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EXp Q4 earnings mixed as revenue ticks up but agent count falls

Feb 20, 2025

The virtual brokerage ended 2024 with 82,980 agents — a 5 percent drop compared to the previous year, according to Q4 earnings data. EXp also posted $1.1 billion in revenue in the final three months of last year.

The ultimate guide to grammar, syntax and real estate writing

Feb 20, 2025

From using ChatGPT to enhance your writing to avoiding simple errors in communication, this guide is designed to help you target your most common mistakes and make your writing more effective.

CoStar makes bid to buy REA Group classifieds rival in Australia

Feb 20, 2025

CoStar is eying Australian real estate classifieds firm Domain for a rumored $2.7 billion. The purchase would put it toe-to-toe with News Corp, which owns REA Group, Australia’s largest classifieds firm.

Black households led first-time homebuyer market in 2024

Feb 20, 2025

Despite a nationwide dip in first-time homeownership, Black buyers have bucked the trend in 2024, leading the market with 62 percent purchasing their first home, according to new data released by Zillow Thursday. This continues a growing trend, with Black first-time buyers making up 55 percent of the market in 2022 and 63 percent in 2023.

Crye-Leike brokerages are all 1 entity, Gibson plaintiffs tell court

Feb 20, 2025

In a new legal filing, homeseller plaintiffs in a commission lawsuit in Missouri dispute Crye-Leike’s claim that its six brokerages are separate and covered by NAR settlement.

No, the Washington DC housing market isn’t crashing amid layoffs

Feb 20, 2025

A social media frenzy suggested government layoffs are tanking the housing market in the nation's capital. But economists armed with data tell Inman it's mostly business as usual in D.C.

Compass snaps up major Washington DC luxury brokerage

Feb 20, 2025

Washington Fine Properties operates in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia and has about 150 agents. The company's leadership team will remain in place after joining Compass.

What I learned from leading NYC’s most reputable real estate teams

Feb 20, 2025

With the right culture, structure, coaching and mindset, The Agency's Juliet Clapp writes, there’s no limit to what a fully focused real estate team can achieve.

Teams Spotlight: Abigail Palanca, The Abby Palanca Team

Feb 20, 2025

Find out how this leader and her NYC real estate team create game-changing expectations — and then surpass them.

10 luxury lessons learned from NOT selling Michael Jordan’s estate

Feb 20, 2025

Failure isn't final. "Sellebrity" agent Kofi Nartey offers hard-won wisdom for excelling with the world's most sophisticated clients after 22 years.

With brothers locked up, Alexander family shops around Miami homes

Feb 19, 2025

A handful of luxury properties in Miami owned by Oren, Tal and other family members are reportedly being shopped around by Shlomy Alexander, the family patriarch and a luxury developer.

Mortgage rates in retreat as investors weigh Trump’s approach

Feb 19, 2025

After surprise inflation report, Trump administration says the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions will be exempt from its attempt to exert more control over independent federal agencies