Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (HOUS)

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. was the parent of a large group of residential real estate brands and services in the United States. It was formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Anywhere in June 2022, when its stock ticker became HOUS. The company was headquartered in Madison, New Jersey, and its origins lay in the real estate businesses of Cendant, which spun off the group as Realogy in 2006.

Anywhere operated through three main segments. Anywhere Brands franchised the Century 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and Coldwell Banker Commercial names, and also included lead generation and relocation services. Anywhere Advisors owned brokerage operations under the Coldwell Banker, Corcoran and Sotheby's International Realty brands. Anywhere Integrated Services provided title, escrow and settlement services, as well as a mortgage joint venture.

Realogy was acquired by the private equity firm Apollo Global Management in 2007 and returned to the public markets with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2012. In later years the company dealt with high debt levels and changing industry rules. It was a defendant in lawsuits alleging that commissions practices violated antitrust law, and it agreed to a settlement in the sum of $83.5 million in 2023 to resolve a major class action.

Residential transaction volumes fell as mortgage rates rose from 2022, which pressured the revenue of brokerages and franchisors, while consolidation increased across the industry. Compass, a technology-oriented brokerage listed on the New York Stock Exchange, had grown rapidly through the 2010s and acquired other brokerages. In September 2025 Compass and Anywhere announced a definitive agreement under which Compass would acquire Anywhere in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion in equity.

Under the merger agreement, each Anywhere share was to be exchanged for 1.436 shares of Compass Class A common stock. The transaction was also reviewed by regulators and received approval from shareholders of both companies. Robert Reffkin, Compass's founder, was set to serve as chairman and chief executive of the combined business.

The transaction closed on January 9, 2026, and Anywhere became a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass. The brands of both companies were expected to continue to operate. The NYSE suspended trading in the Anywhere common stock, and a Form 25 was filed with the SEC on January 9, 2026 to remove the shares from listing and registration. The combination brought together the franchise and brokerage brands of Anywhere with the Compass brokerage platform, and Anywhere shareholders became holders of Compass stock, which continues to trade on the NYSE under the symbol COMP.