Lions Gate Realty

What Lions Gate Realty does

Lions Gate Realty is a privately held residential and commercial real estate brokerage headquartered at 411 Fannin St. in Houston, Texas, founded in 2007 and operating with 11-50 employees, including a roster of 15+ licensed agents led by President Victorino Cortez and Branch Manager Leticia Hernandez. The firm serves individual home buyers, home sellers, renters, and commercial/land investors, with multilingual agent coverage (English, Spanish, Italian) and a primary vertical focus on the Houston metropolitan area plus additional emphasis on McAllen, Texas.

The company's core offering is a property search and brokerage platform built on the Inside Real Estate/BoldTrail IDX framework, integrated with the Houston Association of REALTORS MLS feed to surface thousands of listings across 30+ U.S. states. Product surface includes free market reports, automated home valuation tools (powered by Attom and Zillow), agent profiles, an IDX/CRM package for buyer/seller lead generation, rental application processing via a Rental Beast partnership, and embedded mortgage lending referrals through Blue Print Lender. Distribution is digital-first via the lionsgaterealty.com website, supplemented by direct agent sales and inside-sales lead conversion.

Lions Gate Realty earns revenue through traditional real estate sales commissions on closed transactions, billed as one-time transaction fees paid out of closing. Pricing is negotiated per engagement and not publicly disclosed. The company carries no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and operates as a single independently owned brokerage entity with no subsidiaries. Scale signals include 10,000+ single-family listings, 1,465 luxury listings (over $1.5M), and 43,000 active buyers in its office network, though these reflect market supply rather than company capture.

Name

Lions Gate Realty

Legal name

Lions Gate Realty

Website

https://lionsgaterealty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lions Gate Realty is a privately held Houston, Texas-based real estate brokerage founded in 2007, serving residential buyers, sellers, renters, and investors across Texas and 30+ U.S. states via a BoldTrail-powered IDX platform, a 15+ agent multilingual team, and commission-based transaction revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products) (BPAMAAAD)

Keywords

• Residential real estate brokerage
• Property listing services
• Buyer agent representation
• Rental property search
• Home valuation tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: Traditional real estate commission-based model where the company earns fees upon successful property transactions. Agents represent buyers and sellers in residential and commercial property transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lions Gate Realty is a Houston-based real estate brokerage providing buyer, seller, and rental representation services through its roster of licensed agents. The firm operates across Texas, Louisiana, and additional U.S. states, offering MLS-based property search, home valuation reports, and access to partner mortgage lending services.

Product overview

Lions Gate Realty operates as a real estate brokerage platform built on the Inside Real Estate/BoldTrail IDX platform. The core offering consists of a property search portal providing access to thousands of MLS listings across multiple property types (Single Family, Condos, Multi-Family, Land, Rentals, Townhouse, High Rise, Acreage) in Texas and surrounding states. The platform includes a roster of 15+ real estate agents, home valuation tools powered by Attom and Zillow data, free market reports, financing/lender services, and rental application services through a Rental Beast partnership. The offering is structured as a unified brokerage platform with agent-facing IDX/CRM tools and consumer-facing search, valuation, and application services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buyer Representation Services Agent-based real estate services for individual consumers seeking to purchase residential, commercial, or land properties, including MLS property search, property tours, and transaction management.
• Seller Representation Services Agent-based real estate services for individual property owners seeking to list and sell residential, commercial, or land properties, including comparative market analysis, home valuation, and listing marketing.
• Rental Property Search and Application Services Rental listing search and online application services for individuals seeking to lease residential properties, powered through the Rental Beast integration.
• Mortgage Lending Referral Services Referral-based mortgage lending services provided through a partnership with Blue Print Lender, connecting buyers with financing options.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blue Print (Lender)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMortgage lending partner providing financing options to clients. Blue Print is integrated into the finance page of Lions Gate Realty website, offering mortgage applications for property purchases.
• Houston Association of REALTORS (HAR)coreTechnology or IntegrationIDX data provider supplying MLS listing data to the company website. Enables real-time access to property listings across the Houston metro area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compass: National technology-driven residential brokerage with a significant Houston agent presence. Direct competitor offering buy/sell representation, IDX search, and agent tools — competes head-to-head for the same Houston listing inventory and buyer leads.
• eXp Realty: Cloud-based residential brokerage with large agent count and aggressive commission splits; competes in the Houston metro for the same agents, sellers, and buyer-side transactions as Lions Gate.
• Redfin: Tech-enabled residential brokerage and consumer home-search portal with Houston coverage; overlaps Lions Gate on both the agent-driven transaction model and the IDX-based property search portal.

Broad incumbents

• Keller Williams Realty: Largest residential brokerage franchise in the U.S., with massive Houston-area market-center presence; offers the same buyer/seller representation services as Lions Gate at vastly greater scale.
• RE/MAX: Global residential brokerage franchise with deep Houston-area agent network; competes directly for the same buyer and seller clients under a recognized national brand.
• Coldwell Banker Realty: Established national residential brokerage with Houston agent offices; provides full-service buyer/seller representation in overlapping property categories and price tiers.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: National residential brokerage brand with strong luxury-segment exposure and Houston-area agent offices; competes for both general residential and luxury transactions that Lions Gate's luxury listings target.
• Century 21 Real Estate: Long-standing global residential franchise with established Houston-area affiliates; competes in the same residential buy/sell transaction category with comparable commission-based economics.
• Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate: National residential brokerage franchise with affiliated brokerages in Texas; comparable buy/sell representation services with stronger brand recognition and marketing infrastructure.

Regional players

• Howard Hanna Real Estate: Large regional brokerage primarily in the Northeast and Midwest with selected Texas expansion; comparable residential buy/sell services but does not directly contest Houston market share.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lionsgateagent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lionsgaterealty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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