Compass
Compass is one the nation’s largest real estate brokerages, with more than 18,000 agents serving communities throughout the U.S. The company was founded in 2012 by Robert Reffkin, its chief executive officer, and Ori Allon, the company’s chief strategist. Headquartered in New York City, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker COMP.
It is a leading technology-enabled residential real estate brokerage, providing an end-to-end platform that includes an integrated suite of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, marketing, client service, brokerage services and other critical functionality, all custom-built for the real estate industry.
In 2021, Compass acquired four title insurance companies: Mosus, KVS Title, LegacyTexas Title, and First Alliance Title. All of the acquisitions expand the company’s title and escrow services to California, Colorado, Florida, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Texas.
Compass has been outspoken about its goal of expanding into every part of the real estate transaction, including ancillary services such as mortgage, concierge, bridge loans, and title and escrow. It launched a mortgage joint venture with Guaranteed Rate, called OriginPoint. Compass is focused on empowering agents to be more efficient and productive and allowing them to invest their time the way they want to, with their clients, so they can grow their business.
Latest Posts
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Jun 10, 2025Real estate industry leaders and M&A specialists offered their thoughts on what brokerages get right and where they go wrong with M&A.
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Compass talks M&A strategy at The Gathering
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Against the odds, RealTrends Verified agents and teams deliver big gains
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Robert Reffkin touts Compass’s AI platform, agent advocacy efforts
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Compass’ Reffkin sees Clear Cooperation fight as choice vs. control
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Top Florida real estate team joins Compass
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Compass updates seller disclosure form, clarifies off-MLS marketing
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Howard Hanna disavows NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy
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Compass names Lacey Conway head of M&A
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Maryland-based Anchor Home joins Compass
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Do private listings sell for less than those publicly marketed?
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Robert Reffkin on Compass’s pre-marketing strategy: What’s the downside?
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