From Urban Compass to IPO: The history of Compass in 21 stories

As the real estate world waits to see how the brokerage’s initial public offering will unfold this week, take a look back at Compass’ decade-long road to success as covered by Inman. Continue reading

What does a rental agent in NYC do, anyway?

Real estate brokers explain all of the responsibilities of the rental agent as the burden of paying them shifts to landlords in NYC. Continue reading

“It’s devastating”: Agents react to Amazon abandoning New York

When the news broke Thursday morning that Amazon had flip flopped on its decision to put an HQ2 campus in Long Island City, Vincent Koo was in a meeting with other agents in the Queens, New York, neighborhood. Continue reading

Questions raised over Compass’ recruiting practices

Multiple real estate brokerages have criticized the way Compass is expanding through acquisitions and poaching top talent. Continue reading