Residential Real Estate
Brokerage Consulting
Valuations, mergers & acquisitions and business planning.
For over 35 years, brokerages have looked to RTC Consulting
as the trusted source for brokerage services.
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Here’s how real estate brokers can aggressively attack operating costs

Broker/owners have been on quite a ride over the last few years. With the residential real estate pendulum swinging from blissful exuberance in the second half of 2020 to extreme consternation for many today, brokers have had to pivot like never before. The ongoing housing market decline, which saw existing-home sales fall 36% in 2022 alone (on a seasonally adjusted annual […]

Here’s what people are getting wrong about real estate commissions

I recently read editorials and articles by such esteemed publications as The Economist, Entrepreneur Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal concerning the antitrust real estate commission lawsuits.  Here are some of the highlights: In Entrepreneur, the writer states, “…the court ruling (Sitzer) could lead to a decrease in the average home price in the U.S. by 1% to 2% […]

Thinking of selling your real estate brokerage? Here’s how to prepare

Over the course of our 40+ years at RTC Consulting, we’ve brokered and/or advised on over 900 transactions in the residential real estate industry.  We usually represent the sell side of the deal and work with firms that range in size from small, one-office, 10-agent shops to the largest in the nation.  We’ve learned a few things along the way, […]

How deal terms can affect a real estate brokerage’s value

When we go through the brokerage valuation process, the product is Fair Market Value (FMV). Interestingly, though, FMV isn’t always the final purchase price in a lot of the deals out there. In mergers and acquisitions (M&A), nearly everything is negotiable, especially the purchase price. When we see transactions that are executed at a price that is […]

About RTC Consulting

We are a privately-held consulting company based in Castle Rock, Colorado. Residential real estate leaders look to us for timely and trusted information and analysis through our 35+ years experience in the residential real estate industry.

Experienced & trusted

We focus more on the personal needs of our clients than on the financial performance, as it is the personal goals that matter the most to our clients. Hundreds of firms have used our services to measure their performance. Each assignment starts and ends with understanding each client.

Trusted by Top Brokerages
From Across the Country

WHY CHOOSE US?

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While we have expertise in financial analysis, it is the desire to know and understand our clients’ personal needs that sets us apart.
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Brokerage Services

Valuations, mergers & acquisitions and business planning. For over 35 years, brokerages have looked to RTC Consulting as the trusted source for brokerage services.

Valuations

Over 4,000 brokerage companies have trusted RTC Consulting to perform valuations and assessments of their brokerage firms.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Over 850 leading firms have entrusted RTC Consulting with the sale or purchase of their most important asset—their brokerage company.

Business Planning

Over 500 company assessments in our 35 years. In addition, hundreds of firms have used our benchmarking data to measure the performance of their firms.

Our Difference

Residential real estate leaders look to RTC Consulting for timely and trusted information and analysis through our 35 years of experience in the brokerage industry.

Expert

Testimony

65+ leading brokerage companies have depended on RTC Consulting for expert testimony in valuations or industry practices.

Confidential

Records

500+ leading brokerage firms trust RTC Consulting with their confidential business records every year.

Sale or

Purchase

850+ leading firms have entrusted the sale or purchase of their most important asset, their brokerage company, to RTC Consulting.

Valuations and

Assessments

4,000+ residential real estate firms have trusted RTC Consulting to perform valuations and assessments of their firms.

Knowledge Leaders

RTC Consulting has been helping brokerage firms for over 35 years as the trusted source.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Our Team

Our team of experts can help you with any of your brokerage needs.
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Partner

Steve Murray started RTC Consulting in 1987 and has been helping brokerage owners for over 35 years.

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Partner

Scott is responsible for working with brokerage companies on business valuations, mergers, acquisitions and succession planning.