Compass

Zillow pushes back against Compass’s claims of conspiracy, monopoly

A little over two weeks after Zillow filed letters responding to Compass’s motions for preliminary injunction and expedited discovery, the listing portal giant is officially firing back with its response to these motions. Zillow filed its response and related declarations from company executives, including Chief Industry Development Officer Errol Samuelson, CEO Jeremy Wacksman and CFO […]

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Top San Diego luxury real estate brokerage joins Compass

The Exude Luxury Group — a top-producing real estate firm in Southern California — has departed Side and joined Compass in San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood, marking a new phase for the six-person team led by Erika Borunda Ahajanian. The group has closed more than $500 million in career sales — including $121 million in

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Real estate agents return to Windermere from Compass

Five real estate agents with a combined 70 years of industry experience have returned to Windermere Real Estate after stints at Compass. The group — Meg Barlament, Kevin Cunningham, Ingrid Haugaard, Darcy LaBelle and Beathe C. Smith — each previously worked for Windermere before joining Compass at various points in recent years. “We’re very excited

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Mike Simonsen joins Compass as chief economist

Compass is looking to up its game by hiring a chief economist. And the nation’s top brokerage by sales volume announced Monday that it has appointed Mike Simonsen to the role. As the founder of housing market data firm Altos Research, Simonsen is no stranger to housing market trends and analysis. Altos was acquired by

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Compass opens exclusive listings to rivals — with strings attached

In a surprising move, Compass announced Friday it will open its exclusive inventory to any real estate brokerage or multiple listing service (MLS) — marking a shift for a firm long known for promoting private listing networks. The offer comes with strict conditions: listings must remain unaltered, with the original listing agent prominently featured and

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Top Florida real estate team signs on with Compass

Compass has added The Korman Group — a high-performing real estate team led by Michael Korman — to its South Florida operations. The group will base its work out of Compass’s Boca Raton office, with operations extending into Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Jupiter. Korman, who previously served as founder and principal of the

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Compass names new regional vice president for the Gulf Coast

Compass is welcoming a new regional vice president for its Louisiana and Mississippi region. David Favret is joining Compass in this role, according to an announcement on Wednesday.  Favret most recently served as the managing broker at Rêve Realtors, but has previously served as a broker at Latter & Blum, which was acquired by Compass

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NorthstarMLS says no to delayed marketing exempt listings

Yet another MLS will not be implementing delayed marketing exempt listings. In early June, the board of directors for Minnesota-based NorthstarMLS voted to adopt the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) policy. But the organization will not implement the optional delayed marketing exempt listings provision or limit IDX and

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Texas independent brokerages join Compass

Compass continues to welcome agents to the firm, this time via two independent brokerage integrations in Texas. Vista Real Estate and Halo Group Realty are joining Compass, according to an announcement on Thursday.  Vista Real Estate serves clients in central Texas and has more than 60 agents, while Halo Group Realty serves clients in the Dallas-Fort

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Top Hamptons broker Terry Cohen joins Compass

Terry Cohen — a leading New York real estate broker in the Hamptons with more than $2.5 billion in career sales — has joined Compass after leaving her role as a partner at Hedgerow Exclusive Properties. Cohen, who closed $150 million in home sales in the past year alone, is known for representing a broad

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