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 […]

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 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 […]