Broker News

Brokerages Keep Sales Moving With Technology Partnerships, Virtual Tours

By Joanna England / April 6, 2020 /

As showings and open houses dwindle during the biggest season in real estate sales, brokerages are finding innovative ways to adapt to this new normal, specifically with virtual tours.

Ebby Halliday Companies’ & Allie Beth Allman Parent Nation’s Largest by REAL TRENDS 500

By Candy Evans / April 1, 2020 /

We need some good news in the world, and we have plenty of it right here in North Texas. Two of our favorite home-grown-then-took-over-the-world real estate brokerages are part of a company that is the largest real estate company in the nation. HomeServices of America, has been anointed, once again, as the country’s largest real…

Compass Lays Off 15% of Corporate Staff, Blames COVID-19

By Candy Evans / March 24, 2020 /

Compass agents to have company-wide teleconference call with Reffkin The Real Deal reports that Compass has laid off 15 percent of its staff company-wide, blaming economic fall-out from COVID-19. In a move that is being echoed at many companies now across the U.S., CEO Robert Reffkin said he would forgo a salary entirely and executive…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Settles Into Beautiful New Digs on Turtle Creek

By Candy Evans / February 26, 2020 /

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s settles into stylish, flagship office digs on on Turtle Creek Blvd.

Opendoor Partners with MoxiWorks in Austin

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2020 /

Opendoor has launched a partnership with the brokerage-owned real estate platform MoxiWorks in Austin, which is one of the iBuyer’s strongest markets. And the SoftBank Vision Fund-funded firm ($300 million or more) appears to be appealing to agents, rose in hand, stressing that iBuyers are a tool in the agent’s toolbox, not a replacement