South Florida real estate is about to run under one very large roof. The region's two biggest Realtor groups are joining forces in a merger organizers say will create the largest local Realtor association in the United States. The MIAMI Association of REALTORS® and Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors are set to combine membership services and listing tools across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. Together, executives say, the merged organization will speak for roughly 93,000 agents and deliver broader data access, more education and expanded international marketing for members.
Deal details and timeline
The associations say the merger is expected to close on May 11 and, pending approval by the National Association of REALTORS®, the combined group will operate under the name Miami and South Florida REALTORS®. Organizers say the new association will be larger than 47 state Realtor associations and will roll out an expanded menu of data exchanges and tech tools for its members. Those plans were detailed in a press release from the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®.
Leadership and succession
To steer the transition, Teresa King Kinney and Dionna Hall will serve as co-CEOs while the organizations integrate. Kinney is slated to retire at the end of 2026, with Hall set to take over as sole CEO on January 1, 2027. Division boards will stay in place so each area keeps a local voice as operations are consolidated. "We are each the result of multiple mergers. Here we have the ultimate merger," King Kinney said, as reported by The Real Deal.
MLS and data scale
The groups say their existing MLS platforms will initially keep running as separate systems, then move to a technical consolidation expected to result in roughly a 93,000-subscriber Beaches MLS. During the transition, members will continue to have access to both Flexmls and Matrix. That setup comes from reporting by HousingWire. At that size, the newly combined South Florida MLS would trail only Bright MLS and California Regional MLS in recent rankings, according to T3 Sixty.
Offices, staff and consolidation plans
Collectively, the legacy associations currently operate about 14 locations and employ roughly 75 people apiece. Leaders say they will re-evaluate expiring and month-to-month leases with an eye toward trimming overlapping offices. While staff roles are adjusted, the division boards tied to each county will continue to steer local policy and member services. The associations' county office network is laid out on the Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors site, and those division boards are expected to help preserve local representation as the merger unfolds.
Why it matters
Organizers say the new, supersized association will focus its political muscle on condo legislation and homeownership issues, while building on MIAMI's existing global program and taking part in the Global Data Exchange to give local listings more international exposure. In their merger announcement, leaders pointed to about $69 billion in closed volume in 2025 as a sign of the combined group's market clout. Industry analysts say the move fits into a broader wave of consolidation among Realtor associations and MLSs, a trend tracked by T3 Sixty.
