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For now, it’s business as usual for real estate agents affiliated with Anywhere-owned brokerage brands. But as Compass moves to acquire them next year, some real estate leaders say it may place pressure on competitors to ramp up their own expansions.

For now, it’s business as usual for real estate agents affiliated with Anywhere-owned brokerage brands. But as Compass moves to acquire them next year, some real estate leaders say it may place pressure on competitors to ramp up their own expansions.

The goal is to maximize two new partnerships and quadruple Better’s monthly mortgage originations to $2 billion. The raise follows a bullish endorsement by activist Opendoor investor Eric Jackson.

The FTC and Department of Justice are expected to scrutinize the impacts of the deal — which would give the merged companies a combined market share of 18 percent

Agents said the deal gives the combined firms increased bargaining power and could help move the needle in Compass’s legal battles.

EMJ Capital’s founder posted a thesis on X that Better Home & Finance is “the Shopify of mortgages” with the potential for AI to boost capacity and fuel explosive growth.

Compass has long had a contentious relationship with the National Association of Realtors. Real estate veterans speculated Monday that NAR could thus suffer as Compass grows.

The upstart Compass had already grown to the top residential brokerage by sales volume. Now, it’s moving to acquire its chief rival.

The blockchain-powered home equity lender says it has not only revolutionized the process of originating mortgages, but financing them by making it easy for investors to trade them as assets.

Investors who kept the faith even as the iBuyer’s stock price was plummeting earlier this summer are being rewarded now with a surge following the announcement of Kaz Nejatian as the new CEO.