“Chris
and
I
were
once
competitors
chasing
the
#1
spot,
and
now
we’re
reunited
at
a
company
that
gives
top
producers
the
autonomy,
platform,
and
scale
to
build
empires,”

Leo
Pareja,
the
CEO
of
eXp
Realty,
said
in
a
statement.

“His
decision
to
bring
his
team
to
eXp
is
not
only
a
validation
of
our
model,
it’s
a
signal
to
the
entire
industry
that
the
most
iconic
leaders
are
choosing
agent
ownership,
collaboration,
and
innovation.”

In
addition
to
serving
as
the
CEO
of
KWRI,

Heller
has
also
served
as
president
of

KW
Worldwide.
Heller
stepped
down
as
CEO
in
April
2017,
but
he
remained
as
an
operating
principal
of
KW
until
November
2020.

Heller
has
also

served
as
the
CEO
of

loanDepot
affiliate

mellohome
and

as
the
president
of

OJO
Labs,
which
recently

sold
its
listing
portal

Movoto
to
retail
mortgage
lender

Lower.
As
part
of

that
acquisition,
Heller
is
now
serving
as
Lower’s
chief
growth
officer
for
real
estate. 

“I’ve
been
in
regular
contact
with
Glenn
[Sanford,
the
CEO
of

eXp
World
Holdings]
since
leaving
KW
in
2017,
and
it’s
been
incredible
to
watch
eXp’s
growth
and
transformation
over
the
years.
From
Leo’s
very
first
day,
the
idea
of
joining
forces
has
been
on
the
table,”
Heller
said
in
a
statement.

“What
drew
me
in
wasn’t
just
the
momentum
—
it
was
the
model,
the
structure,
the
leadership,
and
most
of
all,
the
culture.”