Broker News

Small World Realty Merges 150-Plus Agent Firm With DFW-Based Keller Williams GO 

By Joanna England / July 19, 2019 /

Robert Meche, the charismatic leader of Small World Realty and co-branded Smoker Broker, is at the forefront of real estate industry disruption and has been proactively researching how he can contribute and influence industry outcomes as the lives of real estate agents are in flux.  Meche embraces change and is welcoming the challenge. As part…

Ebby CFO Ron Burgert Announces Retirement

By CandysDirt / June 21, 2019 /

Staff Reports Ron Burgert, chief financial officer of the Ebby Halliday Companies, is a rarity in these days of frequent job hopping. Burgert has been at the same job, in the same position, for 42 years. Burgert, who recently announced his decision to retire from the company he has played a significant role in building,…

On the Rocks: RE/MAX Splits From Short-Lived Partnership With Redfin

By Candy Evans / May 15, 2019 /

It was a quick divorce from a two-month romance. And to be honest, sort of a head-scratcher. In mid-March, RE/MAX, the 40-year-old, Denver-based national real estate franchise broker announced a unique partnership with Redfin, the tech-focused brokerage that has morphed over the years, from trying to wipe out the Real Estate agent to employing them…

Browne + Douglas Group Adds Two New Agents

By Bethany Erickson / April 25, 2019 /

When the dynamic duo of Cathy Browne and Beth Douglas joined forces as Browne + Douglas Group last year, it was expected that the two — long known for being top-producing Ebby Halliday agents — would do big things from their home base at the company’s state-of-the-art offices in Allen. Between the two, they have…

Exclusive: JP & Associates to Launch Instant Offer Platform for JPAR Agents

By Candy Evans / April 24, 2019 /

JP & Associates, a North Texas independent broker, becomes the first indie brokerage to offer agents and consumers an iBuyer interchange. But this time, the agent is in the drivers seat!