Blue Line Group, a team of real estate professionals in Antioch, California, has officially returned to the RE/MAX network, joining forces with REMAX Gold. Founded in 2010 by Mike Barbanica, originally REMAX Blue Line, the company says Blue Line Group has created a reputation for excellence and innovation. Under Barbanica’s leadership, the brokerage expanded to…
Agents are always looking for prime listing opportunities—and zombie properties are an often overlooked resource. These homes sit in limbo: the owner has abandoned them—often after a foreclosure notice—but the foreclosure was never completed. The bank doesn’t own them; the homeowner still does, and the property sits vacant, deteriorating and lowering neighborhood value. Unlike typical…
Editor’s Note: Peculiar Properties is a new series highlighting just that—peculiar properties, from former military assets to repurposed funeral homes and anything in between. Contact our editor Clarissa Garza at cgarza@rismedia.com if you have a property peculiar enough to be featured. In the small town of Chester, Connecticut, one home easily stands apart from the…
Above: Leo Pareja and Todd Denman Teams have a lot of reasons to change their affiliation. They also have a lot of reasons not to. As 2025 increasingly becomes the year of consolidation, big companies are scrambling to recruit high-producing teams amid a general shuffle of power and priorities across the real estate landscape—moves that…
Above: Jenni Bonura. Jenni Bonura didn’t climb the ladder in real estate—she built her career rung by rung, with curiosity, grit and a genuine love of people. From her first days as an agent to her current role as president and CEO of Harry Norman, REALTORS®, she’s experienced the business from nearly every angle. That…
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Above, Maryann Vitale Alles Maryann Vitale Alles CEO Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties St. Louis, Missouri https://bhhsselectstl.com Region served: St. Louis metro area Years in real estate: 42 Number of offices: 9 Number of agents: 530 Favorite part of your job: Working with agents. Their success is my success. What is one of the challenges…
Above, Erica and Dan Starkey. Erica Starkey Broker/Owner Dan Starkey COO/Owner JPAR Iron Horse Real Estate Pleasanton, California https://www.jparironhorse.com Region served: Northern California Years in real estate: Dan: 4; Erica: 26 Number of offices: 3 Number of agents: 43 Most effective recruiting pitch: We’re not trying to be everything to everyone—just the right fit for…
The post-settlement period in real estate might be remembered as the era of consolidation, at least based on 2025’s headlines. Along with many smaller buyouts, the purchase of consumer portal and discount brokerage Redfin by mortgage giant Rocket, and Compass’s (still pending) deal to take over Anywhere are somewhat unprecedented, at least since the post-Great…
Above, from left: Helen Hanna Casey, Terrie O’Connor, Sherry Rahnama and Carol Bulman. Photo by AJ Canaria. As more women rise to executive roles across the real estate industry, the conversation is shifting from breaking barriers to building what comes next. During an insightful panel titled “We Broke the Glass Ceiling – Now What?” at…
Zillow has launched a real estate app in ChatGPT, explaining on Oct. 6 that it would give people a first-of-its-kind way to begin their housing journey on one of the world’s most widely used AI platforms. Now, according to a press release, those dreaming about their first apartment or searching for the right neighborhood to…
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