A look at the acquisitions, strategy and key players behind Compass' rise to dominance
The upstart Compass had already grown to the top residential brokerage by sales volume. Now, it's moving to acquire its chief rival
Compass’ acquisitions since July have added brokerages that transacted over $2.1B in sales volume last year as it announces it picked up Colorado Home Realty
The firm was founded in 2005 and closed $922.3M in sales volume in 2024, according to RealTrends. About 180 agents will be making the move to Compass
A purely speculative analysis of which markets and acquisitions could be next for the cash-rich, NYC-based company
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