Executive Spotlight: Who Is Kuba Jewgieniew, Realty ONE Group's Founder & CEO? (2027)

Current role and company

Realty ONE Group's own releases, including one dated September 1, 2026, call him Founder and CEO of Realty ONE Group International. Titles have varied in print: a 2022 HousingWire profile listed him as Chief Experience Officer and founder, so the company's own wording is the better guide to his current title.

• CompanyRealty ONE Group, a real estate brokerage franchisor that started in Las Vegas in 2005 (company release, 2026).
• TitleFounder and CEO (company releases, 2023 and 2026).
• ModelA 2022 HousingWire profile credits him with creating the company's 100% commission model. The company calls its approach the UNBrokerage.
• FootprintMore than 20,000 professionals across 450+ locations in nearly 30 countries and territories (company-reported, September 2026).

Career path

The pages read for this profile do not describe his education or his work before 2005, so this page does not guess at them. What they document is the growth of the company he founded:

• 2005. Realty ONE Group began as a single Las Vegas brokerage, per the company.
• August 2012. Inman reported that the company added a franchise division. It then had about 4,000 agents in 15 offices across Arizona, Nevada and California, and had recently acquired eVantage Home Realty and John Hall & Associates. Franchisees would pay no royalties or annual fees, only a $100 monthly fee and a $200 per-transaction fee.
• 2019. RISMedia reported offices in 36 states, Washington, D.C. and Canada, its first international offices (two Canadian franchises) and a new headquarters called The Hub in Laguna Niguel, California.
• January 2023. The company said it had more than 18,000 professionals in more than 400 offices across 49 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and eight countries, and that he joined the inaugural class of Inman Power Players.
• 2025. In its 20th anniversary year, Real Estate Almanac says the brokerage entered Mexico City, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
• 2026. The company announced the ZONE Pro technology ecosystem (May 26) and expansion into Mongolia (July 1), and he was named a HousingWire Vanguard for the second time.

What he is known for

• Building a franchisor from one office. The company grew from a single Las Vegas brokerage in 2005 to a franchise system in nearly 30 countries and territories, and HousingWire notes it has never gone public.
• Agent-friendly economics. The 2012 franchise terms charged no royalties, and HousingWire credits him with a 100% commission model.
• Industry recognition. HousingWire Vanguard (2022 and 2026), the inaugural Inman Power Players class (2023), and repeated appearances on the Swanepoel Power 200. Real Estate Almanac lists his rank as 28 in 2026, 27 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 15 in 2023 and 18 in 2022.
• Community programs. RISMedia says he leads Realty ONE Group Cares, a 501(c)(3), and created ONE Cares Day, a volunteer day held every May 1.

Leadership style and philosophy

In a December 2025 HousingWire interview marking the company's 20th anniversary, he said: "Since day one, we've held true to our core values that everyone matters and everyone has a voice." On ambition, he said: "When I started, I never wanted to be a local, regional or even national real estate company."

On staying focused, the same interview quotes him: "The noise pulls you away from your signal, and it is dangerous for your mindset, your motivation and your momentum." In 2012 he told Inman, "What I am trying to create is the new standard in how a brokerage should be run." Those are the only statements this page relies on for his philosophy.

Key numbers

Figures below come from the company's press releases and trade press, each with its date. Counts change, so check the company for current numbers.

• 2012About 4,000 agents in 15 offices across Arizona, Nevada and California (Inman, August 2012).
• January 2023More than 18,000 professionals in more than 400 offices; No. 1 real estate brand on Entrepreneur's 2023 Franchise 500 (company-reported).
• 2025About $38.3 billion in annual sales and eighth-largest real estate enterprise (Real Estate Almanac profile, updated April 2026).
• September 2026More than 20,000 professionals, 450+ locations, nearly 30 countries and territories (company-reported).

Questions people ask

Sources

• Realty ONE Group: CEO and Founder Named a 2026 HousingWire Vanguard (Sept 1, 2026) · Title, 2005 start, 20,000+ professionals, ZONE Pro, Mongolia
• Realty ONE Group: CEO and Founder Named 2023 Inman Power Player (Jan 20, 2023) · 2023 footprint figures, Franchise 500 ranking
• HousingWire: Realty ONE Group at 20 Years · Quotes, never public, 20th anniversary
• HousingWire: 2022 HW Vanguard, Kuba Jewgieniew · 2022 title wording, 100% commission model
• RISMedia Newsmaker: Kuba Jewgieniew · 2019 expansion, headquarters, Realty ONE Group Cares
• Real Estate Almanac: Kuba Jewgieniew profile (updated Apr 30, 2026) · SP200 rankings, sales and 2025 expansion; portrait with alt text naming him
• Inman: Realty ONE Group Expands Franchising (Aug 15, 2012) · 2012 franchise launch, terms, agent counts, quote

Facts were read from the linked pages on November 1, 2026. Titles and counts are as of the dates shown and may have changed. The hero photo is a portrait of Jewgieniew alone, the only image on the Real Estate Almanac profile, and its alt text names him. It is centered on a page-format card because the original is small. This page covers public professional information only.

Top photo: Real Estate Almanac (Kuba Jewgieniew profile)