• Blue Springs, Mo.-based Prudential Gaslight Realtors, which has been rebranded Prudential KC Realty. The company has one office and about two dozen agents who will work with buyers and sellers in Kansas and Missouri.• Fresno, Calif.-based Guarantee Real Estate, which has 400 employees in 13 offices in the central San Joaquin Valley.
• In October, HomeServices of America announced a partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to launch a new franchised brand called Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.
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