Realogy draws $8B in 2021 revenue, $2B in Q4, as market share grows
Strong transaction, sales volume and market share growth boosted Realogy's revenue as CEO Ryan Schneider says platforms like Zillow are company's true competitors
by Marian McPherson Feb 17
Realogy hires Visa executive Melissa McSherry as its new COO
Realogy has added former Visa executive Melissa McSherry to its ranks. In her new role as COO, McSherry will help craft Realogy's product and technology strategy
by Marian McPherson Feb 17
EXp added 30,000 agents in 2021, inching closer to 100K milestone
Agent count has skyrocketed 60% from 46,745 agents to just over 75,000 worldwide since February 2021, according to data Wednesday from the rapidly rising cloud-based brokerage
by Marian McPherson Feb 16
Compass launches 12-month 'Agent Action Plan' amid training surge
The “Robert Reffkin Agent Action Plan" is designed to help agents build their business the way the Compass founder built his
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 7
Coldwell Banker franchises in NYC, the Hamptons merge
The combined company will have about 175 agents across 8 offices in both the city and in the Hamptons
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 4
How to make sense of iBuying in 2022, post-Zillow
IBuying has existed for years, but it's growing faster than ever and now approaching the scale that could finally make it profitable
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 2
Realogy's Sherry Chris to brokers: Now's the time to invest in yourself
Sherry Chris shared how brokerages can diversify revenue streams and navigate agent preferences in an increasingly virtual world during an Inman Connect Now session Tuesday
by Taylor Anderson Jan 25
Real estate stocks take a dive before Wall Street rebound
Shares in major publicly traded real estate companies — including Compass, Opendoor, Offerpad and Zillow — dropped sharply before rebounding in wild Monday trading.
by Taylor Anderson Jan 24
Century 21 icon Phil Yeager dead at 91
Yeager spent decades as a franchisor at Century 21, ultimately leading the brand's expansion into Latin America and Europe
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 13
REX: Realogy's stance is prelude to a reckoning on commissions
Realogy says it believes in buyer agents and cooperative compensation, but not in forcing brokers to enter a commission amount to list in a multiple listing service
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 11
Gary Keller named the most powerful person in real estate
Other industry leaders who landed top spots on the prestigious Swanepoel Power 200 ranking include eXp's Glenn Sanford, Realogy's Ryan Schneider and Compass' Robert Reffkin
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 11
M. Ryan Gorman: Of course Realogy believes in buyer's agents
Opinion
After agents responded to Realogy's stance on mandatory commission sharing, Realogy Brokerage Group President and CEO M. Ryan Gorman sets the record straight. 'It’s important to me to get this right,' he writes
by M. Ryan Gorman Jan 10
HomeSmart files IPO paperwork
The tech-enhanced brokerage is the first major real estate firm to move toward a stock market debut in 2022. That move, however, comes after a tumultuous year for publicly traded real estate firms
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
hundred dollar bills lined up
On Thursday, Realogy Brokerage Group CEO M. Ryan Gorman shared the company's stance on the National Association of Realtors' Participation Rule, saying, 'There’s no reason why an offer of compensation needs to be a mandatory requirement for a home to be listed in the MLS .' Mostly, real estate agents disagreed
by Marian McPherson Jan 7
Realogy calls on NAR to eliminate commission-sharing requirement
Realogy is publicly calling on the National Association of Realtors to kill a requirement that listing brokers offer commissions to buyer brokers in order to submit listings to MLSs