A Compass-Keller Williams merger? 7 wild predictions for 2019

Will Compass and Keller Williams join forces? What about Realogy and Opendoor? Will RE/MAX offer firearms training for Realtors? Buckle up for Rob Hahn’s wild seven industry predictions for 2019. Continue reading

Douglas Elliman nabs top NYC producer from Compass

Barton Barrett closed more than $200 million in sales in 2017 and was the broker behind the $10.75 million sale of 140 Columbia Heights in 2006 — setting a record at the time for the highest priced townhouse in Brooklyn. Continue reading

How to protect your business in an evolving industry

What should the individual agent do when confronted with the swirl of funding and iBuyer activity and talk of massive change within the industry? Continue reading

Compass nabs top Nashville team

One of Tennessee’s top teams is making the jump the jump to Compass. Erin Krueger, formerly of Synergy Real Estate, is taking her six licensed agents, three administrators and more than $120 million in transactions to Compass, starting this week. Continue reading

Compass looking to nearly double its tech team with new Seattle hub

Compass is launching a west coast technology campus and looking to nearly double its technical staff to populate the new hub. Continue reading

Keller Williams, Compass and eXp among ‘best places to work’

Three flaming stars in real estate brokerage — Compass, Keller Williams Realty and eXp Realty — rank among the best places to work in 2019, according to job reviews site Glassdoor. Continue reading

‘Disenchanted, shocked’ agents leave Compass after 3 months

A Bay Area real estate team is defecting from Compass to join Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, just months after joining the New York City-founded brokerage. Continue reading

Compass taps Microsoft executive as new chief technology officer

Joseph Sirosh, formerly Microsoft’s chief technology officer of artificial intelligence, has signed on as Compass’ new CTO, the company announced Tuesday. Continue reading

The endless battle for data control

The battle over listing syndication isn’t new, and the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors isn’t the first to flirt with ending automatic syndication. Continue reading

Compass launches charity program, aims to be the world’s ‘most inspirational company’

Compass wants to be the most “inspirational” company in the history of the world, CEO Robert Reffkin said Wednesday night. Continue reading