Let's note that searching for homes and actually moving are two different things - which goes for the previous Zillow article too about searches being equal to last year.
Big Cities Will Be Fine
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Compass is #1
A remarkable recruiting effort by Compass staff!
Compass Anniversary
We've been working at Compass for two years now! Compass hired the first San Diego agent in January, 2018, and by the time we signed in July, I was #160. Today there are 1,028 Compass agents in San Diego County! Here are my first two blog posts as a Compass guy (with...
Goodbye La Costa Resort Office
My farewell to La Costa - the virus has delayed a new Compass office in Carlsbad, but it's coming:
Compass California Projections
An interesting conversation yesterday with the guy who made one of the biggest deals in the history of residential brokerages when he sold his company with 1,700+ agents to Compass in 2018. His team developed the graph above on March 31st, and it looks like they are...
Compass Private Exclusives
When we joined Compass in the summer of 2018, it was clear that the evolution of residential resales was trending towards off-market sales. I said then, "we have to make sure that we're on the right team". The National Association of Realtors tried to affect the...
Compass and 8.0
Compass intends to comply with NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy MLS 8.0. In addition, the corporate staff will work the MLS to see if we can create a Coming Soon section, like many other areas are doing. The 8.0 policy legitimizes the Coming Soon marketing, and allows...
Compass Game
Robert is committed to building the end-all platform for real estate - more details on the AI feature haven't reached the west coast yet, but the game plan is clear. Hire the best agents, give them the money to spruce up the properties, and feature those new listings...
Compass Concierge Update
We used the Compass Concierge to pay for improvements at our new listing in Auberge just for the convenience. It meant that the seller didn't have to bother with arranging and paying contractors - we took care of that for him, and Compass will get reimbursed out of...
Back to the Wall?
The way this is going, Realogy is going to get stripped down and sold for parts: With his back against the mats, Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider considered selling the brokerage to its chief rival: Compass. In a statement Friday, the SoftBank-backed brokerage said...
