Washington, D.C.-based EXIT Realty franchise Landmark Group has made the move to The Real Brokerage. The company announced it was leaving EXIT and joining Real on Wednesday. 

Founded as an EXIT franchise in 2008 by Bernadette Cole, the firm has over 250 agents who serve clients in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia region. In addition to Cole, Landmark Group’s leadership team includes Randy Barrows, Isabel Barrows, Cole’s husband Alex Cole and daughter Gina Cole.

The team will become part of Real’s military division as its leadership team has nearly three decades of combined military service.

“Bernadette and her team are a perfect fit for Real,”  Tamir Poleg, the chairman and CEO of Real, said in a statement. “Their legacy of giving back, commitment to agent development and strong leadership are exactly the kind of values we champion at Real.”

Cole believes that joining Real will allow her to focus more of her efforts on coaching, mentoring and training agents, instead of back-end office work. 

“I was looking for a brokerage that offers agents a revenue share model and of all the brokerages with a revenue share model, Real stood out,” Cole said in a statement. “Real puts the agent first. My team now benefits from revenue share, better commission splits and a higher earnings ceiling. Even more importantly, Real shares our culture of making lives better, creating a legacy and giving back.” 

While unranked in 2025, Landmark Group has previously been ranked in the RealTrends Verified rankings for six consecutive years. 

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