{"id":14043,"date":"2021-03-30T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=14043"},"modified":"2021-03-30T09:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:10:36","slug":"how-compass-is-different-from-zillow-redfin-and-typical-brokerages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/how-compass-is-different-from-zillow-redfin-and-typical-brokerages\/","title":{"rendered":"How Compass is Different from Zillow, Redfin, and Typical Brokerages"},"content":{"rendered":"
Compass completed their IPO valuing the company at $7 billion dollars (really $9 billion after accounting for full dilution of all convertibles, warrants, employee stock options, and other derivatives). For all the early investors, it’s a huge win by any measure, reaching both liquidity and 10x unicorn status. Even most late-stage investors should be happy, especially after the prior year’s scares. The 2020 failed WeWork IPO followed by the Covid-19 lockdowns led to a rather large 15% layoff for Compass<\/a> staff. Founder and CEO Robert Reffkin predicted a 50% drop in revenues and further pain if nationwide real estate prices fall. Of course, a few months later the market stabilized and rebounded to all-time highs, helped in a large part by loose monetary policy and fiscal stimulus.\u00a0 Many people ask:\u00a0 what makes Compass different from other public traded real estate giants? Is Compass a brokerage firm valued at many multiples of Realogy and any other brokerage in history? Or is Compass a technology company, comparable to Tesla and Amazon?<\/p>\n We can get the easy comparison out of the way first.\u00a0 Ignoring Redfin for the moment, what is the difference between Zillow and Compass?\u00a0 Does Zillow own Compass as part of the Zillow Group?\u00a0 Absolutely not.\u00a0 The two are separate, publicly traded companies, each with multi-billion dollar market capitalizations.\u00a0 In July 2021, Compass happens to be at $5 billion and Zillow Group at $29 billion as Compass.<\/p>\nCompass vs Zillow – Brokerage versus Listing Portal<\/strong><\/h2>\n