Recruitment efforts have been a mainstay of The Actual Brokerage‘s development efforts in 2024. And the digital brokerage platform continues to develop this week with one other affiliation.
Actual introduced Wednesday the affiliation of ROVI Properties, a brokerage working within the New England states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, in addition to Sarasota, Florida. Following this transfer, 150 brokers are becoming a member of Actual’s platform and strengthening its presence in ROVI’s areas.
ROVI Properties arrived on the scene in 2015. CEO Steve Rovithis based the corporate to supply brokers and shoppers different strategies to “conventional franchise fashions.” Since then, ROVI has not solely grown its agent depend however has accounted for $2 billion in residence gross sales, in accordance with Actual.
ROVI drew nationwide recognition as nicely by touchdown on the Inc. 5000 listing of the fastest-growing personal companies within the U.S. in each 2020 and 2021. ROVI additionally makes use of know-how and specialised providers, together with itemizing and transaction coordinators.
“ROVI Properties represents every thing we worth at Actual — an modern method, an impressive observe document and a collaborative tradition. Steve and his workforce are precisely the sorts of pros we wish on our workforce as we proceed to develop,” Actual President Sharran Srivastava mentioned in a press release.
“With ROVI Properties now a part of Actual’s modern ecosystem, we’re set to raise the business customary and create unmatched alternatives for brokers and shoppers alike.”
Rovithis complimented Actual for its concentrate on know-how and training.
“Actual’s tradition, know-how platform, complete coaching program and dedication to making sure that brokers have long-term wealth constructing alternatives utterly aligns with who we’re and what we’ve constructed,” he mentioned.
Rovithis started his profession as a guide after graduating from Trinity School. The true property vet later co-owned 5 Century 21 places of work in Western Massachusetts and managed 100-plus brokers. He launched ROVI Properties in 2015. Rovithis additionally teaches actual property as an adjunct professor and hosts an actual property present on iHeartRadio.
“My purpose is to be THE Actual Property Useful resource for brokers seeking to stage up their abilities,” Rovithis wrote on his LinkedIn profile.
ROVI Properties isn’t the one main addition that Actual has made in latest months. In November, the platform added 400 brokers from Amerivest Realty to bolster its presence in 4 states. Actual is more likely to unveil additional growth plans in 2025.