10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10‑Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

or

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________________ to ______________________

Commission File Number: 000‑53300

EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	98-0681092
(State or other jurisdiction	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	Identification No.)

2219 Rimland Drive, Suite 301

Bellingham, WA 98226

 (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (360) 685‑4206

Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	EXPI	NASDAQ
(Title of Each Class)	(Trading Symbol)	(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]    No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes [X]    No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [   ]	Accelerated filer [X]	Non-accelerated filer [   ]	Smaller reporting company [X]
Emerging Growth Company [   ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has selected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

Indicate by check   whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑2 of the Act).

Yes [   ]No [X]

There were 61,676,924 shares of Common Stock, $.00001 par value, of the registrants outstanding as of April 30, 2019.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
	Forward Looking Statements	3
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	4
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	31
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	33
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	34
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	34
Item 5.	Other information	34
Item 6.	Exhibits	35

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this report on Form 10‑Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “should,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential” and similar expressions to future periods.  Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather represent current expectations and assumptions.  Forward-looking statements include statements we make about matters such as: future revenues; future industry market conditions; future changes in our capacity and operations; future operating and overhead costs; operational and management restructuring activities (including implementation of methodologies and changes in the board of directors); future employment and contributions of personnel; tax and interest rates; capital expenditures and their impact on us; productivity, business process, rationalization, investment, acquisition, consulting, operational, tax, financial and capital projects and initiatives; contingencies; changes in the regulatory environment; and future working capital, costs, revenues, business opportunities, cash flows, margins, earnings and growth.

Forward-looking statements relate to the future and are subject to many risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including those risks set forth in this report and as described in Part I, Item IA Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for our prior fiscal year ended December 31,  2018 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019.  Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results, developments and business decisions could differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.  The environment for which we operate in is highly competitive and rapidly changing and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, as new risks emerge from time to time.

While no list of uncertainties could be complete, some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the following, without limitation: current and future business and economic uncertainties may adversely affect our revenues, profitability and financial condition; changes in the residential mortgage markets and housing markets may adversely affect our earnings and financial condition; our earnings may decrease because of increases or decreases in interest rates; we are exposed to capital markets risk related to changes in foreign exchange rates which may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by new government regulations; potential inability to attract and retain skilled personnel, including real estate agents, could harm our business; we may pursue strategic opportunities which could result in operating difficulties or dilution; assertions of claims, lawsuits and proceedings against us could harm our business, results of operations and reputation; changes in the United States or other monetary or fiscal policies and regulations that impact the real estate market; and our potential inability to list our securities on any securities exchange or market.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements by or attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2019

	Page
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	8
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	9
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10

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EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,771,971	$	20,538,057
Restricted cash		4,193,802		2,502,591
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $297,567 and $484,441, respectively		29,693,641		17,428,091
Prepaids and other assets		1,792,756		1,857,988
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		56,452,170		42,326,727
Fixed Assets, net		3,153,814		2,739,525
Operating lease right-of-use assets		291,689		—
Intangible assets, net		2,458,678		2,531,669
Goodwill		8,248,107		8,248,107
TOTAL ASSETS	$	70,604,458	$	55,846,028
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	1,300,295	$	1,758,377
Customer deposits		4,193,802		2,502,591
Accrued expenses		30,764,719		18,976,435
Current portion of long-term payable		974,659		974,659
Current portion of lease obligation - operating lease		79,538		—
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		37,313,013		24,212,062
Long-term payable, net of current portion		1,716,853		1,654,337
Long term lease obligation - operating lease		212,214		—
TOTAL LIABILITIES		39,242,080		25,866,399
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value 220,000,000 shares authorized; 61,499,843 issued and 61,142,091 outstanding at March 31, 2019, 60,609,102 issued and 60,609,102 outstanding at December 31, 2018		612		606
Additional paid-in capital		102,066,398		90,755,616
Treasury stock, at cost:  357,752 shares held at March 31, 2019		(3,647,076)		—
Accumulated deficit		(67,061,089)		(60,765,266)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		3,533		(11,327)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		31,362,378		29,979,629
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	70,604,458	$	55,846,028

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Revenues	$	157,033,632	$	61,962,531
Operating expenses
Commissions and other agent-related costs		142,542,405		55,701,516
General and administrative		19,700,772		16,281,113
Sales and marketing		888,850		645,797
Total operating expenses		163,132,027		72,628,426
Net loss from operations		(6,098,395)		(10,665,895)
Other income and (expenses)
Other income and (expenses)		(80,976)		—
Interest income (expense)		46,245		—
Total other income and (expenses)		(34,731)		—
Loss before income tax expense		(6,133,126)		(10,665,895)
Income tax expense		(162,697)		(30,450)
Net loss	$	(6,295,823)	$	(10,696,345)
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders
Basic from continuing operations	$	(0.10)	$	(0.19)
Diluted from continuing operations	$	(0.10)	$	(0.19)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		60,749,378		56,193,753
Diluted		60,749,378		56,193,753

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Net loss	$	(6,295,823)	$	(10,696,345)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax		14,860		(1,275)
Comprehensive loss	$	(6,280,963)	$	(10,697,620)

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

							Accumulated
	Common Stock		Treasury Stock		Additional	Accumulated	Other Comprehensive	Total
	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount	Paid-In Capital	Deficit	Income (Loss)	Equity
Balance, December 31, 2017	54,980,272	$ 550	-	$ -	$ 36,848,041	$ (32,596,374)	$ 8,454	$ 4,260,671
Exercise of options	1,071,407	10			264,345	-	-	264,355
Stock compensation expense	61,598	1			8,279,108		-	8,279,109
Stock option expense	-	-			1,301,702	-	-	1,301,702
Agent equity program	208,324	2			2,370,002	-	-	2,370,004
Foreign currency translation gain	-				-	-	(1,275)	(1,275)
Net loss	-	-			-	(10,696,345)	-	(10,696,345)
Balance, March 31, 2018	56,321,601	$ 563	-	$ -	$ 49,063,198	$ (43,292,719)	$ 7,179	$ 5,778,221
Balance, December 31, 2018	60,609,102	$ 606	-	$ -	$ 90,755,616	$ (60,765,266)	$ (11,327)	$ 29,979,629
Exercise of options	134,260	1	-	-	215,725	-	-	215,726
Stock compensation expense	136,194	1	-	-	3,669,320	-	-	3,669,321
Stock option expense	-	-	-	-	1,215,448	-	-	1,215,448
Agent equity program	620,287	4	-	-	6,210,289	-	-	6,210,293
Foreign currency translation gain	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,860	14,860
Repurchase of common stock	-	-	357,752	(3,647,076)	-	-	-	(3,647,076)
Net loss	-	-	-	-	-	(6,295,823)	-	(6,295,823)
Balance, March 31, 2019	61,499,843	$ 612	357,752	$ (3,647,076)	$ 102,066,398	$ (67,061,089)	$ 3,533	$ 31,362,378

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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EXP WORLD HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$	(6,295,823)	$	(10,696,345)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense		367,287		183,321
Amortization expense - intangible assets		72,992		—
Stock compensation expense		3,669,321		8,279,109
Stock option expense		1,215,448		1,301,702
Agent equity program		6,210,293		2,370,004
Change in stock payable		62,516		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(12,263,873)		(2,175,888)
Prepaids and other assets		111,575		(91,961)
Customer deposits		1,675,556		847,406
Accounts payable		44,888		115,570
Accrued expenses		11,787,112		4,655,504
Noncash lease expense		63		—
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		6,657,355		4,788,422
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of fixed assets		(827,919)		(513,521)
Payment for business acquisition and intangibles		(500,000)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(1,327,919)		(513,521)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repurchase of common stock		(3,647,076)		—
Proceeds from exercise of options		215,726		264,355
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES		(3,431,350)		264,355
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		27,039		(23,033)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		1,925,125		4,516,223
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		23,040,648		5,595,227
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD	$	24,965,773	$	10,111,450
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest	$	18,460	$	—
Cash paid for income taxes	$	100,289	$	30,450
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Recognition of right of use assets and lease liability upon adoption of new accounting standard	$	317,629	$	—
Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable	$	46,343	$	71,890

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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eXp World Holdings, Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

(Unaudited)

1.           BASIS OF PRESENTATION

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “we” or “eXp”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 30, 2008. Through various operating subsidiaries, the Company operates a cloud-based real estate brokerage operating in all U.S. States, the District of Columbia and the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. The Company focuses on a number of cloud-based technologies to grow an international brokerage without the burden of physical bricks and mortar or redundant staffing costs.

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10‑Q and Article 8‑03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.    We have reclassified certain amounts in prior-period financial statements to conform to the current period’s presentation.

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018,  filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

2.           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of eXp World Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to provisions for doubtful accounts, legal contingencies, income taxes, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, expense accruals, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.

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Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash held in escrow by the Company’s brokers and agents on behalf of real estate buyers. The Company recognizes a corresponding customer deposit liability until the funds are released. Restricted cash totaled $4,193,802 and $1,770,599 at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,771,971	$	8,340,851
Restricted cash		4,193,802		1,770,599
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	24,965,773	$	10,111,450

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid over the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.  We do not amortize goodwill but test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in November of each year or when a triggering event occurs that would indicate a reduction in its fair value below its carrying value.

Acquired intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment annually in November of each year or when facts or circumstances suggest that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.

Fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions, estimates and market factors. Estimating the fair value of individual reporting units requires us to make assumptions and estimates regarding significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets, as well as industry and economic conditions. These assumptions and estimates include projected revenues and income growth rates, terminal growth rates, competitive and consumer trends, market-based discount rates, and other market factors. If current expectations of future growth rates are not met or market factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then our goodwill or intangible assets may become impaired. Additionally, as goodwill and intangible assets associated with recently acquired businesses are recorded on the balance sheet at their estimated acquisition date fair values, those amounts are more susceptible to impairment risk if business operating results or macroeconomic conditions deteriorate.

Stock based compensation

The Company accounts for all stock-based compensation granted to employees and non-employees using a fair value method. Stock-based compensation awarded to employees is measured at the grant date fair value and is recognized over the requisite service period of the awards, usually the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, net of forfeitures. Accruals of compensation cost for an award with a performance condition are based on the probable outcome of that performance condition. Compensation cost is accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and is not accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reduces recorded stock-based compensation for forfeitures when they occur.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates substantially all of its revenue from real estate brokerage services and generates a de minimis portion of its revenues from software subscription and professional services.

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Real Estate Brokerage Services

The Company serves as a licensed broker in the areas in which it operates for the purpose of processing residential real estate transactions.  The Company is contractually obligated to provide services for the fulfillment of transfers of residential real estate between buyers and sellers.  The Company provides these services itself and controls the service necessary to legally transfer the residential real estate.  Correspondingly, the Company is defined as the Principal.  The Company, as Principal, satisfies its obligation upon the closing of a residential real estate transaction.  As Principal, and upon satisfaction of our obligation, the Company recognizes revenue in the gross amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled to.

Revenue is derived from assisting home buyers and sellers in listing, marketing, selling and finding residential real estate.  Commissions earned on real estate transactions are recognized at the completion of a residential real estate transaction once we have satisfied our performance obligation.

Software Subscription and Professional Services

Subscription revenue is derived from fees from our customers to access the Company’s virtual reality software platform.  The terms of our subscriptions do not provide customers the right to take possession of the software.  Subscription revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contract term.

Professional services revenue is derived from implementation and consulting services.  Professional services revenue is typically recognized over time as the services are rendered, using an efforts-expended (labor hours) input method.

Change in Accounting Principle and Recently Adopted Accounting Principles

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 is intended to improve financial reporting of leasing transactions by requiring organizations that lease assets to recognize assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases that extend more than twelve months on the balance sheet. This accounting update also requires additional disclosures surrounding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11 – Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements.  The amendments in ASU No. 2018-11 provide entities with an additional (and optional) transition method to adopt the new leases standard. Under this new transition method, an entity initially applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Consequently, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in which it adopts the new leases standard will continue to be in accordance with GAAP (Topic 840, Leases). An entity that elects this additional (and optional) transition method must provide the required Topic 840 disclosures for all periods that continue to be in accordance with Topic 840. The amendments do not change the existing disclosure requirements in Topic 840 (for example, they do not create interim disclosure requirements that entities previously were not required to provide).

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach whereby the cumulative effect of adoption was recognized on the adoption date and prior periods were not restated.  There was no net cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 as a result of this adoption.     This standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s balance sheets or cash flows from operations and had no impact on the Company’s operating results.  The most significant impact was the recognition of ROU assets and lease obligations on the balance sheet upon adoption on January 1, 2019.

The Company elected to utilize the transition guidance accounting policy elections available including, not recording a Right-of-Use (ROU) lease asset and lease obligation for short term leases, to not separate lease and non-lease components, and apply a portfolio discount rate to all leases similar in nature and term.

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With the adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and performed a lease classification assessment. Based on this assessment, the Company concluded it only has operating leases. Leases are included in ROU lease assets, current portion of lease obligations, and long-term lease obligations on the Company’s balance sheet. As of March 31, 2019, the Company only has operating leases. Certain arrangements previously considered leases under Topic 840 were determined to not be leases under Topic 842.  Lease expense for short-term leases is recorded in the Company’s Statements of Operations as incurred. 

ROU lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease obligations represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and obligations are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company has determined to not separate lease components from nonlease components in the lease payments for its office space leases, which are currently the only leases the Company has under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842. The rate implicit in the lease was not readily determinable in the lease arrangements and as such, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company calculated the rate utilizing the rate on our secured line of credit adjusted for the average lease term of 3 years.  The ROU lease asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise its option. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Oher (Topic 350). This ASU eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU No. 2017-04, if a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, the entity will record an impairment charge based on that difference. The impairment charge will be limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Previously, if the fair value of a reporting unit was lower than its carrying amount (Step 1), an entity was required to calculate any impairment charge by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying amount (Step 2). Additionally, under ASU No. 2017-04, entities that have reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts will no longer be required to perform the qualitative assessment to determine whether to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. As a result, reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts will generally be expected to pass the simplified impairment test; however, additional disclosure will be required of those entities. This ASU is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates after January 1, 2017. The new guidance must be adopted on a prospective basis. The Company adopted ASU No. 2017-04 effective January 1, 2019.  The Company does not expect any significant adjustments to our financials or our disclosures under the new guidance.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and requires new or modified disclosures. ASU No. 2018-13 is effective beginning January 1, 2020; early adoption is permitted. Certain changes are applied retrospectively to each period presented and others are to be applied either in the period of adoption or prospectively. The Company is still assessing the impact of ASU No. 2018-13. The Company does not expect the amendments of ASU No. 2018-13 will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.

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3.           ACQUISITIONS

VirBELA 

On November 29, 2018, (the “Acquisition Date”), the Company and its newly formed subsidiary, eXp World Technologies, LLC (Purchaser) acquired substantially all the assets of VirBELA, LLC (VirBELA),  a California limited liability company.  VirBELA provides a cloud-based environment focused on educational and innovative learning technologies to enhance global education experiences that empower individuals, teams, and organizations for clients in various industries.  Its model allows for a level of engagement and participation that can typically only be achieved with face-to-face instruction.  Its proprietary immersive 3D campus, which supports blended learning and big data assessment, is highly customizable to meet the branding and educational needs of clients.  VirBELA developed the Company’s current cloud campus called eXp World, which provides 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training and socialization for the Company’s real estate agents and employees.    The acquisition of VirBELA’s core group of products and services will allow eXp Realty to continue to accelerate its business in a sustainable and innovative way, which is consistent with eXp World Holdings’ vision to expand the product offering to agents, teams and others who could benefit from their own, always available environments for collaboration. 

The Company acquired the assets of VirBELA for a total purchase price of $10,607,800,  consisting of cash of $7,000,000 and shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $3,607,800.  A cash payment of $6,500,000 was paid at closing and 97,371 shares of the Company restricted common stock having a value of $1,000,000 was issued at closing.  On the acquisition date, the Company held $500,000 in accounts payable to secure the Seller’s performance of certain post close obligations.  During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Seller performed its post close obligations and the $500,000 was paid to the Seller.  The remaining shares of the Company’s common stock will be issued having a value of $1,000,000 on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Acquisition Date.  The present value of future deliveries of eXp World Holdings, Inc. stock, calculated using a discount rate of 10%, is $2,607,800, which represents fair value as of the Acquisition Date.  The discount of $392,200 will be amortized over the reporting periods using the effective interest method during Fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021. For the period ended March 31, 2019, the discount amortization was $62,516.

The following table shows the allocation of the purchase price of VirBELA, LLC to the acquired identifiable assets, and goodwill:

Accounts receivable	$	4,273
Inventory		968
Fixed assets		23,452
Intangible assets		2,331,000
Goodwill		8,248,107
Total purchase price	$	10,607,800

The Acquisition was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting.  Under the acquisition method of accounting, the Company allocated the total purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, as determined by management. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair values of the identifiable assets was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill generated from the Acquisition was primarily attributable to an assembled workforce and planned expansion of VirBELA into new markets.

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The purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired in the VirBELA acquisition was:

Tradename	$	1,169,000
Existing Technology		297,000
Non-competition agreements		125,000
Customer contracts		740,000
Total intangible assets purchased	$	2,331,000

The allocation of the fair value of the acquired business was based on valuations of the estimated net fair value of the assets acquired.  The fair value estimates of the assets acquired are subject to adjustment during the measurement period (up to one year from the Acquisition Date). For tax purposes, goodwill is amortized over 15 years and this amortization is tax deductible. The fair values of these net assets acquired are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. During the measurement period, we will adjust valuations assigned to assets and liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the Acquisition Date, if any, that, if known, would have resulted in revised values for these items as of that date. The impact of all changes, if any, that do not qualify as measurement period adjustments will be included in current period earnings.

The Company used carrying values as of the Acquisition Date to value trade receivables, inventory, and fixed assets, as we determined that they represented the fair value of those items at the Acquisition Date.

The Company valued the VirBELA tradename using an Income Approach known as the Relief from Royalty method.  We applied a royalty rate of 1.0% to the VirBELA tradename.  Once the royalty savings were calculated, we converted to a value using a discounted cash flow technique using a discount rate of 14.0%, to arrive at the estimated fair value.  The VirBELA tradename is new and is not a mature brand name.  Tradenames are being amortized over its estimated useful life of 10 years. 

Similar to the valuation of tradenames, we valued existing technology using the Relief from Royalty method.  We applied a royalty rate of 5.0% to the VirBELA technology.  Once the royalty savings were calculated, we converted to a value using a discounted cash flow technique using a discount rate of 14.0% to arrive at the estimated fair value of existing technology. Existing technology is being amortized over its estimated useful life of five years.  We estimated a useful life of five years since the software will continue to be modified and changed over the next several years making it significantly different than the software acquired today.

The Company valued non-competition agreements using a Loss Profits method.  We prepared two projections of net income for the business. One projection which assumed the non-competition agreements were in place and one projection which assumed that no non-competition agreements were in place.  The difference in cash flows from these two projections over the life of the non-competition agreements was discounted to present value at a rate of 14.0% to arrive at the estimated fair value of the non-competition agreements.  Non-competition agreements are being amortized over their useful lives of three years which is equal to the contractual life of the non-competition agreements.

The Company valued customer contracts using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method (MPEEM).  In the MPEEM, value is estimated as the present value of the benefits anticipated from ownership of the subject intangible asset in excess of the returns on the contributory assets required to realize those benefits.  Taxes have been estimated based upon an effective total state and federal tax rate of 29.4% and the projected return on net assets was 14.0%.  These inputs were used to determine an estimated fair value of customer contracts.  Customer contracts are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of 10 years.

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During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred total acquisition costs of $141,498.  The acquisition costs were primarily related to legal, accounting and consulting services and were expensed as incurred through December 31, 2018 and are included in General and Administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

From the Acquisition date, the results of operations of VirBELA have been included in and are immaterial to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Pro forma revenue and results of operations have not been presented, being the historical results of VirBELA are not material to our condensed consolidated statements of operations in any period presented.

4.           FIXED ASSETS, NET

Fixed assets, net consisted of the following:

	Three Ended March 31,
	As of		As of
	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Computer hardware and software	$	4,727,360	$	3,925,129
Furniture, fixture and equipment		5,910		5,910
Total depreciable property and equipment		4,733,270		3,931,039
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,687,390)		(1,320,103)
Depreciable property, net		3,045,880		2,610,936
Assets under development		107,934		128,589
Fixed assets, net	$	3,153,814	$	2,739,525

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $367,287 and $183,321, respectively.

5.           GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill was $8,248,107 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Goodwill was recorded in connection with the acquisition of VirBELA in November 2018 and represents fair value as of the acquisition date. No events have occurred that indicated it was more likely than not goodwill was impaired.

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Definite-Lived intangible assets were as follows:

	As of  March 31, 2019
	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trade name	$	1,169,000	$	(38,967)	$	1,130,033
Existing technology		297,000		(19,800)		277,200
Non-competition agreements		125,000		(13,889)		111,111
Customer contracts		740,000		(24,666)		715,334
Software		225,000		—		225,000
Total	$	2,556,000	$	(97,322)	$	2,458,678
	As of December 31, 2018
	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trade name	$	1,169,000	$	(9,742)	$	1,159,258
Existing technology		297,000		(4,950)		292,050
Non-competition agreements		125,000		(3,472)		121,528
Customer contracts		740,000		(6,167)		733,833
Software		225,000		—		225,000
Total	$	2,556,000	$	(24,331)	$	2,531,669

Definite-lived intangible assets were recorded in connection with the acquisition of VirBELA in November 2018.  Amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets for three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $72,991 and zero, respectively.  We estimate expected amortization related to definite-lived intangible assets at March 31, 2019 will be:

Expected amortization
Remaining 2019	$	293,975
2020		366,967
2021		363,494
2022		250,300
2023		245,350
2024 and thereafter		938,592
Total	$	2,458,678

6.           STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had 61,499,843 shares of common stock issued and 61,142,091 shares outstanding.

The following provides a detailed description of the stock-based transactions completed during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 357,752 shares of common stock as part of the Company’s 2018 Share Repurchase Plan which resulted in a reduction to equity of $3,647,076.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 134,260 shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options and received cash consideration totaling $215,726 upon payment of the exercise price for the options.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 620,287 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $6,210,293, which includes the expense activity in our Agent Equity Program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 136,194 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $3,669,321, which included the expense activity for our agent growth incentive programs. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 208,324 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $2,370,004, which includes the expense activity in our 2015 Agent Equity Program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 61,598 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $8,279,109, which included the expense activity for our agent growth incentive programs.

Agent Equity Program

The Company provides agents and brokers the opportunity to elect to receive 5% of commissions earned from each completed residential real estate transaction in the form of common stock. If agents and brokers elect to receive portions of their commissions in common stock, they are entitled to receive the equivalent number of shares of common stock, based on the fixed monetary value of the commission payable. The shares are issued at a 20% discount to market on the date of issuance. We recognize this 20% discount as an additional cost of sales charge during the periods presented.

All agents and brokers in good standing with the Company are eligible to participate in the Agent Equity Program. To be considered in good standing, agents and brokers must be current in their financial obligations, including all fees, to the Company. In addition, all required licenses, local, state and national dues and subscriptions which are required to conduct real estate business in their state must be current and in effect.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued 620,287 and 208,324 shares of common stock, respectively, to agents and brokers for total consideration of $6,210,293 and $2,370,004, respectively, for the settlement of commissions payable.

Agent Growth Incentive Program

The Company administers an equity incentive program whereby agents and brokers become eligible to receive awards of the Company’s common stock through agent attraction and performance benchmarks. Agents who qualify are awarded common stock based on achievement of performance milestones.

Under the incentive programs, the Company awards common stock to our agents and brokers that become issuable upon the achievement of certain milestones for both the individual and the recruited agents.

On December 27, 2018, the Company announced its Sustainable Equity Plan, which amended the Real Estate Agent Growth Incentive Program, collectively referred to herein as our “agent growth incentive programs.”  The primary change is the Company now issues agents a dollar value of shares, rather than a number of shares for achieving performance milestones.    The agent growth incentive programs is as follows:

· First completed sale, lease or referral transaction with the Company:  $200 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.

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· An agent goes into “capped status” once the Company’s commissions on sale, lease or referral transactions equal a certain dollar threshold within the agents’ anniversary year.  When agent goes into capped status:  $400 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.

· For directly attracting another agent to the company and upon the closing of that agent’s first transaction with eXp Realty: $400 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.

· When named an ICON agent: Up to $16,000 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock, eligible on a yearly basis. $12,000 is awarded and vests after three years, with an additional $2,000 issued after each company event (The eXp Shareholder Summit and EXPCON) with no vesting period, for a possible total of $4,000.

All stock grants are priced based on the closing market price of eXp World Holdings, Inc. common stock on the last trading day of the qualification month.  Awards vest over a three-year vesting period.  Agents must remain with the company in good standing during the vesting period. For attraction awards, the sponsoring agent and the agent who joins and closed their first transaction must both remain in good standing with the company during the vesting period.

The following table illustrates the Company’s stock issuance activity for our agent growth incentive programs, for the following periods:

			Weighted Average
	Shares		Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2017		3,059,065	$	7.60
Granted		2,380,100		11.59
Issued		(889,769)		12.16
Forfeited		(676,519)		4.05
Balance, December 31, 2018		3,872,877		11.63
Granted		461,051		8.77
Issued		(322,669)		11.32
Forfeited		(217,891)		2.73
Balance, March 31, 2019		3,793,368		11.46

The fair value of stock awards is based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable grant date. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had unvested stock awards for 1,847,606 shares of common stock and awards expected to vest for 3,793,368 shares of common stock with unrecognized compensation costs totaling $21,420,010.  The expense related to the agent growth incentive programs is recorded as stock compensation expense.

Stock Option Awards

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company granted 106,500 stock options with an estimated grant date fair value of $1,014,418. The assumptions used to estimate the grant date fair value of the awards issued for the three months ended March 31, 2019 include: expected volatility based on historical stock prices of 126.52%;  an expected term of 6.25 years; risk free rates based on U.S. Treasury instruments for the expected term of approximately 2.6%; and no dividend payments.

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The following table illustrates the Company’s stock option activity for the following periods:

							Weighted
							Average
			Weighted				Remaining
			Average				Contractual Term
	Options		Exercise Price		Intrinsic Value		(Years)
Balance, December 31, 2017		10,873,292	$	1.50	$	5.08		6.65
Granted		870,000		10.86		(3.78)		9.34
Exercised		(2,594,050)		0.78		11.90		—
Forfeited		(451,629)		3.03		9.59		—
Balance, December 31, 2018		8,697,613	$	2.08	$	5.00		6.07
Granted		106,500		10.64		0.23		9.96
Exercised		(169,318)		1.28		9.40		—
Forfeited		(190,625)		9.35		1.08		—
Balance, March 31, 2019		8,444,170	$	2.04	$	8.83		5.81
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		6,769,847		1.01		9.86		5.13
Vested at March 31, 2019		6,970,588	$	1.09	$	9.78		5.22

As of March 31, 2019, the total unrecognized compensation cost associated with options was approximately $9,785,458.

Stock Repurchase Plan

On December 27, 2018 the Company announced that our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to $25,000,000 of our common stock.  Purchases under the repurchase program may be made in the open market or through a 10b5-1 plan and are expected to comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.   The timing and amount of shares repurchased will depend upon market conditions. The repurchase program does not require the Company to acquire a specific number of shares.  The cost of the shares that are repurchased will be funded from available working capital.

The repurchase program began on January 2, 2019 and the Company will cease purchasing stock on the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which either the broker-dealer administering our repurchase plan or the Company terminates the plan , (ii) the date on which our share repurchase broker receives notice of the commencement or impending commencement of any proceedings in respect of or triggered by bankruptcy or insolvency, (iii)  June 28, 2019 and (iv) the date that the aggregate price of all purchases reaches $7,500,000 (after including all commissions and other expenses of purchases).  The Company may extend the repurchase program to repurchase the remaining $17,500,000 of our common stock authorized by our board of directors.

For accounting purposes, common stock repurchased under our stock repurchase programs is recorded based upon the settlement date of the applicable trade. Such repurchased shares are held in treasury and are presented using the cost method. During the three months ended as of March 31, 2019 the Company repurchased 357,752 shares of common stock that are held in treasury. These shares are considered issued but not outstanding. The total cost of the shares repurchased was $3,647,076.

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7.           FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The methodology establishes consistency and comparability by providing a three-tiered fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels, which are described below:

Input Level	Definitions
Level 1	Inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (these are observable market inputs).
Level 2	Inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability (includes quoted market prices for similar assets or identical or similar assets in markets in which there are few transactions, prices that are not current or prices that vary substantially).
Level 3	Inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumptions in pricing the asset or liability (used when little or no market data is available).

The Company holds funds in a money market account. The Company values its money market funds at fair value on a recurring basis.  

The following table summarizes the Company’s fair value measurements:

	March 31, 2019
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,081,875	$	8,081,875	$	—	$	—
Total Assets	$	8,081,875	$	8,081,875	$	—	$	—
	December 31, 2018
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,051,662	$	8,051,662	$	—	$	—
Total Assets	$	8,051,662	$	8,051,662	$	—	$	—

There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in the period presented.

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8.           DEBT

We have a $1,000,000 line of credit maturing on August 29, 2019 with a variable interest rate computed on a 360‑day year. The variable interest rate is the higher of either 1) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, 2) Daily One Month LIBOR plus one and one-half percent (1.5%), or 3) the Federal Funds Rate plus one and one-half percent (1.5%). The line of credit agreement requires us to comply with various financial covenants as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things, incur debt and liens, make significant investments, dispose of assets and make distributions without prior consent. The line of credit is secured by accounts receivable. The line of credit contains certain financial covenants, including a fixed charge coverage ratio and a tangible net worth. At March 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the line of credit.

As of March 31, 2019, we had no amount outstanding under the line of credit.

9.LEASES

Operating leases

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 – Leases (Topic 842) effective January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach whereby the cumulative effect of adoption was recognized on the adoption date and prior periods were not restated.  There was no net cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 as a result of this adoption.  ASU No. 2018-11 – Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements permits an entity to apply the new leases standard at the date of adoption.  Consequently, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in which it adopts the new leases standard will continue to be in accordance with ASC 840 – Leases.

The Company’s lease portfolio consists of office leases with lease terms ranging from less than 1 year to 7 years, with the average lease term being 3 years. The Company elected to utilize the practical expedient to expense leases with a lease term of less than 12 months in the period incurred.

Certain leases provide for increases in future lease payments once the term of the lease has expired, as defined in the lease agreements.  These leases generally also include real estate taxes.

Information as Lessee under ASC 842

As of March 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year were as follows:

Year ending
Remaining 2019	$	89,240
December 31, 2020		101,879
December 31, 2021		72,414
December 31, 2022		35,921
December 31, 2023		5,388
December 31, 2024 and thereafter		10,774
Total lease payments	$	315,616
Less: present value adjustment		(23,864)
Total operating lease liabilities, payments	$	291,752

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Included below is other information regarding leases for the period ended March 31, 2019.

	March 31, 2019
Other information
Short term lease expense	$	4,667
Operating cash flows from operating leases		29,505
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases (1)		3
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases		4.850%

(1) The Company’s lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise its option.  Additionally, the Company considered any historical and economic factors in determining if a lease renewal or termination option would be exercised.

Information as Lessee under ASC 840

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments under ASC 840 for operating leases were as follows:

Year ending December 31,
2019	$	451,710
2020		420,518
2021		237,142
2022		42,532
2023 and thereafter		4,134
Total	$	1,156,036

The Company reassessed all of our leases to determine whether any expired or existing contracts were or contained a lease under ASC 842.  Expired or existing contracts previously considered leases under ASC 840 no longer meet the definition of a lease under ASC 842 and therefore, have been excluded from future lease payments.

Item 2.          MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere within this report.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain forward-looking statements.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.  See “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1 A. – Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10- K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, for a discussion of certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with these statements.

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OVERVIEW

We are a leading cloud-based international real estate brokerage and focus our operations on the development and use of cloud-based technologies in order to grow an international brokerage without the burden of bricks and mortar.  We generate revenue primarily by serving as a licensed broker for the purpose of processing residential real estate transactions, from which we earn commissions.  The Company in turn pays a portion of the commissions earned to the real estate agents and brokers.

Our strength is attracting real estate agent and broker professionals that have contributed to our growth.  As of March 31, 2019, we have grown our agent and broker base 93%, to 17,929 agents compared to 9,290 as of the same period in the prior year. 

The following table sets forth the number of transactions, sales volume and commission revenue earned on real estate transactions:

Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,			Change
2019			2018
Number	Volume	Revenue	Number	Volume	Revenue	Number	Volume	Revenues
22,307	$ 5,779,069,429	$ 157,033,632	9,473	$ 2,324,591,650	$ 61,962,531	12,834	$ 3,454,477,779	$ 95,071,101

We continue to increase our presence in the United States and Canada through the execution of our growth strategies.

Agent Ownership

The Company maintains equity incentive programs whereby agents and brokers of eXp Realty can become eligible for awards of the Company’s common stock through the achievement of production and agent attraction benchmarks. Under the Sustainable Equity Program, agents and brokers who qualify can be issued shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company also administers a program whereby agents and brokers could elect to receive 5% of their commission payable in the form of Company common stock which is issued at a 20% discount to market on the date of issuance.  The agent equity program continues to be another element in creating a culture of agent-ownership. 

RECENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS

Initiatives

Customer and Employee Experience

The Company has recently embarked on an initiative to better understand both its customer and employee experience. In doing so, we are adopting many of the principles of the Net Promoter Score® (NPS) across many aspects of our organization. Whether it be the overall question "How likely are you to recommend eXp to your colleagues, friends or family?" or more granular inquiries as to specific workflows or service offerings, we believe this will ensure we are delivering on the most important values to our customers and employees. In turn, this often leads to enthusiastic fans of eXp who will promote our Company and continue leading us through strong organic growth.

This also ties into one of our core values, transparency. While we strive for high satisfaction, a low or trending lower NPS score is equally important to identify. As NPS scores are often leading indicators to customers and employees’ future actions, we are able to learn quickly what may be a ‘pain point’ or product that is not meeting its desired objective. We then take that information and translate that into action with an effort to remediate the specific root cause(s) driving the lower score. This fast and iterative approach has already led to improvements in such parts of our business such as agent onboarding, commission transaction processing, and employee benefits.

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Open Platform Strategy

The Company continues to build out eXp Enterprise (Enterprise) which is our proprietary platform that manages all of eXp Realty’s critical processes and information, including onboarding new agents, transactions, commission payments and other back office processes. We recently decided to further embrace the concept of an open platform strategy as it relates to other key functionality and solutions which our agents and brokers utilize to run their businesses.

Why are we taking this approach? -  First and foremost, we believe in the efficiency of choice and flexibility. We do not believe in a one size fits all when it comes to business solutions for every single eXp agent and broker. This approach validates the previous investments made by our agents and brokers as it relates to the specific solutions to run their individual businesses.

What specifically does this mean? - We will be building out Application Program Interfaces (API) which will allow for various third-party solutions to directly connect into Enterprise. Accordingly, this will allow our agents and brokers to choose which solution works best for them as it relates to their desired lead generation, customer relationship management, transaction management, Internet Data Exchange (IDX) websites, among others.

How will we deliver this concept? - In addition to building out the technological infrastructure we will also establish an eXp Partner Marketplace. This will allow for a validation process of potential third-party service providers as well as consistent utilization of APIs for seamless use of tools by our agents and brokers.

Equity

On December 27, 2018, the Company introduced its Sustainable Equity Plan for real estate agents and brokers at eXp Realty once the agent count was to exceed 16,000 agents which occurred in January of 2019.

Also, on December 27, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to offset equity issuances for up to $25 million of company common stock.  Our stock repurchase program and Sustainable Equity Plan are more fully disclosed in Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

VirBELA

We will continue developing the core platform and its underlying infrastructure to accommodate for the ever-increasing use and scale required to support our eXp Realty division. Also in development and coming to market soon is a new product centered around the concept of an open campus whereby small and independent organizations will utilize sub spaces as part of a larger campus similar to co-working environments that currently exist in the physical brick and mortar world. Lastly, we will continue to service existing and new business to business enterprise level contracts in the coming year.

Agile at Scale

The Company continues to focus and refine its efforts on our engagement strategy to build a positive employee experience to advance creativity, productivity and service quality to retain top performing talent with the overall goal of growing and improving overall profitability. We have been and will continue to form more and more smaller functional teams across the entire organization. This allows for faster identification of challenges and opportunities, autonomy and decision making, and execution affecting our customers and employees. This is tied together by ensuring all teams are aligned and working towards outcomes consistent with our vision, goals, and key results.

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MARKET CONDITIONS AND INDUSTRY TRENDS

Home Sale Transactions

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sale transactions of single family homes decreased 5.4%  as of March 2019 (preliminary), compared to the same prior year period.  During this same period, the average home sales price increased 3.8%.  Continued inventory constraints due to increased demand may have contributed to the decline in home sales transactions. 

Inventory

The inventory of existing homes for sale in the U.S. increased 2.4% as of March 31, 2019, (preliminary) compared to the same period prior year period.  The inventory represents a national average supply of 3.9 months as of March 31, 2019, (preliminary) at the current home sales pace which is up from 3.7 months as of December 31, 2018.

Housing Affordability Index

Also, according to the NAR, the composite housing affordability index increased to 156.9 for February 2019 (preliminary) from 152.5 for March 2018. However, the housing affordability index continues to be at historically favorable levels. When the index is above 100, it indicates that a family earning the median income has sufficient income to purchase a median-priced home, assuming a 20 percent down payment and ability to qualify for a mortgage.  The favorable housing affordability index is due in part to favorable mortgage rate conditions and low overall unemployment. Although mortgage rates decreased approximately 3 basis points from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019, the rates continue to be at historically low levels.

Mortgage Rates

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, mortgage rates on commitments for 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate first mortgages averaged 4.5% for 2018 and the rate decreased to 4.3% in March 2019 (preliminary). Mortgage rates are forecasted to increase to 4.6% in 2020. To the extent mortgage rates increase further, consumers continue to have financing alternatives such as adjustable rate mortgages or shorter-term mortgages which can be utilized to obtain a mortgage rate that is lower than a comparable 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.

While increasing mortgage rates and higher home prices may negatively impact housing affordability, demand remains favorable by rising wages, availability of alternative mortgage arrangements and improving consumer confidence.

Factors that may negatively affect growth in the housing industry include prolonged periods of slow economic growth, increased prevalence of unemployment, increasing mortgage interest rates, increase in home sales prices, insufficient inventory levels, regulations imposed by local, state and federal government agencies, geopolitical instability, first time home buyers inability to save due to increasing rent prices, other debt including credit cards and student loans, and adverse shifts in consumer attitudes towards home ownership.

Existing Home Sales

NAR existing home sale transactions for month end March 2019 (preliminary) decreased 5.4% to 5.2 million, compared to the same period in 2018.  During this same period, eXp Realty home sales units increased 136% to 22,340 and home sales volume increased 148% to $5.8 billion compared to the same period in 2018.  Our home sale transactions growth was directly related to the growth of our agent base, which increased 93% compared to the same period in 2018.

As of their most recent releases, NAR is forecasting existing home sales to decrease 0.7% for the remainder of 2019 and increase 3.0% in 2020.

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Existing Home Sales Price

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, existing home sales average price for month end March (preliminary) increased 3.8%, compared to the same prior year period.

We believe primary drivers to the long-term demand for housing and the growth of our company to support that demand are housing affordability, the general economic health of the U.S. economy, demographic trends such as population growth, the increase in household formation, mortgage rate levels and mortgage availability, job growth, the inherent benefits of owning a home versus renting and the influence of local housing dynamics of supply versus demand.

As of March 31, 2019, we believe that these factors are generally favorable. However, significant changes to one or more of these drivers could cause the demand for housing to slow, negatively affecting all real estate brokerage firms, including eXp Realty.

Regardless of whether the housing market continues to grow or slows, the Company is positioned to adhere to its low-cost, high-engagement model, affording agents and brokers increased income and ownership opportunities while offering a scalable solution to brokerage owners looking to survive and thrive in a series of fluctuations in economic activity.

Results of Operations

Below are key operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018:

	Three Months Ended March 31,		Percentage of			Three Months Ended March 31,		Percentage of			Change
	2019		Revenue			2018		Revenue			Dollar		Percentage
Revenue	$	157,033,632		100.0	%	$	61,962,531		100.0	%	$	95,071,101		153.4	%
Operating expenses:
Commission and other agent-related costs		142,542,405		90.8			55,701,516		89.9			86,840,889		155.9
General and administrative		19,700,772		12.5			16,281,113		26.3			3,419,659		21.0
Sales and marketing		888,850		0.6			645,797		1.0			243,053		37.6
Total operating expenses		163,132,027		103.9			72,628,426		117.2			90,503,601		124.6
Income (loss) from operations		(6,098,395)		(3.9)			(10,665,895)		(17.2)			4,567,500		42.8
Other income (expense)		(80,976)		(0.1)			—		—			(80,976)		—
Interest income (expense)		46,245		0.0			—		—			46,245		—
Income (loss) before income tax expense		(6,133,126)		(3.9)			(10,665,895)		(17.2)			4,532,769		42.5
Income tax (expense) benefit		(162,697)		(0.1)			(30,450)		(0.0)			(132,247)		434.3
Net income (loss)	$	(6,295,823)		(4.0)	%	$	(10,696,345)		(17.3)	%	$	4,400,522		41.1	%
Adjusted EBITDA (1)	$	(773,348)		(0.5)	%	$	(901,763)		(1.46)	%	$	128,415		14.2	%
Earnings per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	(0.10)				$	(0.19)				$	0.09		47.4	%
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(0.10)				$	(0.19)				$	0.09		47.4	%
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		60,749,378					56,193,753
Diluted		60,749,378					56,193,753

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(1) Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measure.”

Revenue

Our total revenues were $157 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $62.0 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of $95.1 million, or 153.4%.  Total revenues increased primarily as a result of an increase in real estate brokerage commissions, which is directly related to our increase in agent count of 93%.

Commission and Other Agent Related Costs

Commission and other agent-related costs were $142.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $55.7 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of $86.8 million, or 155.9%.  Commission and other agent related costs increased primarily as a result of an increase of $91.3 million in commissions paid, offset by an increase of $4.5 million in agent related costs.

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expenses were $19.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $16.3 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of $3.4 million or 21.0%. General and administrative expenses include costs related to wages, including stock compensation, and other general overhead expenses. General and administrative expenses increased primarily as a result of an increase of $4.4 million in compensation expense as a result of the Company’s increased employee count. The increase was offset by a decrease of $4.6 million of stock compensation expense and stock options expense.  Awards granted, issued and forfeited are more fully disclosed in Note 6, Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses were $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of $0.2 million, or 37.6%.  Sales and marketing expenses increased primarily as a result of an increase in lead capture costs of $0.1 million.  

Other Income (Expense)

We record the fair value adjustment to our share liability in other expenses.  There were no significant changes in other income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

Interest Income

We earn interest income on our money market funds.  There were no significant changes in interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

Income Tax Expense

There were no significant changes in income tax expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. This non-GAAP financial measure, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, is presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

We define the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA to mean net income (loss), excluding interest income (expense), income tax benefit (expense), depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation expense, and stock option expense.   

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about our financial performance, enhances the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to a key metric used by our management for financial and operational decision-making. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in our business that otherwise could be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude in Adjusted EBITDA.  In particular, we believe the exclusion of stock and stock option expenses, provides a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of our operations and provides better transparency into our results of operations.

We are presenting the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA to assist investors in seeing our financial performance through the eyes of management, and because we believe this measure provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA compared to Net Income (Loss), the closest comparable GAAP measure. Some of these limitations are that:

· Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense not related to the agent equity program (and related payroll tax expense) and stock option expense, which have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, significant recurring expenses in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy; and

· Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain recurring, non-cash charges such as depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of acquired intangible assets and, although these are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.

The following tables present a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods presented:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Net income / (loss)	$	(6,295,823)		(10,696,345)
Interest		34,731		—
Taxes		162,697		30,450
Depreciation & Amortization		440,279		183,321
Stock compensation expense		3,669,320		8,279,109
Stock option expense		1,215,448		1,301,702
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(773,348)		(901,763)

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents and cash flows from operations. 

At March 31, 2019, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $20.8 million.  Cash equivalents are comprised of financial instruments with an original maturity of 90 days or less from the date of purchase, primarily money market funds.  We hold no marketable securities.

Net Working Capital

The following table presents our net working capital for the three-months ended March 31, 2019:

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		Change
Current assets	$	56,452,170	$	42,326,727	$	14,125,443
Current liabilities		(37,313,013)		(24,212,062)		(13,100,951)
Net working capital	$	19,139,157	$	18,114,665	$	1,024,492

For the three-months ended March 31, 2019, net working capital increased $1.0 million, to $19.1 million, primarily due to an increase in cash of $0.2 million, and a net increase in commissions receivable of $0.56 million resulting from pending real estate transactions, which is offset by several accrued expenses in relation to pending real estate transactions,  including commissions payable, and salaries payable.

Cash Flows

The following table presents our cash flows for the three-months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018		$ Change
Cash provided by operating activities	$	6,657,355	$	4,788,422		1,868,933
Cash used in investment activities		(1,327,919)		(513,521)		(814,398)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(3,431,350)		264,355		(3,695,705)

Operating Activities

For the three-months ended March 31, 2019, cash provided by operating activities increased $1.9 million compared to the same period in 2018.  The change resulted primarily from the increased volume in our sales transactions and participation by our agents and brokers in our Agent Equity Program. See Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, for further details related to this Program.

Investing Activities

For the three-months ended March 31, 2019, our investing activities consisted of additional expenditures related to the on-going development of our internal use software.  As we continue to develop and refine our cloud-based platforms and continue to accelerate our business in innovative ways, we expect to continue to use our existing cash resources on similar expenditures for the next twelve months.

Financing Activities

For the three-months ended March 31, 2019, we utilized approximately $3.4 million in cash flows from financing activities primarily related to the repurchase of common stock in the amount of $3.6 million offset by $0.2 million in proceeds from the exercise of options. See Note 6 Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, for further details related to our Share Repurchase Program.

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We believe that our existing balances of cash and cash equivalents and cash flows expected to be generated from our operations will be sufficient to satisfy our operating requirements for at least the next twelve months.  Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our level of investment in technology, our rate of growth into new markets and capital used to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock.  Our capital requirements may be affected by factors which we cannot control such as the residential real estate market, interest rates, and other monetary and fiscal policy changes to the manner in which we currently operate. In order to support and achieve our future growth plans, however, we may need or seek advantageously to obtain additional funding through equity or debt financing.

We have a line of credit which provides the Company may borrow up to $1,000,000. 

We currently have no borrowings against the line of credit facility or any other term loan bank debt.  In the event additional financing is required in the future, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all.  If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business and results of operations would likely suffer.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make certain judgments and assumptions, based on information available at the time of our preparation of the financial statements, in determining accounting estimates used in the preparation of the statements. Accounting estimates are considered critical if the estimate requires us to use judgments and/or make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made and if different accounting estimates could have been used in the reporting period or changes in the accounting estimates are likely to occur that would have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which provides a description of our critical accounting policies.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our stockholders.

Item 3.          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item

Item 4.          CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2019 pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2019, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and discussed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2019.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019. In making its evaluation, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013).  Our assessment of, and conclusion on, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls and procedures of our subsidiary, eXp World Technologies, LLC, which was newly formed on November 29, 2018 when we acquired substantially all of the assets of VirBELA, LLC. This acquisition did not result in any material change to our internal control over financial reporting.

Based on this evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls, management concluded there has not been any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2019 due to the material weakness identified in connection with the preparation and audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, described below.

Under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States, a material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Material Weaknesses:

Control Environment and Monitoring

The Company did not properly design or maintain effective controls over the control environment and monitoring components which contributed to material weaknesses at the control activity level. As it relates to the control environment, the Company did not have sufficient oversight and competencies to address the Company’s overall financial reporting and information technology requirements. As it relates to monitoring, the Company did not perform timely and ongoing evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning. The failures within these COSO components contributed to the following material weaknesses at the control activity level:  

Control Activities

The Company did not have effective business processes and controls as well as resources with adequate training and support to conduct an effective review of manual reconciliations including the complex data feeds into the reconciliations of high-volume transactions.  This resulted in several errors mainly to revenue, accounts receivable, and commission expense during the period covered by this report and could have resulted in errors in other financial statement line items.

Remediation Actions on Material Weakness:

To address the above material weaknesses described above, our management is currently in the process of undertaking a re-design of the control workflows within our software and systems for processing high-volume transactions.  This will include further validations between the systems to ensure accuracy and completeness of the transactions.  Additionally, we will provide additional training of the appropriate personnel involved with these business processes and the related control activities.

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Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Internal Controls

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with associated policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Other than the efforts noted above to remediate the previously reported material weaknesses, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected or, are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we are subject to potential liability under laws and government regulations and various claims and legal actions that may be asserted against us that could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations or financial condition.

There are no matters pending or, to our knowledge, threatened that we expect to have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, results of operations or financial condition.

Item 1A.          RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. Investors should carefully consider the risk factors included in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with SEC on March 18, 2019, in addition to other information contained in the Annual Report and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in evaluating the Company and our business before purchasing shares of our common stock. The Company’s business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected due to any of those risks.

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Item 2.          UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about repurchases of our common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2019:

	(a)		(b)	(c)		(d)
Period	Total number of shares purchased		Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (1)		Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
1/2/19 - 1/31/19	137,240	$	9.18	137,240	$	6,236,524
2/1/19 - 2/28/19	100,412		11.10	100,412		5,120,260
3/1/19 - 3/31/19	120,100		10.63	120,100		3,842,191
Total	357,752	$	10.19	357,752

(1) On December 27, 2018 the Company announced that our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to $25 million of our common stock.  The repurchase program began on January 2, 2019.  The stock repurchase program is more fully disclosed in Note 6, Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  As of March 31, 2019, we repurchased an aggregate of 357,752 shares of our common stock in the open market pursuant to our share repurchase program.

Item 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Item 4.          MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

Item 5.          OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

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Item 6.          EXHIBITS

Exhibit	Exhibit
Number	Description
3.1	Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on July 7, 2010)
3.2	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated effective September 9, 2013 (incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K, filed on September 9, 2013)
3.3	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
3.4	Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on July 7, 2010)
10.1	First Amendment to eXp Realty International Corporation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Company’s Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 6, 2017)
10.2	eXp Realty International Corporation 2015 Agent Equity Program Enrollment Form (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8‑K filed on April 30, 2015)
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) or Rule 15d‑14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) or Rule 15d‑14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	eXp World Holdings, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: May 9, 2019	/s/ Jeff Whiteside
	Jeff Whiteside
	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule

13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Glenn Sanford, hereby certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of eXp World Holdings, Inc.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 9, 2019
By:	/s/ Glenn Sanford
	Glenn Sanford
	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule

13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jeff Whiteside, hereby certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of eXp World Holdings, Inc.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 9, 2019
By:	/s/ Jeff Whiteside
	Jeff Whiteside
	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Glenn Sanford, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1.    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	May 9, 2019
By:	/s/ Glenn Sanford
	Glenn Sanford
	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hererof (the “Report”), I, Jeff Whiteside, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1.    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	May 9, 2019
By:	/s/ Jeff Whiteside
	Jeff Whiteside
	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	EXP World Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001495932
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		61,676,924
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,771,971	$ 20,538,057
Restricted cash	4,193,802	2,502,591
Accounts receivable, net of allowance $297,567 and $484,441, respectively	29,693,641	17,428,091
Prepaids and other assets	1,792,756	1,857,988
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	56,452,170	42,326,727
OTHER ASSETS:
Fixed Assets, net	3,153,814	2,739,525
Operating lease right-of-use assets	291,689
Intangible assets, net	2,458,678	2,531,669
Goodwill	8,248,107	8,248,107
TOTAL ASSETS	70,604,458	55,846,028
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,300,295	1,758,377
Customer deposits	4,193,802	2,502,591
Accrued expenses	30,764,719	18,976,435
Current portion of long-term payable	974,659	974,659
Current portion of lease obligation - operating lease	79,538
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	37,313,013	24,212,062
Long term payable, net of current portion	1,716,853	1,654,337
Long term lease obligation - operating lease	212,214
TOTAL LIABILITIES	39,242,080	25,866,399
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value 220,000,000 shares authorized; 61,499,843 issued and 61,142,091 outstanding at March 31, 2019, 60,609,102 issued and 60,609,102 outstanding at December 31, 2018	612	606
Additional paid-in capital	102,066,398	90,755,616
Treasury stock, at cost: 357,752 shares held at March 31, 2019	(3,647,076)
Accumulated deficit	(67,061,089)	(60,765,266)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	3,533	(11,327)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	31,362,378	29,979,629
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 70,604,458	$ 55,846,028

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 297,567	$ 484,441
Common stock shares authorized	220,000,000	220,000,000
Common stock par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock shares issued	61,499,843	60,609,102
Common stock shares outstanding	61,142,091
Treasury stock, shares	357,752

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues	$ 157,033,632	$ 61,962,531
Operating expenses:
Commissions and other agent-related costs	142,542,405	55,701,516
General and administrative	19,700,772	16,281,113
Sales and marketing	888,850	645,797
Total operating expenses	163,132,027	72,628,426
Net loss from operations	(6,098,395)	(10,665,895)
Other income and (expenses):
Other income and (expenses)	(80,976)
Interest income (expense)	46,245
Total other income and (expenses)	(34,731)
Loss before income tax expense	(6,133,126)	(10,665,895)
Income tax expense	(162,697)	(30,450)
Net loss	$ (6,295,823)	$ (10,696,345)
Net loss per share attributable to common sharesholders - Basic from continuing operations	$ (0.10)	$ (0.19)
Net loss per share attributable to common sharesholders - Diluted from continuing operations	$ (0.10)	$ (0.19)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	60,749,378.00	56,193,753.00
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	60,749,378.00	56,193,753.00

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Net loss	$ (6,295,823)	$ (10,696,345)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	14,860	(1,275)
Comprehensive loss	$ (6,280,963)	$ (10,697,620)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017	54,980,272
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 550		$ 36,848,041	$ (32,596,374)	$ 8,454	$ 4,260,671
Exercise of options, shares issued	1,071,407
Exercise of options, value	$ 10		264,345			264,355
Stock compensation expense, shares	61,598
Stock compensation expense, value	$ 1		8,279,108			8,279,109
Stock option expense			1,301,702			1,301,702
Agent equity program, shares	208,324
Agent equity program, value	$ 2		2,370,002			2,370,004
Foreign currency translation adjustment					(1,275)	(1,275)
Net loss				(10,696,345)		(10,696,345)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2018	56,321,601
Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 563		49,063,198	(43,292,719)	7,179	5,778,221
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017	54,980,272
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 550		36,848,041	(32,596,374)	8,454	4,260,671
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018	60,609,102
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 606		90,755,616	(60,765,266)	(11,327)	$ 29,979,629
Exercise of options, shares issued	134,260					134,260
Exercise of options, value	$ 1		215,725			$ 215,726
Stock compensation expense, shares	136,194
Stock compensation expense, value	$ 1		3,669,320			3,669,321
Stock option expense			1,215,448			1,215,448
Agent equity program, shares	620,287
Agent equity program, value	$ 4		6,210,289			6,210,293
Foreign currency translation adjustment					14,860	14,860
Net loss				(6,295,823)		(6,295,823)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2019	61,499,843	357,752
Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 612	$ (3,647,076)	$ 102,066,398	$ (67,061,089)	$ 3,533	31,362,378
Repurchase and retirement of common stock, shares		357,752
Repurchase and retirement of common stock, value		$ (3,647,076)				$ (3,647,076)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$ (6,295,823)	$ (10,696,345)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense	367,287	183,321
Stock compensation expense	3,669,321	8,279,109
Stock option expense	1,215,448	1,301,702
Agent equity program	6,210,293	2,370,004
Change in stock payable	62,516
Changes in operating assets and liabilities;
Accounts receivable	(12,263,873)	(2,175,888)
Prepaids and other assets	111,575	(91,961)
Customer deposits	1,675,556	847,406
Accounts payable	44,888	115,570
Accrued expenses	11,787,112	4,655,504
Noncash lease expense	63
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	6,657,355	4,788,422
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of fixed assets	(827,919)	(513,521)
Payment for business acquisition and intangibles	(500,000)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(1,327,919)	(513,521)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repurchase of common stock	(3,647,076)
Proceeds from exercise of options	215,726	264,355
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(3,431,350)	264,355
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	27,039	(23,033)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,925,125	4,516,223
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	23,040,648	5,595,227
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD	24,965,773	10,111,450
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid for interest	18,460
Cash paid for income taxes	100,289	30,450
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Recognition of right of use assets and lease liability upon adoption of new accounting standard	317,629
Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable	$ 46,343	$ 71,890

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

1.           BASIS OF PRESENTATION

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “we” or “eXp”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 30, 2008. Through various operating subsidiaries, the Company operates a cloud-based real estate brokerage operating in all U.S. States, the District of Columbia and the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. The Company focuses on a number of cloud-based technologies to grow an international brokerage without the burden of physical bricks and mortar or redundant staffing costs.

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10‑Q and Article 8‑03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  We have reclassified certain amounts in prior-period financial statements to conform to the current period’s presentation.

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2019.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of eXp World Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to provisions for doubtful accounts, legal contingencies, income taxes, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, expense accruals, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash held in escrow by the Company’s brokers and agents on behalf of real estate buyers. The Company recognizes a corresponding customer deposit liability until the funds are released. Restricted cash totaled $4,193,802 and $1,770,599 at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,771,971	$	8,340,851
Restricted cash		4,193,802		1,770,599
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	24,965,773	$	10,111,450

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid over the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.  We do not amortize goodwill but test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in November of each year or when a triggering event occurs that would indicate a reduction in its fair value below its carrying value.

Acquired intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment annually in November of each year or when facts or circumstances suggest that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.

Fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions, estimates and market factors. Estimating the fair value of individual reporting units requires us to make assumptions and estimates regarding significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets, as well as industry and economic conditions. These assumptions and estimates include projected revenues and income growth rates, terminal growth rates, competitive and consumer trends, market-based discount rates, and other market factors. If current expectations of future growth rates are not met or market factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then our goodwill or intangible assets may become impaired. Additionally, as goodwill and intangible assets associated with recently acquired businesses are recorded on the balance sheet at their estimated acquisition date fair values, those amounts are more susceptible to impairment risk if business operating results or macroeconomic conditions deteriorate. 

Stock based compensation

The Company accounts for all stock-based compensation granted to employees and non-employees using a fair value method. Stock-based compensation awarded to employees is measured at the grant date fair value and is recognized over the requisite service period of the awards, usually the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, net of forfeitures. Accruals of compensation cost for an award with a performance condition are based on the probable outcome of that performance condition. Compensation cost is accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and is not accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reduces recorded stock-based compensation for forfeitures when they occur.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates substantially all of its revenue from real estate brokerage services and generates a de minimis portion of its revenues from software subscription and professional services.

Real Estate Brokerage Services

The Company serves as a licensed broker in the areas in which it operates for the purpose of processing residential real estate transactions.  The Company is contractually obligated to provide services for the fulfillment of transfers of residential real estate between buyers and sellers.  The Company provides these services itself and controls the service necessary to legally transfer the residential real estate.  Correspondingly, the Company is defined as the Principal.  The Company, as Principal, satisfies its obligation upon the closing of a residential real estate transaction.  As Principal, and upon satisfaction of our obligation, the Company recognizes revenue in the gross amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled to.

Revenue is derived from assisting home buyers and sellers in listing, marketing, selling and finding residential real estate.  Commissions earned on real estate transactions are recognized at the completion of a residential real estate transaction once we have satisfied our performance obligation.

Software Subscription and Professional Services

Subscription revenue is derived from fees from our customers to access the Company’s virtual reality software platform.  The terms of our subscriptions do not provide customers the right to take possession of the software.  Subscription revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contract term.

Professional services revenue is derived from implementation and consulting services.  Professional services revenue is typically recognized over time as the services are rendered, using an efforts-expended (labor hours) input method.

Change in Accounting Principle and Recently Adopted Accounting Principles

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 is intended to improve financial reporting of leasing transactions by requiring organizations that lease assets to recognize assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases that extend more than twelve months on the balance sheet. This accounting update also requires additional disclosures surrounding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11 – Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements.  The amendments in ASU No. 2018-11 provide entities with an additional (and optional) transition method to adopt the new leases standard. Under this new transition method, an entity initially applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Consequently, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in which it adopts the new leases standard will continue to be in accordance with GAAP (Topic 840, Leases). An entity that elects this additional (and optional) transition method must provide the required Topic 840 disclosures for all periods that continue to be in accordance with Topic 840. The amendments do not change the existing disclosure requirements in Topic 840 (for example, they do not create interim disclosure requirements that entities previously were not required to provide).

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach whereby the cumulative effect of adoption was recognized on the adoption date and prior periods were not restated.  There was no net cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 as a result of this adoption.    This standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s balance sheets or cash flows from operations and had no impact on the Company’s operating results. The most significant impact was the recognition of ROU assets and lease obligations on the balance sheet upon adoption on January 1, 2019.

The Company elected to utilize the transition guidance accounting policy elections available including, not recording a Right-of-Use (ROU) lease asset and lease obligation for short term leases, to not separate lease and non-lease components, and apply a portfolio discount rate to all leases similar in nature and term.

With the adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and performed a lease classification assessment. Based on this assessment, the Company concluded it only has operating leases. Leases are included in ROU lease assets, current portion of lease obligations, and long-term lease obligations on the Company’s balance sheet. As of March 31, 2019, the Company only has operating leases. Certain arrangements previously considered leases under Topic 840 were determined to not be leases under Topic 842.  Lease expense for short-term leases is recorded in the Company’s Statements of Operations as incurred.

ROU lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease obligations represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and obligations are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company has determined to not separate lease components from nonlease components in the lease payments for its office space leases, which are currently the only leases the Company has under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842. The rate implicit in the lease was not readily determinable in the lease arrangements and as such, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company calculated the rate utilizing the rate on our secured line of credit adjusted for the average lease term of 3 years.  The ROU lease asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise its option. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Oher (Topic 350). This ASU eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU No. 2017-04, if a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, the entity will record an impairment charge based on that difference. The impairment charge will be limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Previously, if the fair value of a reporting unit was lower than its carrying amount (Step 1), an entity was required to calculate any impairment charge by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying amount (Step 2). Additionally, under ASU No. 2017-04, entities that have reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts will no longer be required to perform the qualitative assessment to determine whether to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. As a result, reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts will generally be expected to pass the simplified impairment test; however, additional disclosure will be required of those entities. This ASU is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates after January 1, 2017. The new guidance must be adopted on a prospective basis. The Company adopted ASU No. 2017-04 effective January 1, 2019.  The Company does not expect any significant adjustments to our financials or our disclosures under the new guidance.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and requires new or modified disclosures. ASU No. 2018-13 is effective beginning January 1, 2020; early adoption is permitted. Certain changes are applied retrospectively to each period presented and others are to be applied either in the period of adoption or prospectively. The Company is still assessing the impact of ASU No. 2018-13. The Company does not expect the amendments of ASU No. 2018-13 will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.

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ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

ACQUISITIONS [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

3.           ACQUISITIONS

VirBELA 

On November 29, 2018, (the “Acquisition Date”), the Company and its newly formed subsidiary, eXp World Technologies, LLC (Purchaser) acquired substantially all the assets of VirBELA, LLC (VirBELA), a California limited liability company.  VirBELA provides a cloud-based environment focused on educational and innovative learning technologies to enhance global education experiences that empower individuals, teams, and organizations for clients in various industries.  Its model allows for a level of engagement and participation that can typically only be achieved with face-to-face instruction.  Its proprietary immersive 3D campus, which supports blended learning and big data assessment, is highly customizable to meet the branding and educational needs of clients.  VirBELA developed the Company’s current cloud campus called eXp World, which provides 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training and socialization for the Company’s real estate agents and employees.    The acquisition of VirBELA’s core group of products and services will allow eXp Realty to continue to accelerate its business in a sustainable and innovative way, which is consistent with eXp World Holdings’ vision to expand the product offering to agents, teams and others who could benefit from their own, always available environments for collaboration. 

The Company acquired the assets of VirBELA for a total purchase price of $10,607,800,  consisting of cash of $7,000,000 and shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $3,607,800.  A cash payment of $6,500,000 was paid at closing and 97,371 shares of the Company restricted common stock having a value of $1,000,000 was issued at closing.  On the acquisition date, the Company held $500,000 in accounts payable to secure the Seller’s performance of certain post close obligations.  During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Seller performed its post close obligations and the $500,000 was paid to the Seller.  The remaining shares of the Company’s common stock will be issued having a value of $1,000,000 on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Acquisition Date.  The present value of future deliveries of eXp World Holdings, Inc. stock, calculated using a discount rate of 10%, is $2,607,800, which represents fair value as of the Acquisition Date.  The discount of $392,200 will be amortized over the reporting periods using the effective interest method during Fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021. For the period ended March 31, 2019, the discount amortization was $62,516.

The following table shows the allocation of the purchase price of VirBELA, LLC to the acquired identifiable assets, and goodwill:

Accounts receivable	$	4,273
Inventory		968
Fixed assets		23,452
Intangible assets		2,331,000
Goodwill		8,248,107
Total purchase price	$	10,607,800

The Acquisition was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting.  Under the acquisition method of accounting, the Company allocated the total purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, as determined by management. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair values of the identifiable assets was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill generated from the Acquisition was primarily attributable to an assembled workforce and planned expansion of VirBELA into new markets.

The purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired in the VirBELA acquisition was:

Tradename	$	1,169,000
Existing Technology		297,000
Non-competition agreements		125,000
Customer contracts		740,000
Total intangible assets purchased	$	2,331,000

The allocation of the fair value of the acquired business was based on valuations of the estimated net fair value of the assets acquired.  The fair value estimates of the assets acquired are subject to adjustment during the measurement period (up to one year from the Acquisition Date). For tax purposes, goodwill is amortized over 15 years and this amortization is tax deductible. The fair values of these net assets acquired are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. During the measurement period, we will adjust valuations assigned to assets and liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the Acquisition Date, if any, that, if known, would have resulted in revised values for these items as of that date. The impact of all changes, if any, that do not qualify as measurement period adjustments will be included in current period earnings.

The Company used carrying values as of the Acquisition Date to value trade receivables, inventory, and fixed assets, as we determined that they represented the fair value of those items at the Acquisition Date.

The Company valued the VirBELA tradename using an Income Approach known as the Relief from Royalty method.  We applied a royalty rate of 1.0% to the VirBELA tradename.  Once the royalty savings were calculated, we converted to a value using a discounted cash flow technique using a discount rate of 14.0%, to arrive at the estimated fair value.  The VirBELA tradename is new and is not a mature brand name.  Tradenames are being amortized over its estimated useful life of 10 years. 

Similar to the valuation of tradenames, we valued existing technology using the Relief from Royalty method.  We applied a royalty rate of 5.0% to the VirBELA technology.  Once the royalty savings were calculated, we converted to a value using a discounted cash flow technique using a discount rate of 14.0% to arrive at the estimated fair value of existing technology. Existing technology is being amortized over its estimated useful life of five years.  We estimated a useful life of five years since the software will continue to be modified and changed over the next several years making it significantly different than the software acquired today.

The Company valued non-competition agreements using a Loss Profits method.  We prepared two projections of net income for the business. One projection which assumed the non-competition agreements were in place and one projection which assumed that no non-competition agreements were in place.  The difference in cash flows from these two projections over the life of the non-competition agreements was discounted to present value at a rate of 14.0% to arrive at the estimated fair value of the non-competition agreements.  Non-competition agreements are being amortized over their useful lives of three years which is equal to the contractual life of the non-competition agreements.

The Company valued customer contracts using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method (MPEEM).  In the MPEEM, value is estimated as the present value of the benefits anticipated from ownership of the subject intangible asset in excess of the returns on the contributory assets required to realize those benefits.  Taxes have been estimated based upon an effective total state and federal tax rate of 29.4% and the projected return on net assets was 14.0%.  These inputs were used to determine an estimated fair value of customer contracts.  Customer contracts are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of 10 years.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred total acquisition costs of $141,498.  The acquisition costs were primarily related to legal, accounting and consulting services and were expensed as incurred through December 31, 2018 and are included in General and Administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

From the Acquisition date, the results of operations of VirBELA have been included in and are immaterial to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Pro forma revenue and results of operations have not been presented, being the historical results of VirBELA are not material to our condensed consolidated statements of operations in any period presented.

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FIXED ASSETS, NET

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

FIXED ASSETS, NET

FIXED ASSETS, NET

4.           FIXED ASSETS, NET

Fixed assets, net consisted of the following:

	Three Ended March 31,
	As of		As of
	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Computer hardware and software	$	4,727,360	$	3,925,129
Furniture, fixture and equipment		5,910		5,910
Total depreciable property and equipment		4,733,270		3,931,039
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,687,390)		(1,320,103)
Depreciable property, net		3,045,880		2,610,936
Assets under development		107,934		128,589
Fixed assets, net	$	3,153,814	$	2,739,525

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $367,287 and $183,321, respectively.

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

5.           GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill was $8,248,107 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Goodwill was recorded in connection with the acquisition of VirBELA in November 2018 and represents fair value as of the acquisition date. No events have occurred that indicated it was more likely than not goodwill was impaired.

Definite-Lived intangible assets were as follows:

	As of  March 31, 2019
	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trade name	$	1,169,000	$	(38,967)	$	1,130,033
Existing technology		297,000		(19,800)		277,200
Non-competition agreements		125,000		(13,889)		111,111
Customer contracts		740,000		(24,666)		715,334
Software		225,000		—		225,000
Total	$	2,556,000	$	(97,322)	$	2,458,678
	As of December 31, 2018
	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trade name	$	1,169,000	$	(9,742)	$	1,159,258
Existing technology		297,000		(4,950)		292,050
Non-competition agreements		125,000		(3,472)		121,528
Customer contracts		740,000		(6,167)		733,833
Software		225,000		—		225,000
Total	$	2,556,000	$	(24,331)	$	2,531,669

Definite-lived intangible assets were recorded in connection with the acquisition of VirBELA in November 2018.  Amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets for three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $72,991 and zero, respectively.  We estimate expected amortization related to definite-lived intangible assets at March 31, 2019 will be:

Expected amortization
Remaining 2019	$	293,975
2020		366,967
2021		363,494
2022		250,300
2023		245,350
2024 and thereafter		938,592
Total	$	2,458,678

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

6.           STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had 61,499,843 shares of common stock issued and 61,142,091 shares outstanding.

The following provides a detailed description of the stock-based transactions completed during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 357,752 shares of common stock as part of the Company’s 2018 Share Repurchase Plan which resulted in a reduction to equity of $3,647,076.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 134,260 shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options and received cash consideration totaling $215,726 upon payment of the exercise price for the options.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 620,287 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $6,210,293, which includes the expense activity in our Agent Equity Program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 136,194 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $3,669,321, which included the expense activity for our agent growth incentive programs. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 208,324 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $2,370,004, which includes the expense activity in our 2015 Agent Equity Program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 61,598 shares of common stock in exchange for services totaling $8,279,109, which included the expense activity for our agent growth incentive programs.

Agent Equity Program

The Company provides agents and brokers the opportunity to elect to receive 5% of commissions earned from each completed residential real estate transaction in the form of common stock. If agents and brokers elect to receive portions of their commissions in common stock, they are entitled to receive the equivalent number of shares of common stock, based on the fixed monetary value of the commission payable. The shares are issued at a 20% discount to market on the date of issuance. We recognize this 20% discount as an additional cost of sales charge during the periods presented.

All agents and brokers in good standing with the Company are eligible to participate in the Agent Equity Program. To be considered in good standing, agents and brokers must be current in their financial obligations, including all fees, to the Company. In addition, all required licenses, local, state and national dues and subscriptions which are required to conduct real estate business in their state must be current and in effect.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued 620,287 and 208,324 shares of common stock, respectively, to agents and brokers for total consideration of $6,210,293 and $2,370,004, respectively, for the settlement of commissions payable.

Agent Growth Incentive Program

The Company administers an equity incentive program whereby agents and brokers become eligible to receive awards of the Company’s common stock through agent attraction and performance benchmarks. Agents who qualify are awarded common stock based on achievement of performance milestones.

Under the incentive programs, the Company awards common stock to our agents and brokers that become issuable upon the achievement of certain milestones for both the individual and the recruited agents.

On December 27, 2018, the Company announced its Sustainable Equity Plan, which amended the Real Estate Agent Growth Incentive Program, collectively referred to herein as our “agent growth incentive programs.”  The primary change is the Company now issues agents a dollar value of shares, rather than a number of shares for achieving performance milestones.  The agent growth incentive programs is as follows:

· First completed sale, lease or referral transaction with the Company: $200 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.

· An agent goes into “capped status” once the Company’s commissions on sale, lease or referral transactions equal a certain dollar threshold within the agents’ anniversary year.  When agent goes into capped status: $400 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.

· For directly attracting another agent to the company and upon the closing of that agent’s first transaction with eXp Realty: $400 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.

· When named an ICON agent: Up to $16,000 worth of eXp World Holdings common stock, eligible on a yearly basis. $12,000 is awarded and vests after three years, with an additional $2,000 issued after each company event (The eXp Shareholder Summit and EXPCON) with no vesting period, for a possible total of $4,000.

All stock grants are priced based on the closing market price of eXp World Holdings, Inc. common stock on the last trading day of the qualification month.  Awards vest over a three-year vesting period.  Agents must remain with the company in good standing during the vesting period. For attraction awards, the sponsoring agent and the agent who joins and closed their first transaction must both remain in good standing with the company during the vesting period.

The following table illustrates the Company’s stock issuance activity for our agent growth incentive programs, for the following periods:

			Weighted Average
	Shares		Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2017		3,059,065	$	7.60
Granted		2,380,100		11.59
Issued		(889,769)		12.16
Forfeited		(676,519)		4.05
Balance, December 31, 2018		3,872,877		11.63
Granted		461,051		8.77
Issued		(322,669)		11.32
Forfeited		(217,891)		2.73
Balance, March 31, 2019		3,793,368		11.46

The fair value of stock awards is based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable grant date. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had unvested stock awards for 1,847,606 shares of common stock and awards expected to vest for 3,793,368 shares of common stock with unrecognized compensation costs totaling $21,420,010.  The expense related to the agent growth incentive programs is recorded as stock compensation expense.

Stock Option Awards

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company granted 106,500 stock options with an estimated grant date fair value of $1,014,418. The assumptions used to estimate the grant date fair value of the awards issued for the three months ended March 31, 2019 include: expected volatility based on historical stock prices of 126.52%; an expected term of 6.25 years; risk free rates based on U.S. Treasury instruments for the expected term of approximately 2.6%; and no dividend payments.

The following table illustrates the Company’s stock option activity for the following periods:

							Weighted
							Average
			Weighted				Remaining
			Average				Contractual Term
	Options		Exercise Price		Intrinsic Value		(Years)
Balance, December 31, 2017		10,873,292	$	1.50	$	5.08		6.65
Granted		870,000		10.86		(3.78)		9.34
Exercised		(2,594,050)		0.78		11.90		—
Forfeited		(451,629)		3.03		9.59		—
Balance, December 31, 2018		8,697,613	$	2.08	$	5.00		6.07
Granted		106,500		10.64		0.23		9.96
Exercised		(169,318)		1.28		9.40		—
Forfeited		(190,625)		9.35		1.08		—
Balance, March 31, 2019		8,444,170	$	2.04	$	8.83		5.81
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		6,769,847		1.01		9.86		5.13
Vested at March 31, 2019		6,970,588	$	1.09	$	9.78		5.22

As of March 31, 2019, the total unrecognized compensation cost associated with options was approximately $9,785,458.

Stock Repurchase Plan

On December 27, 2018 the Company announced that our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to $25,000,000 of our common stock.  Purchases under the repurchase program may be made in the open market or through a 10b5-1 plan and are expected to comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.   The timing and amount of shares repurchased will depend upon market conditions. The repurchase program does not require the Company to acquire a specific number of shares.  The cost of the shares that are repurchased will be funded from available working capital.

The repurchase program began on January 2, 2019 and the Company will cease purchasing stock on the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which either the broker-dealer administering our repurchase plan or the Company terminates the plan , (ii) the date on which our share repurchase broker receives notice of the commencement or impending commencement of any proceedings in respect of or triggered by bankruptcy or insolvency, (iii)  June 28, 2019 and (iv) the date that the aggregate price of all purchases reaches $7,500,000 (after including all commissions and other expenses of purchases).  The Company may extend the repurchase program to repurchase the remaining $17,500,000 of our common stock authorized by our board of directors.

For accounting purposes, common stock repurchased under our stock repurchase programs is recorded based upon the settlement date of the applicable trade. Such repurchased shares are held in treasury and are presented using the cost method. During the three months ended as of March 31, 2019 the Company repurchased 357,752 shares of common stock that are held in treasury. These shares are considered issued but not outstanding. The total cost of the shares repurchased was $3,647,076.  

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

7.           FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The methodology establishes consistency and comparability by providing a three-tiered fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels, which are described below:

Input Level	Definitions
Level 1	Inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (these are observable market inputs).
Level 2	Inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability (includes quoted market prices for similar assets or identical or similar assets in markets in which there are few transactions, prices that are not current or prices that vary substantially).
Level 3	Inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumptions in pricing the asset or liability (used when little or no market data is available).

The Company holds funds in a money market account. The Company values its money market funds at fair value on a recurring basis.  

The following table summarizes the Company’s fair value measurements:

	March 31, 2019
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,081,875	$	8,081,875	$	—	$	—
Total Assets	$	8,081,875	$	8,081,875	$	—	$	—
	December 31, 2018
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,051,662	$	8,051,662	$	—	$	—
Total Assets	$	8,051,662	$	8,051,662	$	—	$	—

There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in the period presented.

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DEBT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

DEBT

DEBT

8.           DEBT

We have a $1,000,000 line of credit maturing on August 29, 2019 with a variable interest rate computed on a 360‑day year. The variable interest rate is the higher of either 1) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, 2) Daily One Month LIBOR plus one and one-half percent (1.5%), or 3) the Federal Funds Rate plus one and one-half percent (1.5%). The line of credit agreement requires us to comply with various financial covenants as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things, incur debt and liens, make significant investments, dispose of assets and make distributions without prior consent. The line of credit is secured by accounts receivable. The line of credit contains certain financial covenants, including a fixed charge coverage ratio and a tangible net worth. At March 31, 2019,  we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the line of credit.

As of March 31, 2019, we had no amount outstanding under the line of credit.

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LEASES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

LEASES [Abstract]

LEASES

9.LEASES

Operating leases

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 – Leases (Topic 842) effective January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach whereby the cumulative effect of adoption was recognized on the adoption date and prior periods were not restated.  There was no net cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 as a result of this adoption.  ASU No. 2018-11 – Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements permits an entity to apply the new leases standard at the date of adoption.  Consequently, an entity’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in which it adopts the new leases standard will continue to be in accordance with ASC 840 – Leases.

The Company’s lease portfolio consists of office leases with lease terms ranging from less than 1 year to 7 years, with the average lease term being 3 years. The Company elected to utilize the practical expedient to expense leases with a lease term of less than 12 months in the period incurred.

Certain leases provide for increases in future lease payments once the term of the lease has expired, as defined in the lease agreements.  These leases generally also include real estate taxes.

Information as Lessee under ASC 842

As of March 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year were as follows:

Year ending
Remaining 2019	$	89,240
December 31, 2020		101,879
December 31, 2021		72,414
December 31, 2022		35,921
December 31, 2023		5,388
December 31, 2024 and thereafter		10,774
Total lease payments	$	315,616
Less: present value adjustment		(23,864)
Total operating lease liabilities, payments	$	291,752

Included below is other information regarding leases for the period ended March 31, 2019.

	March 31, 2019
Other information
Short term lease expense	$	4,667
Operating cash flows from operating leases		29,505
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases (1)		3
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases		4.850%

(1) The Company’s lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise its option.  Additionally, the Company considered any historical and economic factors in determining if a lease renewal or termination option would be exercised.

Information as Lessee under ASC 840

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments under ASC 840 for operating leases were as follows:

Year ending December 31,
2019	$	451,710
2020		420,518
2021		237,142
2022		42,532
2023 and thereafter		4,134
Total	$	1,156,036

The Company reassessed all of our leases to determine whether any expired or existing contracts were or contained a lease under ASC 842.  Expired or existing contracts previously considered leases under ASC 840 no longer meet the definition of a lease under ASC 842 and therefore, have been excluded from future lease payments.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of eXp World Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to provisions for doubtful accounts, legal contingencies, income taxes, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, expense accruals, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash held in escrow by the Company’s brokers and agents on behalf of real estate buyers. The Company recognizes a corresponding customer deposit liability until the funds are released. Restricted cash totaled $4,193,802 and $1,770,599 at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,771,971	$	8,340,851
Restricted cash		4,193,802		1,770,599
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	24,965,773	$	10,111,450

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid over the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.  We do not amortize goodwill but test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in November of each year or when a triggering event occurs that would indicate a reduction in its fair value below its carrying value.

Acquired intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment annually in November of each year or when facts or circumstances suggest that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.

Fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions, estimates and market factors. Estimating the fair value of individual reporting units requires us to make assumptions and estimates regarding significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets, as well as industry and economic conditions. These assumptions and estimates include projected revenues and income growth rates, terminal growth rates, competitive and consumer trends, market-based discount rates, and other market factors. If current expectations of future growth rates are not met or market factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then our goodwill or intangible assets may become impaired. Additionally, as goodwill and intangible assets associated with recently acquired businesses are recorded on the balance sheet at their estimated acquisition date fair values, those amounts are more susceptible to impairment risk if business operating results or macroeconomic conditions deteriorate.

Stock based compensation

Stock based compensation

The Company accounts for all stock-based compensation granted to employees and non-employees using a fair value method. Stock-based compensation awarded to employees is measured at the grant date fair value and is recognized over the requisite service period of the awards, usually the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, net of forfeitures. Accruals of compensation cost for an award with a performance condition are based on the probable outcome of that performance condition. Compensation cost is accrued if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved and is not accrued if it is not probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reduces recorded stock-based compensation for forfeitures when they occur.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates substantially all of its revenue from real estate brokerage services and generates a de minimis portion of its revenues from software subscription and professional services.

Real Estate Brokerage Services

The Company serves as a licensed broker in the areas in which it operates for the purpose of processing residential real estate transactions.  The Company is contractually obligated to provide services for the fulfillment of transfers of residential real estate between buyers and sellers.  The Company provides these services itself and controls the service necessary to legally transfer the residential real estate.  Correspondingly, the Company is defined as the Principal.  The Company, as Principal, satisfies its obligation upon the closing of a residential real estate transaction.  As Principal, and upon satisfaction of our obligation, the Company recognizes revenue in the gross amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled to.

Revenue is derived from assisting home buyers and sellers in listing, marketing, selling and finding residential real estate.  Commissions earned on real estate transactions are recognized at the completion of a residential real estate transaction once we have satisfied our performance obligation.

Software Subscription and Professional Services

Subscription revenue is derived from fees from our customers to access the Company’s virtual reality software platform.  The terms of our subscriptions do not provide customers the right to take possession of the software.  Subscription revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contract term.

Professional services revenue is derived from implementation and consulting services.  Professional services revenue is typically recognized over time as the services are rendered, using an efforts-expended (labor hours) input method.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and requires new or modified disclosures. ASU No. 2018-13 is effective beginning January 1, 2020; early adoption is permitted. Certain changes are applied retrospectively to each period presented and others are to be applied either in the period of adoption or prospectively. The Company is still assessing the impact of ASU No. 2018-13. The Company does not expect the amendments of ASU No. 2018-13 will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of Cash

	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,771,971	$	8,340,851
Restricted cash		4,193,802		1,770,599
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	24,965,773	$	10,111,450

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ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

ACQUISITIONS [Abstract]

Schedule of allocation of purchase prince

The following table shows the allocation of the purchase price of VirBELA, LLC to the acquired identifiable assets, and goodwill:

Accounts receivable	$	4,273
Inventory		968
Fixed assets		23,452
Intangible assets		2,331,000
Goodwill		8,248,107
Total purchase price	$	10,607,800

Schedule of intanigble assets acquired

The purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired in the VirBELA acquisition was:

Tradename	$	1,169,000
Existing Technology		297,000
Non-competition agreements		125,000
Customer contracts		740,000
Total intangible assets purchased	$	2,331,000

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FIXED ASSETS, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

FIXED ASSETS, NET

Schedule of Fixed assets

Fixed assets, net consisted of the following:

	Three Ended March 31,
	As of		As of
	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Computer hardware and software	$	4,727,360	$	3,925,129
Furniture, fixture and equipment		5,910		5,910
Total depreciable property and equipment		4,733,270		3,931,039
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,687,390)		(1,320,103)
Depreciable property, net		3,045,880		2,610,936
Assets under development		107,934		128,589
Fixed assets, net	$	3,153,814	$	2,739,525

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Schedule of Definite-Lived Assets

Definite-Lived intangible assets were as follows:

	As of  March 31, 2019
	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trade name	$	1,169,000	$	(38,967)	$	1,130,033
Existing technology		297,000		(19,800)		277,200
Non-competition agreements		125,000		(13,889)		111,111
Customer contracts		740,000		(24,666)		715,334
Software		225,000		—		225,000
Total	$	2,556,000	$	(97,322)	$	2,458,678
	As of December 31, 2018
	Gross		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trade name	$	1,169,000	$	(9,742)	$	1,159,258
Existing technology		297,000		(4,950)		292,050
Non-competition agreements		125,000		(3,472)		121,528
Customer contracts		740,000		(6,167)		733,833
Software		225,000		—		225,000
Total	$	2,556,000	$	(24,331)	$	2,531,669

Schedule of Definite-Lived Furture Amortization Expense

We estimate expected amortization related to definite-lived intangible assets at March 31, 2019 will be:

Expected amortization
Remaining 2019	$	293,975
2020		366,967
2021		363,494
2022		250,300
2023		245,350
2024 and thereafter		938,592
Total	$	2,458,678

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Schedule of Restricted stock activity

The following table illustrates the Company’s stock issuance activity for our agent growth incentive programs, for the following periods:

			Weighted Average
	Shares		Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2017		3,059,065	$	7.60
Granted		2,380,100		11.59
Issued		(889,769)		12.16
Forfeited		(676,519)		4.05
Balance, December 31, 2018		3,872,877		11.63
Granted		461,051		8.77
Issued		(322,669)		11.32
Forfeited		(217,891)		2.73
Balance, March 31, 2019		3,793,368		11.46

Schedule of stock option activity

The following table illustrates the Company’s stock option activity for the following periods:

							Weighted
							Average
			Weighted				Remaining
			Average				Contractual Term
	Options		Exercise Price		Intrinsic Value		(Years)
Balance, December 31, 2017		10,873,292	$	1.50	$	5.08		6.65
Granted		870,000		10.86		(3.78)		9.34
Exercised		(2,594,050)		0.78		11.90		—
Forfeited		(451,629)		3.03		9.59		—
Balance, December 31, 2018		8,697,613	$	2.08	$	5.00		6.07
Granted		106,500		10.64		0.23		9.96
Exercised		(169,318)		1.28		9.40		—
Forfeited		(190,625)		9.35		1.08		—
Balance, March 31, 2019		8,444,170	$	2.04	$	8.83		5.81
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		6,769,847		1.01		9.86		5.13
Vested at March 31, 2019		6,970,588	$	1.09	$	9.78		5.22

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value Measurement

The following table summarizes the Company’s fair value measurements:

	March 31, 2019
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,081,875	$	8,081,875	$	—	$	—
Total Assets	$	8,081,875	$	8,081,875	$	—	$	—
	December 31, 2018
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,051,662	$	8,051,662	$	—	$	—
Total Assets	$	8,051,662	$	8,051,662	$	—	$	—

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LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

LEASES [Abstract]

Schedule of future operating lease payments

As of March 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year were as follows:

Year ending
Remaining 2019	$	89,240
December 31, 2020		101,879
December 31, 2021		72,414
December 31, 2022		35,921
December 31, 2023		5,388
December 31, 2024 and thereafter		10,774
Total lease payments	$	315,616
Less: present value adjustment		(23,864)
Total operating lease liabilities, payments	$	291,752

Schedule of other lease information

Included below is other information regarding leases for the period ended March 31, 2019.

	March 31, 2019
Other information
Short term lease expense	$	4,667
Operating cash flows from operating leases		29,505
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases (1)		3
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases		4.850%

Schdule of future minimum lease payments

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments under ASC 840 for operating leases were as follows:

Year ending December 31,
2019	$	451,710
2020		420,518
2021		237,142
2022		42,532
2023 and thereafter		4,134
Total	$	1,156,036

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New BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Entity incorporation, state country name	State of Delaware
Entity incorporation, date of incorporation	Jul. 30, 2008
Cumulative effect adjustment upon the adoption of Accounting Standards Update		$ 0
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	3 years

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Restricted cash	$ 4,193,802	$ 2,502,591	$ 1,770,599
Operating Lease, Liability	291,752.000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 291,689

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Cash) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,771,971	$ 20,538,057	$ 8,340,851
Restricted cash	4,193,802	2,502,591	1,770,599
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$ 24,965,773	$ 23,040,648	$ 10,111,450	$ 5,595,227

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ACQUISITIONS (Narrative) (Details) - VirBELA LLC - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Business acquisition, name of acquired entity		VirBELA, LLC
Business acquisition, description of acquired entity		a California limited liability company. VirBELA provides a cloud-based environment focused on educational and innovative learning technologies to enhance global education experiences that empower individuals, teams, and organizations for clients in various industries. Its model allows for a level of engagement and participation that can typically only be achieved with face-to-face instruction. Its proprietary immersive 3D campus, which supports blended learning and big data assessment, is highly customizable to meet the branding and educational needs of clients. VirBELA developed the Company's current cloud campus called eXp World, which provides 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training and socialization for the Company's real estate agents and employees.
Business combination, reason for business combination		The acquisition of VirBELA's core group of products and services will allow eXp Realty to continue to accelerate its business in a sustainable and innovative way, which is consistent with eXp World Holdings' vision to expand the product offering to agents, teams and others who could benefit from their own, always available environments for collaboration.
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition		Nov. 29, 2018
Purchase price	$ 10,607,800
Acquisition cash paid amount	7,000,000
Cash paid for acquisition	6,500,000
Amortization expense related to discount applied		$ 62,516
Business acquisition, transaction costs			$ 141,498
Goodwill acquired amortization schedule		15 years
Business combinaion unamortized discount amount on equity payments	392,200
Common Stock [Member]
Business combination, consideration transferred, equity interests issued and issuable	$ 3,607,800
Fair value inputs, discount rate	10.00%
Present value of aggregated future stock issuance related to business combinations	$ 2,607,800
Restricted Stock
Business combination, consideration transferred, equity interests issued and issuable	$ 1,000,000
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	97,371
Secure Sellers Performance Post Close Obligations [Member]
Cash paid for acquisition	$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Closing Date Anniversary Remaining Payments Via Shares [Member]
Business combination, consideration transferred, equity interests issued and issuable	$ 1,000,000
Customer Contracts [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period	10 years
Effective income tax rate reconciliation state and federal income taxes	29.40%
Fair value inputs expected return on net assets	14.00%
Trade Names [Member]
Fair value inputs, discount rate	14.00%
Fair value inputs, royalty rate	1.00%
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period	10 years
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Fair value inputs, discount rate	14.00%
Fair value inputs, royalty rate	5.00%
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period	5 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Fair value inputs, discount rate	14.00%
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period	3 years

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ACQUISITIONS (Schedule of allocation of purchase prince) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 29, 2018
Goodwill	$ 8,248,107	$ 8,248,107
VirBELA LLC
Accounts receivable			$ 4,273
Inventory			968
Fixed assets			23,452
Intangible assets			2,331,000
Goodwill			8,248,107
Total purchase price			$ 10,607,800

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ACQUISITIONS (Schedule of intangible assets acquired) (Details) - VirBELA LLC	Nov. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets purchased	$ 2,331,000
Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets purchased	1,169,000
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets purchased	125,000
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets purchased	297,000
Customer Contracts [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets purchased	$ 740,000

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FIXED ASSETS, NET (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
FIXED ASSETS, NET
Depreciation expense	$ 367,287	$ 183,321

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FIXED ASSETS, NET (Schedule of Fixed assets) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property and equipment, gross	$ 4,733,270	$ 3,931,039
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,687,390)	(1,320,103)
Depreiable property, net	3,045,880	2,610,936
Assets under development	107,934	128,589
Fixed assets, net	3,153,814	2,739,525
Computer hardware and software
Property and equipment, gross	4,727,360	3,925,129
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 5,910	$ 5,910

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 8,248,107	$ 8,248,107
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 0

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Schedule of Definite-Lived Assets) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amounts	$ 2,556,000	$ 2,556,000
Accumulated amortization	(97,322)	(24,331)
Net carrying amount	2,458,678	2,531,669
Customer Contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amounts	740,000	740,000
Accumulated amortization	(24,666)	(6,167)
Net carrying amount	715,334	733,833
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amounts	1,169,000	1,169,000
Accumulated amortization	(38,967)	(9,742)
Net carrying amount	1,130,033	1,159,258
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amounts	297,000	297,000
Accumulated amortization	(19,800)	(4,950)
Net carrying amount	277,200	292,050
Software [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amounts	225,000	225,000
Net carrying amount	225,000	225,000
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amounts	125,000	125,000
Accumulated amortization	(13,889)	(3,472)
Net carrying amount	$ 111,111	$ 121,528

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Schedule of Definite-Lived Future Amortization Expense) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
Remaining 2019	$ 293,975
2020	366,967
2021	363,494
2022	250,300
2023	245,350
2024 and thereafter	938,592
Net carrying amount	$ 2,458,678	$ 2,531,669

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Common stock issued	61,499,843		60,609,102
Common stock outstanding	61,142,091
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	357,752
Treasury stock, value	$ 3,647,076
Stock issued for options exercised, shares	134,260
Proceeds from options exercised	$ 215,726	$ 264,355
Stock issued for services, value	6,210,293	2,370,004
Stock based compensation	$ 3,669,321	$ 8,279,109
2015 Agent Equity Program
Stock issued for services, shares	620,287	208,324
Stock issued for services, value	$ 6,210,293	$ 2,370,004
Percentage of commission potentially redeemed in common stock	5.00%
Percentage of discount of market price, date of issuance	20.00%
Share based compensation plan description	The Company provides agents and brokers the opportunity to elect to receive 5% of commissions earned from each completed residential real estate transaction in the form of common stock. If agents and brokers elect to receive portions of their commissions in common stock, they are entitled to receive the equivalent number of shares of common stock, based on the fixed monetary value of the commission payable. The shares are issued at a 20% discount to market on the date of issuance. We recognize this 20% discount as an additional cost of sales charge during the periods presented.
Stock based compensation	$ 6,210,293	$ 2,370,004
Real Estate Agent Growth and Other Incentive Programs
Stock issued for services, shares	136,194
Stock issued for services, value	$ 3,669,321
Expected to vest, other than options	3,793,368
Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock issued for services, shares		61,598
Stock issued for services, value		$ 8,279,109
Stock Options
Stock issued for options exercised, shares	169,318		2,594,050
Unrecognized compensation expense - stock awards	$ 9,785,458
Stock options granted, shares	106,500		870,000
Stock options granted fair value	$ 1,014,418
Volatility rate	126.52%
Options award, risk free rate	2.60%
Options award, dividend payments	$ 0
Restricted Stock | Real Estate Agent Growth and Other Incentive Programs
Unvested shares, other than options	1,847,606
Unrecognized compensation expense - stock awards	$ 21,420,010
First Completed Transaction [Member] | Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock options granted, value	200
Agent Caps [Member] | Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock options granted, value	400
Agent Referrs Another Agent [Member] | Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock options granted, value	400
Agent Receives ICON Status [Member] | Agent Equity Award Program [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member]
Stock options granted, value	$ 12,000
Vesting period	3 years
Agent Receives ICON Status [Member] | Maximum | Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock options granted, value	$ 16,000
Each Company Event [Member] | Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock options granted, value	2,000
Each Company Event [Member] | Maximum | Agent Equity Award Program [Member]
Stock options granted, value	$ 4,000

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) - Restricted Stock - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Restricted Stock Shares
Restricted stock outstanding, beginning balance	3,872,877	3,059,065
Restricted stock granted	461,051	2,380,100
Restricted stock issued	(322,669)	(889,769)
Restricted stock forfeited	(217,891)	(676,519)
Restricted stock outstanding, ending balance	3,793,368	3,872,877
Weighted Average Fair Value
Weighted average price - Restricted stock outstanding, beginning balance	$ 11.63	$ 7.60
Weighted average price - Restricted stock granted	8.77	11.59
Weighted average price - Restricted stock issued	11.32	12.16
Weighted average price - Restricted stock forfeited	2.73	4.05
Weighted average price - Restricted stock outstanding, ending balance	$ 11.46	$ 11.63

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Stock Option Activity) (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Options
Exercised	(134,260)
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Weighted average remaining contractual term, beginning	5 years 9 months 22 days	6 years 26 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, granted	9 years 11 months 16 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable	5 years 1 month 17 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested	5 years 2 months 19 days
Stock Options
Options
Beginning balance	8,697,613	10,873,292
Granted	106,500	870,000
Exercised	(169,318)	(2,594,050)
Forfeited	(190,625)	(451,629)
Ending balance	8,444,170	8,697,613	10,873,292
Exercisable	6,769,847
Vested	6,970,588
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance	$ 2.08	$ 1.50
Granted	10.64	10.86
Exercised	1.28	0.78
Forfeited	9.35	3.03
Ending balance	2.04	2.08	$ 1.50
Exercisable	1.01
Vested	1.09
Intrinsic Value
Beginning balance	5.00	5.08
Granted	0.23
Grant intrinsic, loss		(3.78)
Exercised	9.40	11.90
Forfeited	1.08	9.59
Ending balance	8.83	$ 5.00	$ 5.08
Exercisable	9.86
Vested	$ 9.78
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Weighted average remaining contractual term, beginning			6 years 7 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, granted		9 years 4 months 2 days

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Stock Repurchase Plan) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 27, 2018
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Stock repurchase program authorized amount		$ 25,000,000
Stock repurchase program threshold amount	$ 7,500,000
Stock repurchase program authorized remaining extened amount	$ 17,500,000
Total number of shares repurchased	357,752

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Schedule of Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Money market funds	$ 8,081,875	$ 8,051,662
Total Assets	8,081,875	8,051,662
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Money market funds	8,081,875	8,051,662
Total Assets	$ 8,081,875	$ 8,051,662

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DEBT (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt
Line of credit maximum amount	$ 1,000,000
Line of credit amount outstanding	0
Long term payable, net of current portion	1,716,853	$ 1,654,337
Long term payable, current	$ 974,659	$ 974,659
Line of Credit
Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Debt instrument, covenant description	The line of credit agreement requires us to comply with various financial covenants as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things, incur debt and liens, make significant investments, dispose of assets and make distributions without prior consent. The line of credit is secured by accounts receivable. The line of credit contains certain financial covenants, including a fixed charge coverage ratio and a tangible net worth.
Debt instrument, collateral	line of credit is secured by accounts receivable.
Debt instrument, covenant compliance	At March 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the line of credit.
Line of Credit | Prime Rate
Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Line of Credit | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%

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LEASES (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	3 years
Revenue, practical expedient, financing component	true
Minimum
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	1 year
Maximum
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	7 years

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LEASES (Schedule of future operating lease payments) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Year ended:
Remaining 2019	$ 89,240.000
December 31, 2020	101,879.000
December 31, 2021	72,414.000
December 31, 2022	35,921.000
December 31, 2023	5,388.000
December 31, 2024 and thereafter	10,774.000
Total minimum lease payments	315,616.000
Less: present value adjustment	(23,864.000)
Total operating lease liabilities, payments	$ 291,752.000

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LEASES (Summary of components of our lease cost) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
LEASES [Abstract]
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 29,505
Short-term lease cost	$ 4,667
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases	3 years
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases	4.85%

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LEASES (Schedule of future minimum lease payments) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
LEASES [Abstract]
2019	$ 451,710
2020	420,518
2021	237,142
2022	42,532
2023 and thereafter	4,134
Total	$ 1,156,036