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RealTrends Verified top performers prove there’s no one way to scale

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While many of the same real estate firms may grace the top echelons of the RealTrends Verified Rankings year after year, that is where, at least for many of these firms, the similarities between them end. From cloud-based to franchise networks, specializations and network approaches the top performing firms include a variety of different business […]

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Realty of America rockets into RealTrends Verified Rankings top 50 in first full year

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Growing up in poverty in Chicago, Realty of America founder and CEO Eddie Garcia, remembers going to the Archdiocese of Chicago on Tuesdays each week as a child to pick up a small box of food for his family.  “I came from extreme poverty,” Garcia said. “Both of my parents were homeless, living under highway

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REMAX agents get Zillow Preview, Showcase in Marketing Studio

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Zillow has signed an agreement with REMAX that makes its Zillow Preview and Zillow Showcase listing products available to REMAX agents nationwide through the REMAX Marketing Studio, according to an announcement on Tuesday.  Zillow had previously announced REMAX as one of the original firms to sign up for Zillow Preview, its pre-marketing platform for coming soon

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SERHANT. launches in five California luxury markets

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SERHANT. is expanding into California, opening across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco and Tahoe with agents who closed more than $2 billion in sales over the past 12 months, the brokerage announced Tuesday. The firm said this move marks its largest market launch by sales volume. The company will base its California

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NYC ultra-luxury market surges amid global unrest

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A potent mix of global instability and financial anxiety is supercharging demand for New York City’s priciest homes — even as broader luxury segments grapple with stubborn inventory shortages. HousingWire Data shows pending sales in the ultra-luxury single-family market — defined by a $4.3 million median price — surged 200% in the latest weekly period.

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New York joins states seeking to regulate private listing networks

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New York has joined the growing list of states exploring legislation designed to govern the use of private listing networks for residential real estate listings.  In mid-March, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages introduced the “Fair and Transparent Real Estate Listings Act,” which has since been referred to the committee on judiciary.  If passed, the bill would require

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Is the future of brokerage independent? Why hyperlocal is beating scale in today’s brokerage battle

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Over the past year, consolidation has consumed the real estate industry, with many questioning if mid-sized regional independent firms would be able to survive, let alone contend in this emerging environment dominated by national monoliths like eXp Realty and Compass International Holdings. The 2026 RealTrends Verified Rankings, however, make these concerns seem irrelevant.  Independent brokerages

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Douglas Elliman adds $50+M Jackson Arnett Group in California

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The Jackson Arnett Group, a top-producing luxury real estate team in Rancho Santa Fe, has joined Douglas Elliman Realty in Rancho Santa Fe and North County coastal San Diego after more than seven years at Compass, the brokerage announced Monday. Led by Delorine Jackson and Ian Arnett, who both serve clients along side agent Bayley

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The platform play: How Real, LPT Realty are reshaping brokerage growth

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RealTrends Verified’s 2026 brokerage rankings reveal clear momentum for technology-fueled challengers, with The Real Brokerage and LPT Realty again emerging as significant movers. The Real Brokerage, led by CEO Tamir Poleg, held steady at No. 5 by sales volume with $65.2 billion. But the company’s more notable achievement came in transaction sides, where it jumped

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Top Century 21 firm expands into Michigan

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Century 21 Circle — ranked among Century 21’s top 10 companies globally — has entered the Michigan market by bringing on the Sparta-based Kelley Real Estate Group. Company leaders said the move reflects trends across Midwest markets surrounding Lake Michigan, where relocation patterns, second homebuyers and client referrals increasingly cross state lines. “This isn’t just

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