BELLINGHAM, WA–(April 14, 2016) – Fundamental Research Corp. an independent research firm specializing in the small-cap and microcap sectors, has announced that it has initiated coverage of eXp Realty International Corporation (name change to eXp World Holdings, Inc. presently pending) (OTCQB: EXPI). The report includes a rating and a price target. To the view the report in its entirety visit http://www.otcmarkets.com/financialReportViewer?symbol=EXPI&id=152868.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a number of entities including eXp Realty, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage and First Cloud Mortgage, Inc. The Company’s real estate brokerage operations now has more than 1,100 real estate professionals who span across 36 states and parts of Canada.

In the report, Fundamental Research Corp. discusses the implementation of eXp’s agent-ownership initiatives, and the fundamentals of its business model stating that the Company’s “ability to attract 1,000+ agents, and over $2 billion in transactions, indicates their attractive value proposition to real estate professionals.”

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About eXp World Holdings, Inc.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a number of companies most notably eXp Realty LLC, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ as a full-service real estate brokerage providing 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization for real estate brokers and agents through its 3-D, fully-immersive, cloud office environment. eXp Realty, LLC and eXp Realty of Canada, Inc. also feature an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals who they attract into the Company.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. also owns 90.5% of First Cloud Mortgage, Inc. a Delaware corporation launched in 2015 and now licensed to originate mortgages in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.

The corporate name change to “eXp World Holdings, Inc.” has been approved by our Board and stockholders but is not yet effective, pending the mailing of a definitive information statement to our stockholders in accordance with applicable rules and a 20-day notice period thereafter.

As a publicly-traded company, eXp World Holdings, Inc. uniquely offers professionals within its ranks opportunities to earn equity awards for production and contributions to overall company growth.

For more information you can follow eXp World Holdings, Inc. on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, or visit investors.exprealty.com or www.exprealty.com.

The statements contained herein may include statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update them. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s expansion, revenue growth, operating results, financial performance and net income changes. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in forward-looking statements include changes in business or other market conditions; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Investor Relations Contact Information:
Glenn Sanford
Chairman & CEO
eXp World Holdings, Inc.
glenn@expworldholdings.com
360-389-2426

Trade and Media Contact Information:
Jason Gesing
President
eXp Realty World Holdings, Inc.
jason@expworldholdings.com
617-970-8518

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Sid Rajeev, CFA
Fundamental Research Corp.
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