Rapid Realty

Rapid Realty NYC was founded as a real estate agency in 1998 by Anthony Lolli,^[7] when he opened the first Rapid Realty in Park Slope, Brooklyn.^[6] The company's first franchise opened in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in 2009. The company has 65 locations with an office in Boston.^[8]

In 2013, it was reported that Rapid Realty would give a pay increase to its brokers that get a tattoo of the company's logo.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Also in 2013, Leopard Films began producing a reality television show that focuses on the brokerage.^[14]

In 2018, Lolli sold Rapid Realty to Yves Jean-Baptiste. In 2023, Jean-Baptiste filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court against Lolli and other past executives, claiming company leadership unlawfully sold him a franchise and withheld crucial financial and legal information.^[15]

In 2012, Rapid Realty was named one of the city's best firms to work for by real estate newspaper, The Real Deal.^[4] The company was recognized with Inc. Magazine's 2012 Inc 5000 award.^[16] In 2013, it was awarded Franchisee Satisfaction Award by the Franchise Business Review.^[4]