Why agent retention is our most valuable accomplishment. — It used to be that employees might work at the same company for decades, if not the duration of their careers, but that was 50 years ago. In today’s fickle economic landscape, staffers cycle through offices in rapid succession — not least of all independent contractors such as real estate…

To create a modern brokerage, you can’t buy an identity — you have to build it and live it every day. — Words: Robert Reffkin Images: Ryan Mikail and Lauren Naefe As founder and CEO of technology-driven real estate platform Compass, I can tell you that many of the real estate brands you know are a façade. …

Our CEO responds to a common, but outmoded real estate industry practice: the non-compete clause. — As I’ve navigated the real estate industry, my guiding principles have stemmed from my mother. A single parent who for many years earned her living as a real estate agent, she often felt the brokerage structure, headed by people much more powerful than her, took advantage of its agents. …

Why agent retention is our most valuable accomplishment. — It used to be that employees might work at the same company for decades, if not the duration of their careers, but that was 50 years ago. In today’s fickle economic landscape, staffers cycle through offices in rapid succession — not least of all independent contractors such as real estate…

You can’t buy brand — you have to build it and live it every day. — Words: Robert Reffkin Images: Ryan Mikail and Lauren Naefe As founder and CEO of technology-driven real estate platform Compass, I can tell you that many of the real estate brands you know are a façade. …

If you have $2 million invested in stocks at a wealth management firm and your personal adviser leaves the company, your nest egg is still in safe hands — because you can follow your adviser. So it makes sense that if you have a $2 million home you want to…