NŌVEM Real Estate, a 10-agent boutique team led by New York City broker Ethan Leifer, has joined The Real Brokerage, the company announced Tuesday.
The move expands Real’s footprint across key New York City markets, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Westchester County, according to the announcement.
NŌVEM was founded roughly two and a half years ago as 74 West and relaunched under its current brand. The team works with a range of clients from first-time and move-up buyers to luxury clientele in the New York metro area.
Before launching his own brokerage, Leifer led a team at Compass. Over his 13-year career, he has closed more than $1 billion in residential real estate transactions, the company said.
“I set out to create a more supportive, agent-focused environment where everyone has access to the tools and guidance needed to grow,” Leifer said in a statement. “As we look to scale, having the right economic model allows us to reinvest in our agents and our business in a meaningful way.”
This merger comes a little over a month after Real announced its acquisition of REMAX, forming the Real REMAX Group. Once that deal closes, the firm will support more than 180,000 real estate professionals across 120-plus countries and territories.
