glenn-sanford-swanepoel-power-2001BELLINGHAM, WA – January 14, 2015 – eXp Realty International Corporation (OTCBB: EXPI), The Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™, announced today that Founder and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Sanford has been identified as one of the 200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate for 2014/2014, in the second annual Swanepoel Power 200 (http://www.swanepoel.com/power200/) report. This marks the second consecutive year in which Sanford has been included in the Swanepoel Power 200.“I want to congratulate all of the individuals named in the Swanepoel Power 200,” said Sanford, who founded eXp Realty in 2009. “Being recognized in such an authoritative report and placed in the company of so many of the industry’s standard-bearers and innovators is tremendously gratifying and humbling. I also want to thank all of the members of the eXp Realty community for helping shape our great company and for enriching my life every day. The greatest strength of any organization is its people and we have an amazing community of agent-owners, brokers and staff.”

The Swanepoel Power 200 is assembled by the leading researchers of real estate trends, taking into account attributes such as: personal influence, the significance and contribution of the honoree’s company or organization to the industry, its geographic reach, growth and potential.

As a cloud-based, full-service real estate brokerage company, eXp Realty provides 24/7 access to collaborative tools and training for real estate brokers and agents through its 3D fully-immersive, cloud office environment. Designed to deliver business value and service leadership, the eXp Realty business model was created to increase residential listings and sales for brokers and agents, while reducing their overhead. In addition, the company’s cloud-based structure fosters richer levels of collaboration among realtors, resulting in higher levels of service and satisfaction for both agents and consumers.

If you are a real estate professional and you would like to visit with Glenn Sanford inside of the eXp Realty Cloud Office please email glenn@exprealty.com.

About eXp Realty International Corporation

eXp Realty is a full-service real estate brokerage providing 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate brokers and agents through its 3-D, fully-immersive, cloud office environment. This effectively reduces agents’ overhead, increases their profits, and provides greater service value to consumers.

From its inception, eXp Realty has been engaged in the marketing and sale of residential real estate with the goal of being the first truly cloud-based, full-service, global real estate brokerage company, delivering around-the-clock access to collaborative tools and professional development for managing real estate brokers and agents. The business model was created to increase brokers’ and agents’ listings and sales, while reducing their overhead and capital requirements. eXp can now be found in 30 states and parts of Canada.

About eXp World Holdings, Inc.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a number of companies most notably eXp Realty LLC, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ as a full-service real estate brokerage providing 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate brokers and agents through its 3-D, fully-immersive, cloud office environment. eXp Realty, LLC and eXp Realty of Canada, Inc. also feature an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals who they attract into the Company.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. also owns 90.5% of First Cloud Mortgage, Inc. a Delaware corporation launched in 2015 and now licensed to originate mortgages in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.

The corporate name change to "eXp World Holdings, Inc." has been approved by our Board and stockholders but is not yet effective, pending the mailing of a definitive information statement to our stockholders in accordance with applicable rules and a 20-day notice period thereafter.

As a publicly-traded company, eXp World Holdings, Inc. uniquely offers professionals within its ranks opportunities to earn equity awards for production and contributions to overall company growth.

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