A New York City-based U.S. District Court judge has denied Compass’s preliminary injunction motion in its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow. As a result of Judge Jeannette Vargas’ ruling, Zillow may continue enforcing its listing access standard policy, which bans listings from its site that have been publicly advertised for more than one business day prior […]
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Brown Harris Stevens (BHS) is welcoming Maggie Ross as its new managing director of sales for the firm’s Brooklyn operation, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Prior to accepting this position at BHS, Ross was an associate real estate broker at Compass. In her new role at BHS, Ross will be tasked with overseeing all
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Century 21 New Millennium has a new CEO. The brokerage announced the appointment of Kim Harris Campbell as its new CEO on Thursday. Harris Campbell will also serve as the CEO of NM Real Estate Services, the parent company of Century 21 New Millennium. Her appointment is effective immediately, according to the release. The firm’s
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Douglas Elliman has gained a top producing agent in Houston. On Tuesday, Dana Johnson announced that she was leaving Compass after six years to join Douglas Elliman. Johnson’s announcement comes less than a week after Compass announced it had closed its acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate. “At this stage of my career, I was looking
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As Compass finalizes its $1.6 billion merger with Anywhere, one of North Jersey’s most closely watched luxury real estate teams is undergoing a major transition. Max Stokes — a founding principal of Compass’ Ridgewood, N.J., office and a top-producing agent in Bergen County — is splitting from the Fox & Stokes Team, which closed roughly
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Lawmakers in Washington state are weighing in on the real estate industry’s private listing debate. On Monday, state legislators introduced a bill that seeks to amend an existing state statute related to real estate licensing laws by restricting the use of private listing networks in the state. The bill describes itself as “an act relating
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News that the proposed merger between Compass and Anywhere would close this week came as a surprise to many in the industry, especially those who were anticipating a robust antitrust review of the deal. Several news outlets are reporting that antitrust regulators were blocked from a deeper investigation into the deal by officials higher up in
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Despite initial estimates calling for a summer or even fall 2026 close for the Compass–Anywhere merger, the two companies have indicated the transaction could close as soon as this Friday. This news came after shareholders at both firms overwhelmingly voted to approve the merger at special meetings Wednesday afternoon. Upon the close of the transaction,
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Stockholders of both Compass and Anywhere Real Estate voted “overwhelmingly” to approve the proposed merger between the two firms. The shareholder approval came after the two firms held special shareholder meetings on Wednesday for the purpose of this vote. According to a joint press press release, approximately 99% of the votes cast at Compass’s meeting
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Compass and Northwest MLS (NWMLS) are currently locked in a dispute over the MLS’s production of documents during discovery in the Robert Reffkin-helmed firm’s antitrust lawsuit. Compass filed this lawsuit against NWMLS in late April 2025. The antitrust suit centers around NWMLS’s listing policy. As a non-Realtor-association affiliated MLS, NWMLS does not have to adhere
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