Above, from left: John Featherston, Leo Pareja, James Dwiggins. Photo by AJ Canaria. Consolidation has been one of the most talked about trends in real estate this year—and the conversation continued at RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange when Leo Pareja and James Dwiggins joined John Featherston on stage to dig deeper into eXp…
Above, Sue Yannaccone. Photo by AJ Canaria WASHINGTON, D.C.—Compass International Holdings (CIH) COO Sue Yannaccone has been through a pretty big transition. Serving as president and CEO of Anywhere Brands for six years, she is now leading operations for the largest real estate brokerage in the world, as it seeks to reshape the industry on…
Above, Alex Vidal, right, and John Featherston at RISMedia’s CEO Exchange. Photo by AJ Canaria. Five months after the April announcement of the Real Brokerage acquiring the iconic REMAX brand, Alex Vidal, former president of ERA Real Estate, was announced as the new president of REMAX in September. Bringing nearly three decades of experience in…
Above, from left: Sean McRae, John Featherston, Chris Kelly, Creig Northrop, Ben Silva. On-screen: Synthetic humans JackAI and Mae. Photo by AJ Canaria. Artificial intelligence has moved well beyond the chatbot—ushering in what RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston likens to a modern-day Industrial Revolution. During RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange last week…
Above, from left, Matt Widdows, founder and CEO, HomeSmart; Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner and CEO, Lamacchia Realty, Inc.; DeAnn Golden, president and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties; and Tracy Hutton, CEO and owner, CENTURY 21 Scheetz. Photo by AJ Canarla. News coverage—both from mainstream media and real estate organizations—tends to focus on national trends. But…
Above, John Featherston, left, and Chris Rediger In a wide-ranging one-on-one discussion at RISMedia’s 2026 CEO & Leadership Exchange in Washington, D.C., Chris Rediger, CEO of housing data firm HouseCanary, told RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston how his company’s partnership with Google will impact real estate, as well as lowering the temperature on the…
MAVERIX, a boutique strategic consultancy serving the proptech, fintech and real estate brokerage sectors, has announced its second-annual “Eighty Under 80” list of real estate leaders who have made a significant impact on the industry. The honor initially launched last year with the campaign name as a satirical tip-of-the-hat to the experience of longtime industry…
Above, from left, Keith Smith, Ken Baris, Katy McGrath, Ennis Antoine and John Featherston Housing affordability in the U.S. remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the real estate industry, with the high cost of homes, mortgage rates remaining elevated and limited inventory in many regions continuing to put homeownership out of reach for…
Leaders on deck for RISMedia’s 2026 CEO & Leadership Exchange: (top row, l to r): Dan Duffy, Hoby Hanna, Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, Leo Pareja; (bottom row l to r): James Dwiggins, Sue Yannaccone, Chris Rediger, Chris Raveis As 2026 continues to dole out curveballs and unexpected challenges, more than halfway through the year, many brokers…
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Just days after completing its $880 million acquisition of REMAX, the newly coined Real REMAX Group has decided it will no longer sell new Motto Mortgage franchises, instead choosing to prioritize investment in a unified mortgage platform. Additionally, also following the deal closing, Vic Lombardo, who was named president of REMAX’s mortgage services last year,…
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