{"id":4392,"date":"2023-06-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/01\/2023-gamechangers-maintain-massive-market-growth\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:51:28","slug":"2023-gamechangers-maintain-massive-market-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/01\/2023-gamechangers-maintain-massive-market-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 GameChangers maintain massive market growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every year, RealTrends chooses GameChangers based on five-year, transaction side percentage data from the RealTrends 500. This year, we chose three public independent brokerage firms, four private independents and 11 franchises who grew their businesses at astronomical rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether through mergers and acquisitions, recruiting, or more times than not, a combination of the two, these brokerages are growing at record speeds in areas all over the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, we categorized them by public independent, private independent and franchise brokerages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several firms have received the GameChanger award for multiple year \u2014 <strong>eXp Realty<\/strong>, <strong>Compass<\/strong> and Fathom Holdings in the public independent category. <strong>Lamacchia Realty<\/strong>, all in the independent category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the franchise category, <strong>Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier<\/strong>, <strong>RE\/MAX Precision<\/strong>, <strong>ONE Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/strong> and <strong>Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Good Life 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