According to HousingWire, a major real estate team based in Fresno has made a significant move in the brokerage world. Tafoya Real Estate, which operates primarily across California's Central Valley with offices in Fresno, Clovis, Madera, and Visalia, has left The Real Brokerage and joined eXp Realty. The team was recently recognized in the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings as a mega team operation, which speaks to their scale and success in the market.
The team's track record is impressive. Over the past couple of years at their previous brokerage, Tafoya Real Estate closed nearly $88 million in volume across 172 transaction sides. That production level earned them significant recognition in the state rankings. Founder Scott Tafoya built this operation from the ground up starting in 2018, growing it to include roughly 37 agents who handle everything from luxury residential to commercial property, multifamily deals, and agricultural land. The team also runs its own lending services and provides coaching and agent development.
What makes this transition interesting is that Tafoya is keeping his large North Fresno office open and operational, which will now serve as a physical hub for eXp agents in the region. For eXp, which is known for operating as a cloud-based brokerage, having a brick-and-mortar office staffed with resources for training, lending support, and collaboration represents something different from their typical model. According to the announcement, 32 of the team's agents have already moved over to eXp, with the remaining few expected to follow soon.
Tafoya's move reflects his vision for growth over the next five to ten years. Rather than just managing the current roster, he's positioning the organization to recruit and develop hundreds of new agents. eXp's revenue-share model and national platform appeal to teams like this that want to scale up. The CEO of eXp noted that Tafoya has built an impressive ecosystem of services and financing in the Central Valley, which aligns well with eXp's strategy of bringing on high-performing teams.
What I am seeing locally here in the Bay Area and out toward the Central Valley is that these kinds of moves are becoming more common as brokerages compete for top-producing teams. When a successful operation with that kind of production volume and infrastructure changes hands, it signals that the brokerage landscape continues to shift. For our market, it's worth watching how teams balance their independence and physical presence against the resources and reach that larger platforms can offer. Whether you're buying or selling, these industry moves ultimately affect which brokerages have the strongest local presence and the most resources to support your transaction.
