BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwired - July 29, 2016) - eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) today announced that industry veteran Russ Cofano has joined the Company as Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel.
Cofano brings more than twenty-five-years of industry experience to eXp. He most recently served as senior vice president of industry relations for MOVE, Inc. operator of REALTOR.com® developing strategy and building relationships with the real estate industry's leading organizations, MLSs and technology companies. Cofano has also served as chief executive officer for the Missouri REALTORS®, the largest trade association in the state of Missouri, and as vice president and general counsel for John L. Scott Real Estate, consistently ranked as one of the largest real estate brokerage companies in the nation. He has also served as an advisor to a number of REALTOR® associations and MLSs and as CEO of a real estate CRM technology company.
"I have been looking for 'the next great opportunity' within the industry, and I'm certain that I've found that opportunity at eXp," said Cofano. "Unlike other new entrants, eXp is redefining the brokerage model of the future from within. Glenn Sanford has assembled a fantastic team and I'm excited to join them and use my various industry experiences to help the company chart its course of success."
"Russ brings a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to the Company from multiple perspectives," said Company founder and CEO, Glenn Sanford. "We're fortunate to be able to add Russ to our team and believe he will have an immediate and lasting impact on the Company as we continue to grow."
Contact information for Russ Cofano: russ.cofano@exprealty.com
About eXp World Holdings, Inc.
eXp World Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a number of companies most notably eXp Realty LLC, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ as a full-service real estate brokerage providing 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate brokers and agents through its 3-D, fully-immersive, cloud office environment. eXp Realty, LLC and eXp Realty of Canada, Inc. also feature an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals who they attract into the Company.
eXp World Holdings, Inc. also owns 89.4% of First Cloud Mortgage, Inc. a Delaware corporation launched in 2015 and now licensed to originate mortgages in Arizona, California, Virginia and New Mexico. First Cloud Mortgage has positioned itself as a Planet Friendly Mortgage Company via the purchase of carbon offsets for homeowners offsetting the first year of the Carbon Footprint of the typical home on each mortgage originated through First Cloud Mortgage, Inc.