James Dwiggins is the chief executive officer of NextHome, Inc. He’s third-generation in real estate—his grandmother and grandfather, father and mother all in the business. James brings to the table a sharp, innovative, and forward-focused vision. He’s been in the real estate franchise business since 2006, originally joining Realty World Northern California & Nevada as director of technology and strategy, where he was promoted to vice president five years later. In May 2014, he cofounded NextHome (with Tei Baishiki) and ran both brands until 2020, when Realty World International acquired the region back. In January 2015, James (and Tei) launched NextHome as an independent national real estate franchise.

Prior to joining Realty World, James cofounded—also with Tei, a decades-proven partnership—VREO, Inc. developer of groundbreaking enterprise-level internet applications for agents and brokers. VREO pioneered biometric signature software for paperless transactions and garnered numerous industry accolades, including the coveted Inman Innovator Award for its breakthrough technologies. Previously, James cofounded USA Virtual Tours, which he helped to grow nationally until its acquisition in 2001.

James speaks regularly and is a frequent media expert on real estate and other cross-industry franchise and technology advancements. He has been featured as a RISMedia Newsmaker and on the Swanepoel Power 200 list. Franchise Business Review recognized him as the leader of the number-one real estate franchise (and number-one across industries) in owner satisfaction for three years in a row. James is host of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast.

Originally from San Luis Obispo, James grew up playing soccer and went on to join the California state championship team. He studied business and criminal law at Cuesta College. Today, he loves riding horses and racing cars—he met Tei, who he went on to work with for over 20 years, drag racing on a Friday night when they were both teenagers. NextHome is their third company together.

Chris Bennett has been in the real estate industry for 37 years, 19 of which were spent leading the Real Estate Solutions Group at CoreLogic. During his tenure at CoreLogic from 2001-2021, Bennett was responsible for the overall success of the most widely used residential real estate software solutions, supporting over 1.3M brokers and agents in North America. 

Bennett, along with his business partner Amy Gorce, founded PRESTA Team Consulting in 2021. In addition, he assisted in the creation and 2022 launch of REdistribute, the industry's newest, most reliable property data and insight company. Bennett has been recognized as one of the most influential leaders in residential real estate for many years by T360 and Inman News.

Skills & Experience

• Facilitation of merger(s) and acquisitions [on behalf of CoreLogic] including Offutt, Marketlinx, Clareity, MMSI, Tarasoft, and GoMLS

• Brokered standalone corporate sales including Prospects and Percy.ai

• Effectually grew [CoreLogic] revenue from 29M to 121M with an EBITDA of 48%

• Provisional contract negotiations, product and technology offering advisory services, and succession plans

• Development and implementation of long-term strategic business plans with a focus on MLS organizations

• Custom-tailored go-to-market strategies for both proptech and fintech industry vendors

Awards and Achievements

• 2016 Inman Innovator Award recipient

• 2015 Inman Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate

• 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 T3 Sixty Swanepoel Power 200 recipient

• 2019 Housingwire Vanguards recipient

• 2023 HousingWire Insiders Award recipient

• 2023 Inman Top 101 Real Estate Industry Professionals recipient

• US & Canada NAR Reach Program Mentor

• Current and/or former member of the following boards: RESO Board, BPP (Broker Public Portal), REdistribute, and the OLC (Operational Leadership Committee) Board

Clint leads T3 Sixty’s Organized Real Estate consulting division and is responsible for all the company’s Realtor association and MLS research and advisement activities. He also is an associate partner of T3 Sixty. He has more than fifteen years of real estate industry experience including as CEO of a Realtor association in Colorado. Clint is a self-defined workaholic and lover of all thing’s bikes, bands and beer. He holds a B.A. in Sociology from Colorado State University. Clint has been with T3 Sixty since 2018.

Tracy is the founder and CEO of Membio, a SaaS technology company that helps MLSs and associations delight their members and thrive. Membio builds data-driven property search portals, enterprise websites, and secure member portals. With a deep background in technology and consumer marketing through her work for top companies like Apple, Oracle, California Closets and Inman, Tracy is committed to building products that make the lives of agents, brokers and consumers better. Membio's clients include Stellar MLS, OneKey® MLS, MLS PIN, Unlock MLS, Mainstreet REALTORS® and many other top associations and MLSs.