NAR President Kevin Sears Sells Brokerage To Anthony Lamacchia
Lamacchia had been in talks with the Sears household for years as he continued his enlargement path throughout New England. The deal was introduced this week.
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Anthony Lamacchia introduced he’s increasing his brokerage throughout Massachusetts this week after buying the agency owned by Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors President Kevin Sears.
Lamacchia Realty picked up the Springfield-based Sears Realty after a years-long pursuit of the enterprise that was welcomed by the Sears household, Lamacchia mentioned.
“For us, it’s extra territory, extra market share, filling in additional gaps within the map,” Lamacchia informed Inman. “We’re the fourth largest firm in Massachusetts by complete gross sales. We nonetheless have gaps within the map. [Springfield] was an enormous hole.”
Sears Realty was based in 1971 by Paul Sears, Kevin Sears’ father, who died final month at age 86. The corporate has deep roots within the area, Sears and Lamacchia mentioned, and the 2 corporations shall be co-branded for a couple of 12 months throughout a transitional interval.
Paul Sears based the enterprise in the midst of his eight-year stint on the Springfield Metropolis Council. Kevin Sears joined him afterward.
Lamacchia and the Sears household had been in talks a couple of potential merger for years, as Lamacchia Realty expanded throughout New England however realized it had gaps between places of work in Worcester and Southington, Connecticut. Talks progressed final 12 months.
“We began speaking about this final summer time. They went and informed their dad originally of September,” Lamacchia mentioned. “They didn’t want his approval; they’re the house owners. However I simply felt like I wished him to be OK with it. They obtained his OK.”
The merger provides Lamacchia Realty a foothold within the third-largest market in New England.
The sale marks one other monumental occasion in a whirlwind 12 months for Sears, who was thrust into the presidency nearly a full 12 months sooner than deliberate when former president Tracy Kasper abruptly resigned in January.
The early ascent means Sears will function head of the nation’s largest commerce group for almost two full years. That ascension helped to get the deal throughout the end line.
“Within the fall, once we’re on the 1-yard line, we simply didn’t cross over the purpose line,” Sears mentioned.
That modified on Jan. 8, when Sears, who was president-elect of NAR and teed as much as turn into president in November 2024, abruptly grew to become president 10 months early.
“Whether or not Kevin grew to become president or not, we’d have performed this sooner or later,” Lamacchia mentioned. “However clearly, him being president, him being a recognized particular person, that’s extra engaging, too.”
Lamacchia Realty is now residence to Amy Wallick, president of the Massachusetts Affiliation of Realtors, Ronald Rusin, Jr., treasurer of MLS PIN, and Sears.
“We have now some well-known folks — that’s a great factor for the corporate,” Lamacchia mentioned. “It’s a feather in our cap.”
Sears joined the brokerage his father began in 1994, shortly after faculty. He’ll keep on with Lamacchia Realty, alongside along with his brother, Brian.
“Brian and I shall be dealer associates with Lamacchia Realty. We are going to nonetheless be there, be a useful resource for not solely our present brokers and any new brokers we carry on,” Sears mentioned. “Anthony shall be our dealer of report.”
Sears mentioned the time was proper to promote the household’s store.
“With what Anthony does, the way in which he runs his store, the schooling he presents, the coaching, assist for employees,” Sears mentioned, “it was simply the proper match for us.”
