{"id":63767,"date":"2026-08-12T03:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housesmarketplace.com\/firstteam-expands-in-midwest-with-new-kansas-city-office\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:00:22","slug":"firstteam-expands-in-midwest-with-new-kansas-city-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housesmarketplace.com\/ru\/firstteam-expands-in-midwest-with-new-kansas-city-office\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstTeam expands in Midwest with new Kansas City office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>FirstTeam<\/strong> has expanded its national brokerage footprint into Kansas and Missouri, partnering with broker-owner Scott Eckhoff and <strong>Rival Real Estate <\/strong>to open the company\u2019s first Midwest office in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/real-adds-kansas-citys-largest-independent-brokerage\/\">\u041a\u0430\u043d\u0437\u0430\u0441-\u0421\u0438\u0442\u0438<\/a>, \u2014 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0438\u043a.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks the next phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/firstteam-purlin-avoiding-ai-mistakes\/\">FirstTeam<\/a>\u2019s national expansion strategy, which began in April 2025 and has since grown to include offices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/firstteam-monterey-community-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u041a\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/a>, Arizona, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas and Missouri. The brokerage now has more than 62 offices and 2,200 agents, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Eckhoff and Rival Real Estate will operate the Kansas City community office under the FirstTeam brand, bringing the firm\u2019s \u201cagent-first\u201d model into two new states. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/tag\/partnerships\/\">\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/a> structure allows Rival to maintain its identity and local operations while plugging into FirstTeam\u2019s marketing, technology and business support platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom our initial meetings with FirstTeam, it was clear that they saw the value of what we\u2019ve built and shared our vision for the future,\u201d Eckhoff said in a statement. \u201cThey aren\u2019t interested in changing who we are or how we do business; they\u2019re investing in what we have already created and looking forward to working with us to reach the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/winner-profile\/2026-woman-of-influence-michele-harrington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michele Harrington<\/a>, CEO of FirstTeam, framed the Kansas and Missouri entry as part of a broader push to align with established local operators rather than build out company-owned locations from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur expansion into Kansas and Missouri is an exciting step in our national growth strategy,\u201d Harrington said. \u201cWe are dedicated to partnering with exceptional broker-owners that share our focus on helping agents build strong businesses and supporting clients with best-in-class service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was generated using HousingWire Automation and reviewed by a HousingWire editor before publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FirstTeam has expanded its national brokerage footprint into Kansas and Missouri, partnering with broker-owner Scott Eckhoff and Rival Real Estate to open the company\u2019s first Midwest office in Kansas City, the company announced Tuesday. 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