The association made local MLSs responsible for deciding whether non-Realtors may access their platforms as part of a suite of changes aimed at reducing antitrust risk. 

At the same time, the average age of the first-time buyer hit an all-time high of 40, according to the 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. 

The stock-swap deal will bring Anywhere’s brands, including Better Homes and Gardens, CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s International, under the Compass umbrella. 

The annual survey finds most Realtors pay at least $50 a month for work technology, despite a majority feeling satisfied with the tech provided by their brokerages.

“You must have multiple revenue streams or a ton of savings.” — Mindy Roberts, Realtor, Ansley Real Estate

EPIC primarily serves Roswell, Alpharetta, East Cobb-Marietta, Milton, Sandy Springs and Woodstock. 

“Get as much training as you can! Be a shadow!” — Matthew Thaxton, Realtor, Keller Williams Realty Community Partners

Previous team lead Jeff Taylor left to become a solo agent.  

NAR’s report — which surveyed nearly 5,000 Realtor members — also found that the typical agent took on 10 transactions in 2024, the same as a year prior.

Four of the agents previously worked at Harry Norman, Realtors, and one previously worked at Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. 

The combined company will operate under the brokerages’ original names.

The Atlanta veteran is bringing his protege, Mitchell Clifford, with him to Harry Norman’s office in Marietta. 

How satisfied are you with your Realtor associations? What do you use them for? We asked, you answered in last month’s reader poll.

The agents were ranked in the association’s annual Top 250 Latino Agents Report. 

“Have a backup savings account, shadow a senior agent, never give up!” — Cathy Iannotti, principal, The Iannotti Breen Group, Compass Buckhead

The new hires follow recent additions to the HOME Luxury Realty Team.