LA's boutique firms tout upsides in Compass, Anywhere deal
Compass's acquisition will create about 50% market share, yet high-end Los Angeles boutique brokerages expect opportunity and potential talent gains rather than being threatened.
Zillow tried to stop off-market housing inventory-Compass is fighting back
Compass will acquire Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion, creating a combined brokerage with about 340,000 agents and over 1.2 million annual home transactions.
Will regulatory roadblocks hinder Compass's smooth M&A sailing?
Compass could be forced to divest overlapping Anywhere holdings and face antitrust scrutiny if it acquires both Sotheby's and Christie's despite a fragmented market.