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Compass makes major changes to its stock option program

By Patrick Kearns | November 5, 2019 - 10:07 pm |November 5, 2019 Uncategorized

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Compass is shifting from offering equity stock options to restricted stock units, which are often viewed as a way for companies to keep talent they recruit. Continue reading →

Keller Williams and Compass go head-to-head on tech

By Inman | November 5, 2019 - 3:30 pm |November 5, 2019 Uncategorized

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Keller Williams President Josh Team traded barbs with Compass CEO Robert Reffkin during a lively Inman Connect Las Vegas panel on Thursday. Continue reading →

See how much Robert Reffkin paid for his stake in Compass

By Andrea V. Brambila | November 1, 2019 - 12:38 pm |November 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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According to a 2012 ‘Founder Restricted Stock Agreement,’ the Compass CEO bought 3.355M shares of common stock in the company in exchange for $0.0001 per share. Continue reading →

Potential SoftBank takeover reveals WeWork’s new value

By Patrick Kearns | October 22, 2019 - 4:43 pm |October 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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The takeover will reportedly value WeWork at around $7.5 billion and hand SoftBank approximately 70 percent of the company. Continue reading →

Compass CEO: No plans for IPO in next 18 months

By Patrick Kearns | October 18, 2019 - 4:08 pm |October 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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Robert Reffkin told The Real Deal that Compass doesn’t plan to go public in the 18 months but declined to say if WeWork’s struggles have anything to do with it. Continue reading →

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

By Jotham ​Sederstrom | October 18, 2019 - 9:00 am |October 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading →

Compass and Opendoor CEOs won’t attend controversial Saudi tech conference this month

By Patrick Kearns | October 15, 2019 - 4:56 pm |October 15, 2019 Uncategorized

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Compass CEO Robert Reffkin wasn’t invited. Opendoor CEO Eric Wu was, but won’t attend this year’s Future Investment Initiative event. Continue reading →

Compass launches 2 new agent feedback initiatives

By Patrick Kearns | October 14, 2019 - 2:41 pm |October 14, 2019 Uncategorized

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Compass Concierge, Compass Coming Soons, Compass Cares and a forthcoming bridge loans program were all brought to Compass by agents, CEO Robert Reffkin said. Continue reading →

The Agency founder talks expansion, corrects the rumor mill

By Jim Dalrymple II | October 11, 2019 - 8:00 am |October 11, 2019 Uncategorized

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Mauricio Umansky says the agent count at his Southern California boutique brokerage is actually way up. Continue reading →

Avi Dorfman’s $200M lawsuit against Compass moves forward

By Jim Dalrymple II | October 4, 2019 - 12:08 am |October 4, 2019 Uncategorized

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Dorfman claims he was supposed to be a founding member of the rapidly growing brokerage, which today is valued at more than $6 billion. Continue reading →