The fastest-growing brokerage in America. Here's how it happened.
The two guys who started all of this.
Chase Lance is a former NEXA Lending branch manager who saw firsthand how real estate and lending could work better together. He envisioned a brokerage that got rid of the headaches: no percentage splits, no slow pay, no outdated tech, and real support when you need it. In June 2025, he co-founded AXEN Realty and built a company that onboarded 500+ agents in its first 90 days, a pace the industry had never seen.
Mike Kortas is the founder of NEXA Lending, one of the largest mortgage companies in the United States. When Chase Lance approached him with the vision for AXEN, Mike saw the opportunity to create a brokerage built from day one with a lending platform already built in, so agents get a smoother deal from listing to closing.
From founding to fastest-growing, in record time.
Chase Lance and Mike Kortas launch AXEN Realty with one goal: build the brokerage agents actually want to work at.
AXEN hits 100 agents within its first month, proving the flat-fee model works.
State broker appointments pick up as AXEN pushes into dozens of new states at once.
AXEN reaches 500 agents in just 90 days. National Mortgage Professional calls it "a growth pace that has never been done before in real estate."
AXEN secures licensing in 48 states, National footprint, under six months.
As AXEN enters its second year, the company maintains zero agent attrition, something you almost never see in real estate.
What people are writing about AXEN.
NMP covered AXEN hitting 500 agents in 90 days, highlighting the partnership between AXEN Realty and NEXA Lending as a new model for the industry.
Featured Article →Industry analysis of AXEN's commission model and how flat-fee-per-closing is attracting top producers away from traditional percentage-split brokerages.
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