REAX - Earnings call transcript Q3 2021

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Operator

00:02 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Real Brokerage third Quarter Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are on a listen only mode and the floor will be open for your questions and comments following the presentation. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, James Carbonara with Hayden Investor Relations. Sir, the floor is yours.

James Carbonara

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Tamir Poleg

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Michelle Ressler

you, XX:XX Thank Tamir.

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Operator

XX:XX first from Certainly. Instructions] Aftahi Partners. [Operator coming with Your Roth Darren question Capital is

is live. Your line

Darren Aftahi

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Tamir Poleg

and Darren dollars. Hi, home thanks. thirty price The was average and around three Sure. XX:XX hundred thousand

Darren Aftahi

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one investors in the maybe on know point metric three a was at quarter. it. right It one over zero I of so, but the agent And That focus second point was twenty looking nine. is lot metric, productivity twenty

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Tamir Poleg

XX:XX question. Sure. Good

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Darren Aftahi

for XX:XX thanks Great. That's helpful. that correction. And

capping On in downward the the gross been spoke pressure about to there's of margin, I you've spoken know and past. you Michelle, and kind the

interest So, then about spoke the run a of that positively impact will beginning of Instant couple question, of in margins your kind from a of rate year, a Payments there’s do unique platform that you right but on there I on of, the in you announced kind think and it's on margin now? basis? we that, of given how tick-up questions, gross one, have your agents know since And second a kind how a out resets product just gross payments, instant you’ve seen then

Tamir Poleg

XX:XX Sure.

we've of happen. to gross high to performing previously what that. margin, teams So, we number understand thought had And have what's impacting would higher we the us a compared on first joining

economics agents cap me, So, our with, financial high their performing is have that caps. such lower and teams excuse

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Darren Aftahi

helpful. It's Yes. XX:XX

Just if one I more squeeze could in.

your of if twenty of hiring twenty you kind beyond large going you're as think cash So, capital your that of fairly picture. mean, cash I deployed, phase? intensive. increasing you be just people, I is mean about and have to a kind cash super but And and not know you're I balance, agent initiative think a this kind growing you it's hiring business, burning big where

Tamir Poleg

state XX:XX many would is I product. too One things.

will product. massive way sell in in this the buy We people and that have investment set homes And goal changing ambitious require of country. an

with is, now the And focusing one title. on We're monitoring thing. agent we're such So, productivity, deal startups Right acquisitions. second for in stage things mortgage that early constantly topics in that's acquisitions. as

to talking million some some we're to have forty will five dollars be that attributed of that and targets We acquisitions.

Darren Aftahi

on mean or owned things entities more I platform? and operated you mortgage you to thinking them JV last and like Sorry, XX:XX as point. these under are that you title, want run Real’s just to want things

Tamir Poleg

would to independently Long the, we our platform easiest to fastest be XX:XX food chain. entire that term, and kind JV. of the operate under way saw want and own actually we Initially,

first. be beginning I on services title us it acquisition be JV XX:XX probably think own short make us food to help So, the long to will of needing side, will maybe mortgage of we the be in from on side, one. that owning go day an JV start a least the might very that able it just a to term, ancillary the entire term and from at on owning those it it, one it will should chain with kind without the

Darren Aftahi

XX:XX Great. Thanks. it. pass I'll it on. Appreciate

Tamir Poleg

Thanks XX:XX Darren.

Operator

Instructions] [Operator with coming D.A Tom XX:XX question next from Your is White Davidson.

Your line is live.

Unidentified Analyst

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Tamir Poleg

you. Thank XX:XX

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Unidentified Analyst

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Tamir Poleg

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Unidentified Analyst

you. Thank XX:XX

Operator

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The Real Brokerage Inc. (REAX) 16 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript