REAX - Earnings call transcript Q1 2022

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to The Real Brokerages First Quarter 202 Earnings Call [Operator Instructions]. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Jason Lee. Sir, the floor is yours.

Jason Lee

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today for Real's First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. call Officer; Tamir Chief and the and our Financial on Executive Chief Michelle me today Poleg, are Chairman Officer. With Ressler, our well and we its XXXX quarter on morning, will EDGAR. its XX, results This and filed ended March management for analysis as discussion SEDAR the first financial as the press can be documents, on both These accompanying along found with EDGAR. release, SEDAR and

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Our these as from or by law. the intent reports. actual expressly required continuous these forward-looking risk factors SEC may differ except any results materially detailed obligation Canadian statements, to that differences our and disclaims and could in update documents cause these disclosure Real statements, are forward-looking

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Tamir Poleg

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Michelle Ressler

growth. quarter everyone, by and thank financial quarter. of start us. our of you, joining Thank key results you, Tamir, phenomenal experienced first I'll some for the assessing for We another

at year-over-year to Our XXX% XXXX, X,XXX our an count further which This is year-over-year technology accelerated QX by QX compared up to XXXX. grew XXX% year-over-year. which in proprietary XXX% pace. driven by was QX growth Real which $XX.X and revenue agent was mostly growth, revenues agent, of per supported increase million. This footprint grew XXX% was us allow completed an platforms, continue expanding and transactions which geographic increase agent to

million $X.X XXXX. XXX% Our year-over-year profit gross grew in QX to

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Operator

Capital the And Aftahi first Darren Instructions] [Operator is from Partners. coming question from Roth

Darren Aftahi

Couple, if I may.

maybe brought QX I you agents XX the months that what versus XX about been know, just of First, speak comparable you've year? to has the don't productivity in year last, of their this could on QX last and

Tamir Poleg

of I that the ago, increase on that we months at So seeing the think is agents. we're a number what looking agents fast XX brought in

the to XX So typically, that months in think account. compared because need joined nine was two real fact into are in the is so. of this One stronger take increase that have just this estate there months prices. that past the us or that I ago But joined factors to quarter overall, or overall year home market recently we the high-producing agents the

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Darren Aftahi

just the sort a Obviously, to seen interest curious quarter, and out? little then April call housing kind have curious XQ in And May. you'd kind of anything the and bit. rates just I'm of terms I'm of market post of you've moved maybe what of kind date,

Tamir Poleg

do just agents over to still just buyer hear and not try Texas. of the less slowdown. about else, everybody to and Every any cautious less see in that Florida Like asking and areas. strong. market, search a spent the all seeing now was is it's we because in it. then, reaction days their affordable. We're obviously, market starting them provide Well, there we I not about the to Orlando, becoming and you market paused phrase San a a sudden be signs of in the guidance, we we how of week, Antonio, softening Last couple talking are When different

we the West softening signs But the seeing strong. think is that bit little on overall, still I of a Coast. market are of

As market agents this for alternative. an sort in an I attract opportunity just more gather said us, and and of to a agents before, like is downturn Real more some a the showing platform opportunity for

started we are very market the that. we in for talking We've been preparing So I months internally, a for prepared shift about that. few for think well so

think I a fundamentals But are us. no happens, still inventory be will a estate out of surprise that have real there. to that we the strong that We not market. job have all if

that to rising plays have so be it We rates, how interesting out. will see

Darren Aftahi

Just two may. I if more,

Looked your curious March And would business, pretty ramped in Just maybe other think title of to talk was Michelle. live that you have about kind of into states the of this what do quarter. sort kind the right strongest the How quarter. for payables said strategy. like significantly last I'm a I title the one develop? just plan about that you XX spoke now? you integrate You

Tamir Poleg

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in to We states. a we is things. in of Title are then more. do not working main integrating One, sure we one successful, and specific into operating are on expanding what still consumer-facing market, are to second And two want apps. completely proof have we it we the What those making Real is concept our and if that the

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of so more We that a October months concept, do. for work are the development targeting to few have of we proof

Michelle Ressler

payable around the account just answer jump. your quickly I'll last question So

processed second in United in significant that is bit last in this towards of Real in that a year, seen year. the of So and than in quarter half increase the in we've a the little transaction is launched the the way Canada first business business different States. Canada Canada way works the The

are So point Canada, a before on deal escrow and closes, the so the funds represents time. held that be books required in in in that until to payable

payable increase and cash So the will accordingly. between balance accounts

Operator

next And question Instructions] coming D.A. [Operator the from White Davidson. Tom from is

Tom White

was are of I maybe CY thoughts like on I and all it's look One, hoping if can When kind for updated we updated how a give thoughts around realize I what there bunch few, of A done, margins us about agent just unknowns gross of kind margins gross you moving 'XX? there said pieces market any could. might your capping think instant should and price kind of just and and home the But and for payments. the year? on appreciation

Tamir Poleg

margin around is on gross quarter keeping the a gross increased that are actually agents X.X%. agents higher margin bit producing is and a little stabilize commission knew be going increased are to What that and this We XXX% we the the is us fact bit and starting quarter. are their fee. to attracting that and we seeing those by little capping, high-producing It a paying previous only affected they're therefore, of

going the XXXX, And we affecting so same optimize optimization margin, it and So margin. gross we this knew the of the would gross comes different half at second model. One time, be be about thought into an ways of forms. into XXXX in will that to

shareholders clients about less model that's company, a we agents agents, both are company, to our are hats. the by in is but the the need fact thing. talking our to create gross both can of one affected are they We producing that so higher where agents How wear the also margin there

meaningful will with That a time, We Second as on payment of thing margin. on think gross is services this of will Payment payments, effect the of that have margin. additional year. effect couple gross Instant a is currently instant on contribute have to hundreds instant a track small financial all of such dollars those thousands

Title, The talking believe that Real in we margin. XXXX Real about Title on have a will meaningful impact Going into gross

in think is additional minimum its we're the more future. where I least So are margin thinking services. Obviously, we all adding about at ancillary at when time at that And in point the one just gross add think thing. about I'll all, a we

So title at was the looking Obviously, well. looking insurance at first. we're are we as mortgage,

we margin. couple XX% the to year, later in a in margins think we I up, and start gross seeing that obviously, moving those will So gross this getting services is us target years for as of XXXX, add above

Tom White

Maybe just Payments. on Instant a follow-up

two, out you of of to transactions are payments? look years you your what If think relate kind instant three, like any out, idea percentage four

Tamir Poleg

What we payment requests we're about seeing four month. about roughly $XXX day, now is processing new per that's that instant so are per

think embedded I opening payments and I of up. be with that the to will teams for moving and transactions assume drive it forward, in that has leaders team probably will that the that would XX% them. we It up instant have will probably do fact adoption

Tom White

seen in And count, I'm specifically, swell some guess, be you're recently net up add I curious agents total then of in pandemic, just the big kind And had I headlines maybe during changes about of seeing guess retiring. thinking this the gross agent on might there any folks leaving that in US kind the versus add I've around but whether -- trends. you or some industry

be become and like whether a market if your you're slows seeing in trend, exposed there that Just if the you curious how does that business might anything maybe down?

Tamir Poleg

their six they up coming what were renewals their question licenses that weeks, not their Board just and past that over an the up agents is actually productive five, gave seen licenses. on It's we've were because or interesting of

non-productive. to interesting is those that seems agents starting were trend the eliminate that's it an like market So because

well. starting roster in we as to our So see are that

and process roster, and now By cleaning What are anything It's asked the we out say just the not the trend. that that are that do seeing is agents if real to of I you it's fall not think is out they we market. same still think have then. just that real up ourselves in that past, huge that we seeing we since this in healthy and to still those were to happens reaching the periodically, doing way, question, every that intentions numbers. a estate. But are asking the that the now of starting practicing I agents performing important are

Operator

and And I concludes questions you conference that call. in today's And all queue. see no there for today. ladies are joining gentlemen, further Thank

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The Real Brokerage Inc. (REAX) 9 May 222022 Q1 Earnings call transcript