Many independents still exist today, however I have noticed a number of mergers being announced recently (here on REM) that involve independents joining
a major Franchised Brokerage.
Kathy Bowers, formerly the owner of
a major franchise brokerage, recently launched 3 % Realty in Fort McMurray, Alta.
Not exact matches
Recent recognition: 2015, 2014 Australian Broking Awards Best Diversification Program; 2013, 2012, 2011 Australian Broking Awards
Major Brokerage of the Year —
Franchise; 2013, 2012 Australian Broking Awards Best Ethical / Social Responsibility Program; 2012 Australian Broking Awards Best Training and Education; No. 1 on The Adviser magazine's 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 Top 25
Brokerages list; 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2005 MFAA Awards Retail Aggregator / Originator of the Year; 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 10 Thousand FEET Top 10
Franchise list; 2010 Forbes Asia - Pacific Best Under A Billion list.
«Listen to the biggest
brokerage firms (
franchises), they have a pretty good pulse for what we need,» offered a Michigan broker - owner who works for a
major franchise, while a broker who works for the same brand but in Georgia wrote, «Listen to the individual brokers who provide the information, not just the executives of the firms.
A Houston, Texas broker running a
major franchise office shares his goal of seeing «seamless integration of the transaction, from agent to corporate to closing, and simplified use of mobile devices to enter all data across the company,» while the leader of smaller Florida
brokerage notes her battle is to «stay on top of technology to compete with bigger brokers.»
Alves and Colucci had been in the real estate business for 30 years and had owned an operated a
major franchise brand
brokerage for more than 20 years before iPro became a reality.
Harrison is a 20 - plus year veteran of the real estate industry, having worked at the
brokerage level for two
major franchise organizations prior to joining Exit in 2000.
Just some of the heavy - hitting limited partners to contribute to the firm's $ 212 million debut fund include CBRE, the
brokerage and real estate services giant; Equity Residential, the largest owner of apartments in the U.S.; Hines, a
major developer of office buildings in the U.S.; Lowe's, the home improvement
franchise; Host Hotels & Resorts, a real estate investment trust (REIT) spun off from Marriott in 1993; Lennar, one of the nation's largest home builders; Macerich, which is the third largest mall operator in the U.S.; and the warehouse operator Prologis.