Broker News

Compass Real Estate Lays Off More Staff, Seeks to Sublease New York HQ

By Candy Evans / January 7, 2023 /

In its quest to have positive cash flow later this year and stem massive losses, Compass Real Estate announced on Friday a third round of corporate layoffs and seeks to sublease part of its global headquarters at 90 Fifth Avenue in New York City. The real estate giant, which has approximately 800 agents in Dallas-Fort…

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Is Compass Being Eyed For a Private Equity Takeover?

By Candy Evans / October 7, 2022 /

As reported in The Real Deal, who got the information from an online pub called Business Insider, Compass, the tech-oriented brokerage that popped up in New York City and, utilizing significant investor funds bought its way into being one of the country’s largest real estate brokerages, is being eyed for a take-over by a private…

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Texas Agents Take Top Titles at Douglas Elliman’s 2022 Ellie Awards

By Candy's Dirt / March 14, 2022 /

Douglas Elliman Realty announced the winners of the 2022 Ellie Awards on March 10. The awards honor the firm’s top-performing agents throughout the nation for 2021. This year, Texas Realtors from Austin, Dallas, and Houston topped the list of honorees this year.   “This past year was special for Texas. We expanded our footprint to…

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Al Coker and Associates is The Latest Group to Join Douglas Elliman Real Estate

By Joshua Baethge / March 8, 2022 /

Al Coker and Associates has joined Douglas Elliman Real Estate.  The nine-person team will be based out of the Elliman Dallas office and work closely with the brokerage’s marketing across Texas. “Dallas is a key market for us and with Al and his team joining Elliman, we are setting the stage for tremendous success in Texas,”…

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Ebby Halliday Companies Break Into East Texas With Jacksonville-Based Acquisition

By Joanna England / February 28, 2022 /

The Ebby Halliday Companies announced today it has acquired Homes & Properties Realty, a Jacksonville, Texas-based residential brokerage that serves Jackson, Tyler, Rusk, Bullard, Flint and surrounding East Texas areas. It’s a smart move for Ebby, as the Northeast Texas region has seen a meteoric rise in the value of small land sales and rural…

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