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The Real Brokerage Inc. Appoints Eric Eckardt as Chief Consumer Officer
Seasoned Real Estate Veteran to Expand Services, Support Growth NEW YORK and TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Real Brokerage Inc. ("Real" or the
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seasoned Real Estate Veteran to Expand Services, Support Growth\n NEW YORK and TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Real Brokerage Inc. (\"Real\" or the \"Company\") (TSXV: REAX) (NASDAQ: REAX), + in the United States, today announced that Eric Eckardt will join its management team as Chief Consumer Officer.\nIn this role, Eckardt will join the executive team to support market expansion and ancillary revenue opportunities. He will also explore new partnerships and services to benefit Real's customers and enable Real agents to expand their service offering as trusted advisers. \n\"I have known Tamir at Real for a few years now and have been impressed with his entrepreneurial passion and leadership along with the company's consistent growth year-over-year,\" said Chief Consumer Officer, Eric Eckardt. \"Furthermore, the people and culture are values I align with. At Real, they genuinely care about their agents and employees. I look forward to joining their team and supporting their next phase.\"\nEckardt is a versatile real estate executive, with 25 years of proven experience working in real estate, technology and finance. He has previously held leadership positions for public and private companies, including companies on the NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange. Eckardt previously sold a company he founded to a fintech company and was formerly the United States CEO of Purplebricks. Eckardt served as Vice President for Online Real Estate at Altisource, where he was responsible for the growth, market penetration and profitability of Hubzu.com and other online assets. Eckardt has founded several start-up companies during his career, including a mortgage and real estate company with two successful exits in 2009 and in 2018.\nA licensed real estate broker in New York since 2004, Eckardt received his bachelor's degree in Finance from Pace University and completed executive education programs at both the Columbia Business School and The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Eckardt was also recognized by SP200 as one of The Most Powerful Leaders in The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry in 2019 and REAL Trends GC2019 Game Changer.\n\"This is an exciting time to have Eric join the executive team here at Real,\" said Real co-founder and CEO Tamir Poleg. \"Our organization is expanding and given Eric's strong background and key re...