The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how real estate services stocks fared in Q2, starting with Newmark (NASDAQ:NMRK).

Technology has been a double-edged sword in real estate services. On the one hand, internet listings are effective at disseminating information far and wide, casting a wide net for buyers and sellers to increase the chances of transactions. On the other hand, digitization in the real estate market could potentially disintermediate key players like agents who use information asymmetries to their advantage.

The 14 real estate services stocks we track reported a mixed Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.9% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 13.1% below.

The Fed cut its policy rate by 50bps (half a percent) in September 2024, the first in roughly four years. This marks the end of its most pointed inflation-busting campaign since the 1980s. While CPI (inflation) readings have been supportive as of late, employment measures bordered on concerning. The markets will be determining whether this rate cut (and more potential ones in 2024 and 2025) are ideal timing to support the economy or a bit too late for a macro that has already cooled too much.

Newmark (NASDAQ:NMRK)

Founded in 1929, Newmark (NASDAQ:NMRK) provides commercial real estate services, including leasing advisory, global corporate services, investment sales and capital markets, property and facilities management, valuation and advisory, and consulting.

Newmark reported revenues of $633.4 million, up 8.1% year on year. This print was in line with analysts’ expectations, but overall, it was a mixed quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ earnings estimates but a miss of analysts’ operating margin estimates.

Interestingly, the stock is up 20.9% since reporting and currently trades at $15.40.

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Best Q2: The Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX)

Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2014, The Real Brokerage (NASDAQ:REAX) is a technology-driven real estate brokerage firm combining a tech-centric model with an agent-centric philosophy.

The Real Brokerage reported revenues of $340.8 million, up 83.9% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 28.9%. The business had an incredible quarter with an impressive beat of analysts’ earnings estimates.

The Real Brokerage delivered the biggest analyst estimates beat and fastest revenue growth among its peers. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 7.3% since reporting. It currently trades at $5.85.