brokerages in the county. Continue reading →

HomeSmart expands to Florida

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HomeSmart is taking its brokerage operations to the Sunshine State. The company announced on Wednesday it’s set to expand to Florida, the 29th state with a HomeSmart presence — thanks to the company’s franchise arm — and the fourth with a company-owned… Continue reading →

Realogy, KW top Swanepoel Mega 1000 rankings

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Realogy and Keller Williams are the creams of the real estate crop once again, according to the second annual Swanepoel Mega 1000 list of the country’s top 1,000 brokerages along with top 20 franchisors and holding companies. Continue reading →

Real Trends 500 back online, but hackers ‘may still be lurking’

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One day after the Real Trends 500 list of the top brokerages in the country was hacked and taken offline, Real Trends President Steve Murray warned the attackers “may still be lurking.” On Thursday, the Real Trends 500 was back up and functioning. Continue reading →

HomeServices chairman teases ‘several’ acquisitions in 2019

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Ron Peltier is enjoying HomeServices of America’s view from the top, but he’s not spending too long taking it in. On Wednesday, the company spoiled NRT’s two-decade reign as the top real estate brokerage in the country in transaction sides — for the fi… Continue reading →

HomeServices dethrones NRT as top brokerage in the US: Real Trends

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HomeServices of America has ended NRT’s two-decade reign atop the Real Trends 500 list, beating the Realogy company in number of transactions. Continue reading →

Compass nabs two top luxury LA agents

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Compass is making significant moves in the Los Angeles luxury market. The New York City-founded real estate brokerage announced this week it’s bringing aboard Tyrone McKillen and his Plus Real Estate Group from Hilton & Hyland and Cindy Ambuehl fr… Continue reading →