On the occasion of Compass' annual REtreat in Atlanta this week, take a look back at the New York City-based brokerage's decade-long evolution as covered by Inman
Opinion
How Compass’ IPO performs this week will tell us a lot about what the future holds
The company behind the fast-growing Home Swap program is knocking on Wall Street's door. Knock CEO Sean Black confirms the hiring of Goldman to take his company public
The brokerage and tech company is eyeing a $10B valuation as it gets ready to go public
The company's S-1 filing emphasized its agent-facing tools as it prepares to go public
Rocket Companies and LoanDepot briefly followed the trajectory of GameStop this month, seeing share prices spike simply because jokey online traders targeted their shares
Compass is losing less money per transaction as it scales, but it's still losing a lot of money, making a path to profitability uncertain
The online mortgage company this week has had both its best day ever on the stock market, as well as its worst day
The company also posted a net loss of $270.2M in 2020, according to the filing
Panelists at Inman Connect Now argued that Compass is going to have to think hard about recruiting, commissions and other issues as it prepares to go public
The company had planned to price its shares between $19 and $21 but settled on $14 per share when it released its offering details Thursday
The embattled co-working company is reportedly seeking to go public — again — this time via a special purpose acquisition company
Sapphire Ventures' Paul Levine called the timing of Compass' IPO 'fantastic,' but he cast doubt on how innovative it is compared to other publicly traded real estate companies
What are the next steps? How do Compass agents stock grants or RSUs work, and when can agents sell their shares? Will going public change the way Compass operates? Inman answers those questions and more
Compass' initial public offering has been the source of speculation at both Inman and other media outlets since at least 2017. Here's a look back at the origins of our obsession