{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"103463","rtpr_id":"nBw1859LYa","ticker":"REAX","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["REAX"],"title":"Chris Colgan Team Joins Real, Bringing 28 Agents and $150 Million in Annual Sales Volume","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-07-30T11:30:00.126Z","article_body":"Chris Colgan Team Joins Real, Bringing 28 Agents and $150 Million in Annual\nSales Volume\n\nLed by national content creator Chris Colgan, the Northern Virginia team has\nbuilt a leading real estate brand through social media\n\nThe Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX), a real estate technology platform\nfocused on innovation and agent culture, today announced that the Chris Colgan\nTeam has joined the company. The move brings 28 agents to Real and expands the\ncompany's presence across Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C.,\nmetropolitan area.\n\nLed by CEO and Team Leader Chris Colgan, the team is on pace to close\napproximately $150 million in real estate transactions this year. The team\nserves clients throughout the Washington, D.C., metro area, including Northern\nVirginia communities such as Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun and\nPrince William counties. Colgan has built one of the region’s strongest\nbrands by combining high-touch service with innovative digital marketing.\n\n\"Chris has built an exceptional business by embracing the future of real\nestate,\" said Jason Cassity, Chief Growth Officer at Real. \"His ability to\nleverage social media and personal branding to serve clients and attract top\ntalent aligns perfectly with Real's vision. We're excited to welcome Chris and\nhis team and support their continued growth.\"\n\nColgan began his real estate career more than 22 years ago and established\nhimself as a top producer with several national brokerage brands before\nlaunching his current team in 2022.\n\nHe has built the Chris Colgan Team by leveraging the same content and\ncommunity-building strategies he used to grow a successful sneaker and\nstreetwear media brand with more than 100,000 followers. Today, his social\nmedia platforms reach millions of consumers monthly, including more than\n89,000 Instagram followers and 40,000 YouTube subscribers. This audience has\nbecome a significant source of business for the team, generating buyers and\nsellers and expanded exposure for clients' listings.\n\n\"We built our business by embracing social media and creating content that\neducates consumers while helping our clients stand out,\" said Colgan. \"Real\nunderstands that approach better than any brokerage. The company's culture,\ninvestment in AI and technology, and community of innovative agents made this\nthe right place for our team. We're excited to continue growing our business\nwhile helping elevate the Real brand throughout Northern Virginia and beyond.\"\n\nAbout Real\n\nReal (NASDAQ: REAX) is a real estate experience company working to make\nlife’s most complex transaction simpler. The fast-growing company combines\nessential real estate, mortgage and closing services with powerful technology\nto deliver a single seamless end-to-end consumer experience, guided by trusted\nagents. With a presence in all 50 states across the U.S. and Canada, Real\nsupports over 35,000 agents who use its digital brokerage platform and\ntight-knit professional community to power their own forward-thinking\nbusinesses.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nSome of the statements in this press release are \"forward-looking statements,\"\nas that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995, including statements regarding the Company’s growth. These\nforward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and\nassumptions, including the risk of slowdowns in real estate markets, economic\nand industry downturns and Real’s ability to attract new agents and retain\ncurrent agents. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be\nevaluated with consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results and events to differ materially from those in the\nforward-looking statements. They include the risks discussed under the heading\n“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 4,\n2026, a copy of which is available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at\nwww.sedarplus.ca\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca&esheet=54579554&newsitemid=20260730792575&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.ca&index=1&md5=1118ccd8382aaefcb86c1ee3ea0c2ad7)\n. It is not possible for management to predict all the possible risks that\ncould affect Real or to assess the impact of all possible risks on Real's\nbusiness.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730792575/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730792575/en/)\n\nInvestor inquiries, please contact: \n\nLoren Irwin\n\nDirector, Investor Relations and Financial Reporting\n\ninvestors@therealbrokerage.com \n(mailto:investors@therealbrokerage.com) \n908.280.2515\n\n\n\nFor media inquiries, please contact: \n\npress@therealbrokerage.com \n(mailto:press@therealbrokerage.com) \n201.564.4221\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw1859LYa","title":"Chris Colgan Team Joins Real, Bringing 28 Agents and $150 Million in Annual Sales Volume","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"REAX","created":"2026-07-30T11:30:00.126Z","tickers":["REAX"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Chris Colgan Team Joins Real, Bringing 28 Agents and $150 Million in Annual\nSales Volume\n\nLed by national content creator Chris Colgan, the Northern Virginia team has\nbuilt a leading real estate brand through social media\n\nThe Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX), a real estate technology platform\nfocused on innovation and agent culture, today announced that the Chris Colgan\nTeam has joined the company. The move brings 28 agents to Real and expands the\ncompany's presence across Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C.,\nmetropolitan area.\n\nLed by CEO and Team Leader Chris Colgan, the team is on pace to close\napproximately $150 million in real estate transactions this year. The team\nserves clients throughout the Washington, D.C., metro area, including Northern\nVirginia communities such as Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun and\nPrince William counties. Colgan has built one of the region’s strongest\nbrands by combining high-touch service with innovative digital marketing.\n\n\"Chris has built an exceptional business by embracing the future of real\nestate,\" said Jason Cassity, Chief Growth Officer at Real. \"His ability to\nleverage social media and personal branding to serve clients and attract top\ntalent aligns perfectly with Real's vision. We're excited to welcome Chris and\nhis team and support their continued growth.\"\n\nColgan began his real estate career more than 22 years ago and established\nhimself as a top producer with several national brokerage brands before\nlaunching his current team in 2022.\n\nHe has built the Chris Colgan Team by leveraging the same content and\ncommunity-building strategies he used to grow a successful sneaker and\nstreetwear media brand with more than 100,000 followers. Today, his social\nmedia platforms reach millions of consumers monthly, including more than\n89,000 Instagram followers and 40,000 YouTube subscribers. This audience has\nbecome a significant source of business for the team, generating buyers and\nsellers and expanded exposure for clients' listings.\n\n\"We built our business by embracing social media and creating content that\neducates consumers while helping our clients stand out,\" said Colgan. \"Real\nunderstands that approach better than any brokerage. The company's culture,\ninvestment in AI and technology, and community of innovative agents made this\nthe right place for our team. We're excited to continue growing our business\nwhile helping elevate the Real brand throughout Northern Virginia and beyond.\"\n\nAbout Real\n\nReal (NASDAQ: REAX) is a real estate experience company working to make\nlife’s most complex transaction simpler. The fast-growing company combines\nessential real estate, mortgage and closing services with powerful technology\nto deliver a single seamless end-to-end consumer experience, guided by trusted\nagents. With a presence in all 50 states across the U.S. and Canada, Real\nsupports over 35,000 agents who use its digital brokerage platform and\ntight-knit professional community to power their own forward-thinking\nbusinesses.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nSome of the statements in this press release are \"forward-looking statements,\"\nas that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995, including statements regarding the Company’s growth. These\nforward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and\nassumptions, including the risk of slowdowns in real estate markets, economic\nand industry downturns and Real’s ability to attract new agents and retain\ncurrent agents. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be\nevaluated with consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results and events to differ materially from those in the\nforward-looking statements. They include the risks discussed under the heading\n“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 4,\n2026, a copy of which is available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at\nwww.sedarplus.ca\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca&esheet=54579554&newsitemid=20260730792575&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.ca&index=1&md5=1118ccd8382aaefcb86c1ee3ea0c2ad7)\n. It is not possible for management to predict all the possible risks that\ncould affect Real or to assess the impact of all possible risks on Real's\nbusiness.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730792575/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730792575/en/)\n\nInvestor inquiries, please contact: \n\nLoren Irwin\n\nDirector, Investor Relations and Financial Reporting\n\ninvestors@therealbrokerage.com \n(mailto:investors@therealbrokerage.com) \n908.280.2515\n\n\n\nFor media inquiries, please contact: \n\npress@therealbrokerage.com \n(mailto:press@therealbrokerage.com) \n201.564.4221\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-30T11:30:00.442173284Z","server_sent_at_ms":1785411000442},"received_at":"2026-07-30T11:30:00.571Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730792575/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"92474","press_release_id":"103463","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Real Estate Management & Development","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Real announced that the Chris Colgan Team has joined the company, adding 28 agents and approximately $150 million in annual sales volume to its platform.\n\nThe team, led by Chris Colgan, operates in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas and leverages a strong social media presence with over 89,000 Instagram followers and 40,000 YouTube subscribers to drive business.\n\nThis recruitment expands Real's geographic footprint in the Mid-Atlantic region as the company continues to scale its agent base to over 35,000 across the U.S. and Canada.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine agent recruitment with negligible scale impact relative to total agent count."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"agents_joining":28,"instagram_followers":89000,"youtube_subscribers":40000,"total_company_agents":35000,"team_annual_sales_volume":"$150 million"}},"quotedText":"Chris has built an exceptional business by embracing the future of real estate","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Chris Colgan","role":"Team Leader"},{"name":"Jason Cassity","role":"Chief Growth Officer"}],"products":["digital brokerage platform"],"companies":[{"name":"The Real Brokerage Inc.","ticker":"REAX"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$150 million","context":"Chris Colgan Team's annual sales volume"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"The addition of 28 agents represents a negligible fraction (less than 0.1%) of the company's existing base of over 35,000 agents. 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