A few weeks ago, Compass announced our intention to join forces with Anywhere Real Estate, bringing together some of the most respected brands, real estate professionals and franchise owners. I recognize this news has raised some questions, so I want to take this opportunity to be exceptionally clear on our commitments once we close.

Our commitments

• We will preserve the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, ERA and Sotheby’s International Realty brands for both company-owned and franchise brokerages.

• If you’re a franchise owner, you will continue to have the same independence you’ve always had, and you will remain fully in charge of how you run your business.

• We will make our technology platform available to company-owned brokerages and franchise owners who want it, giving you the choice to use the tools that best support you, your clients and your business.

• Your data is your own. We will always allow you to take your client database and emails with you, and we will never contact your clients.

• Franchise owners will continue to determine their own data policies.

• You and your sellers will always have the freedom to choose how each listing is marketed and sold. There will be no mandates or policies from Compass requiring real estate professionals to use Private Exclusives.

I started Compass because of my mom, Ruth, who, as a single mother, built a career in real estate. Inspired by her hard work, professionalism and genuine care for her clients, we created Compass to provide real estate professionals with everything they need to succeed and realize their entrepreneurial potential.

Now, we have the opportunity to build on that vision, investing in you as full-service advisors with more tools, programs, networking groups and support to help you deliver even more value to your clients. Joining forces gives us the resources to build a place where real estate professionals and franchise owners can thrive for decades to come.

Original Article by: Robert Reffkin, Inman News