The Compass-Rocket alliance aims to undermine the enforcement of NAR Clear Cooperation

Reffkin’s confidence in this comes from the “historic alliance” he announced between Compass and Rocket companies Thursday afternoon. As part of the partnership, Compass’ Coming Soon Listings, and ultimately the Private Exclusive inventory, will be released Redfin from March 16. The listings will not show days in market or price history and agents will be […]

Lawmakers urge DOJ to investigate Compass-Anywhere merger

Lawmakers say the letter comes after reports that former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater wanted to undertake a comprehensive investigation into the merger to consider any anticompetitive effects. However, reports claimed that Compass and its lawyers appealed to Slater’s superiors, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and told his office that any antitrust […]

WSJ: DOJ leadership has halted its antitrust review of the Compass-Anywhere deal

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 […]

The merger between Compass and Anywhere could be completed on Friday

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 […]

The Compass-Anywhere deal could exceed DOJ market share limits in some cities

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 […]

Large brokerage mergers will lead to a larger company for high-end boutique companies

The real estate sector again gets the headlines with mergers and acquisitions that are designed to form massive conglomerates to pursue a larger market share. These Headline-Grabbling Movements embody a philosophy of ‘quantity above quality’, reflected in their average prices sold ranging from $ 500,000 to $ 800,000. The average price sold of our company […]