HomeServices of America knows bricks and mortar. Founded in 1998, the company is the second-largest residential real estate brokerage in the US, with more than 21,000 agents in nearly 300 branch offices that operate under about 30 brand names in the Midwest, Southeast, and on the West Coast. It also offers mortgages through an agreement with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, property/casualty insurance, home warranties, relocation assistance, and title and closing services. The company has logged more than $506 billion in total sales volume and transacted nearly 1.9 million brokerage units. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns HomeServices of America through MidAmerican Energy Holdings.