Founder of Alumbra International partners with global brokerage after $107M production year while continuing MBA studies and preparing for law school.
BELLINGHAM, WA — eXp Realty®, “the most agent-centric™ real estate brokerage on the planet” and the core subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), today announced real estate leader Miriam Valencia, founder and CEO of Alumbra International, has officially joined eXp Realty, bringing 50 agents with her in a strategic move designed to support the continued growth of her Houston-based and international-growing brokerage.
“Miriam is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit we champion at eXp,”
said Leo Pareja, CEO of eXp Realty.
“With Alumbra, Miriam’s already proven she can build something deeply meaningful. By joining forces with our global platform, she’s not just preserving that identity, she’s supercharging it to create limitless opportunities for her agents and their clients.”
Valencia spent significant time evaluating brokerage models before making the decision.
“I built Alumbra as an independent brokerage and grew a strong brand and culture in Houston,”
Valencia said.
“At the same time I started thinking about how to scale bigger without losing what we had built. As a broker I cannot make rash decisions because it affects a lot of people,” she said. “I spent time