MAVERIX has entered into a strategic partnership with Fogline Advisors to expand advisory services across brokerage, proptech and mortgage sectors. According to a release, the collaboration is designed to provide integrated M&A and strategic advisory capabilities as those segments of the housing industry continue to converge amid consolidation pressures, margin compression and increased competition for…

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Above, Rob Cleapor. Real estate is in the middle of massive consolidation.  Private equity, mega-franchises and roll-up strategies are reshaping the landscape at record speed. Brokerages are being absorbed. Local brands are disappearing. Decision-making is moving farther away from agents and the communities they serve and closer to corporate boardrooms.  The promise is efficiency and…

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Around 7:14 a.m. on a random Thursday, someone in nearly every brokerage office, group chat, or Slack channel sends the same message: “Did you see the news?” Another merger. Another acquisition. Another domino in a consolidation cycle that’s starting to feel less like a phase and more like the industry’s new operating system. The headlines…

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