Latest Updates Around The World
Certainly has launched a new home warranty product focused on real estate transactions through a long-term relationship with six affiliated brands Compass International Holdings. The company says Assurant Home Warranty will be offered to approximately 300,000 agents in all participating countries Compass brands – including Coldwell banker, Century 21, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, […]
Brown Harris Stevens (BHS) welcomes Maggie Ross as the new director of sales for its Brooklyn office, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Before accepting this position at BHS, Ross was an associate real estate broker at Compass. In her new role at BHS, Ross will be tasked with overseeing all operations across the brokerage’s […]
Three ways to compete When it comes to recruiting agents, many in the industry believe that there are three primary ways that brokers can compete with each other for agents: splits, resources including technology, support and legal resources, and culture. With Compass’ vocal support of its private listing network and advertising of its exclusive inventory, […]
In late 2024, Reffkin was blunt about what he sees as Compass’ most important asset: inventory tracking. “Listed inventory remains the lifeblood of the housing market,” he said, arguing that Compass “already has unparalleled inventory in many of our local markets.” That statement matters because it reveals the company’s North Star – not just in […]
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Bloombergantitrust enforcers at the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) wanted to investigate Compass’ recently completed acquisition of Anywhere, but they were blocked by senior officials who wanted to greenlight the deal. Sources familiar with the situation told both WSJ and Bloomberg that Gail Slater, the head of the […]
This approval comes despite three Anywhere shareholders filing three separate lawsuits against the company in mid-December, alleging that Anywhere failed to provide sufficient financial information to its shareholders regarding the proposed merger. The merger is expected to close on Friday The companies said they expect the merger to close on Friday, but it is still […]
In response, NWMLS filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming that it has “no obligation to deal with Compass” and most recently indicated that it “intends to file counterclaims” if the judge does not grant its request to dismiss the lawsuit. Earlier this month, Compass filed a motion to compel NWMLS to produce documents. […]
According to the release’s analysis of RealTrends Verified data, Compass’ proposed acquisition of Anywhere could lead to market share concentrations “well above likely illegal thresholds” in at least a dozen states. The analysis is based on the 2024 total sales volume of individual agents and broker teams who submitted their data for the 2025 RealTrends […]
The first is Paul Blackburn, who was named Executive Vice President of Agent Development and Culture. In this role, Blackburn will oversee @properties’ coaching and training programs, direct agent training on new technologies and lead the company’s business development initiatives for agents in all markets. Most recently, he served as vice president of brokerage services […]
In the motion, NWMLS indicated that in addition to responding to Compass’ complaint, it also “intends to file counterclaims” if the judge does not grant its request to dismiss the lawsuit. NWMLS has not specified what issues it plans to address or what allegations it plans to make in a potential countersuit. NWMLS did not […]
