MADISON, N.J. and CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), the largest
full-service residential real estate services company in
the United States, and Home
Partners of America, a leading real estate investor providing
residents with a new path to homeownership through its innovative
lease purchase program, today announced the appointment of
Katie Finnegan as Chief
Executive Officer of RealSure®, a joint venture between the
two companies that is transforming how consumers sell and buy
homes. An entrepreneur and trailblazer in incubating leading
innovation that transforms the consumer experience, Finnegan will
work to accelerate growth and enhance RealSure's residential real
estate transaction solutions.
In her new role, Finnegan will be responsible for developing and
marketing RealSure's consumer solutions that will offer a fresh,
unique way to give home sellers and buyers confidence that they are
making the best possible decision when making one of the most
important transactions of their and their family's lives. Central
to Finnegan's work will be the objective of simplifying the
consumer experience without removing the personal relationship with
an agent.
Named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People,
Finnegan's track record across six startup companies she has
co-founded and launched over the span of a decade has demonstrated
a passion for building, scaling and disrupting the consumer
experience. She was most recently chief consumer and e-commerce
officer of Rite Aid and was previously the founder and principal of
Store No 8, Walmart's business incubation arm dedicated
to transforming the future of commerce. Finnegan joined Walmart as
a 'key employee' in Walmart's $3.3
billion acquisition of Jet.com, where she was the Head of
Corporate Development, Strategy, and Investor Relations. Finnegan
joined Jet in 2014 with the acquisition of Hukkster, the retail
tech start-up she co-founded in 2012.
Currently live in 24 major U.S. cities, RealSure is available to
more than 30,000 real estate agents across Realogy's Better Homes
and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran®,
ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty® brands and the clients
they serve. Combined with the guidance of a real estate agent,
RealSure offers a differentiated real estate transaction solution
that helps consumers sell and buy their home with confidence. For
more information on RealSure and its availability, please
visit www.RealSure.com.
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"Realogy continues to invest in RealSure as a strategic growth
priority and competitive advantage, helping us win more listings
and drive incremental business for affiliated agents and franchise
owners," said Ryan Schneider,
chief executive officer and president of Realogy. "We believe
Katie's dynamic leadership, deep understanding of today's consumer,
and impressive track record of developing and scaling
transformative businesses will help accelerate growth for RealSure
as we work together with expert agents to bring a differentiated
home selling and buying experience to more consumers."
"Home Partners of America's fundamental mission is to make home
ownership accessible for more people. The consumer solutions that
RealSure provides are an excellent way to build on that goal," said
Bill Young, chief executive
officer of Home Partners of America. "With Katie's leadership and
laser focus on consumer needs, we are excited for what the future
of home selling and buying will become."
"Adding to the value RealSure has already established over the
past two years for agents and consumers, I believe that RealSure
has all the pieces in place to have an even greater positive impact
on the consumer experience and residential real estate
transaction," said Finnegan. "Bringing forth the joy in
buying and selling homes while reducing stress and friction for
consumers will not only place RealSure at the forefront of
Realogy's affiliated agents' work, it will also add unmatched value
to the current generation of buyers and sellers, giving them a fair
shot at competing in today's high-demand, low supply
market."
About RealSure
RealSure is a joint venture between Realogy and Home
Partners of America, offering a differentiated cash offer product
that helps consumers sell and buy their home with confidence.
Combined with the guidance of a real estate agent affiliated with
one of Realogy's well-known brands, which include Better Homes and
Gardens® Real Estate, Century 21®, Coldwell
Banker, Corcoran, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®,
RealSure currently offers innovative real estate transaction
solutions for consumers in 24 U.S. cities.
About Realogy Holdings Corp.
Realogy (NYSE: RLGY) is moving the real estate
industry to what's next. As the leading and most integrated
provider of U.S. residential real estate services encompassing
franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement
businesses as well as a mortgage joint venture, Realogy supported
approximately 1.4 million home transactions in 2020. The company's
diverse brand portfolio includes some of the most recognized names
in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real
Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell
Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's
International Realty®. Using innovative technology, data and
marketing products, high-quality lead generation programs, and
best-in-class learning and support services, Realogy fuels the
productivity of its approximately 194,200 independent sales agents
in the U.S. and approximately 142,700 independent sales agents in
117 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger
businesses and best serve today's consumers. Recognized for ten
consecutive years as one of the World's Most Ethical
Companies, Realogy has also been designated a Great Place to
Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn's 2021
Top Companies in the U.S., and honored on the Forbes list of
World's Best Employers 2021.
About Home Partners of America
Chicago-based Home
Partners of America, a wholly owned portfolio company of
Blackstone, purchases, owns and
operates high-quality single-family rental homes, and is dedicated
to making living in a single-family home accessible for more
people. Through its innovative Lease Purchase Program, Home
Partners provides access to high-quality single-family housing all
across the country, and Home Partners is proud to have helped
thousands of households transition from being renters to homeowners
through its program. Home Partners is a dynamic leader in today's
single-family housing market helping home seekers, sellers, and
agents meet their various housing needs.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this
press release constitute "forward-looking statements." Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Realogy Holdings Corp. to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Any statements that refer to expectations or other
characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are
forward-looking statements.
Various factors that could cause actual future results and other
future events to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements include but are not limited to those set forth under the
headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in
Realogy's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2020, its Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June
30, 2021 and its other filings made from time to time.
Realogy undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions
to any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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