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Compass vs Real REMAX Group (Real and RE/MAX)

Last verified: 2026-10-20

Each now combines an owned or cloud brokerage with a franchise system. Compass bought Anywhere; Real combined with RE/MAX.

Compass

Unscored

Wins when: you want an owned brokerage or a luxury franchise brand.

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Real REMAX Group (Real and RE/MAX)

Unscored

Wins when: you want a published capped split (Real) or a franchise built on fixed per-agent fees (RE/MAX).

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Side by side

ItemCompassReal REMAX Group (Real and RE/MAX)
Deal closedJanuary 9, 2026 (Anywhere)August 24, 2026 (RE/MAX)
Franchise brandsCentury 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Sotheby’s International Realty, Corcoran, Christie’s, Better Homes and Gardens Real EstateRE/MAX, Motto Mortgage
Agent modelNegotiated splits at owned brokeragesReal: 85/15 to cap; RE/MAX: set by each franchise
Network size statedMore than 340,000 real estate professionalsNot stated for the combined company

Financials are fiscal 2025, from each company’s annual filing. Corporate events are from 2026 filings. All read 2026-10-20. Neither firm is scored.

Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.

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Sources

  1. Compass, Inc., Form 10-K for FY2025 (filed 2026-02-27) · accessed 2026-10-20
  2. Compass, Inc., Form 8-K, completion of Anywhere merger (filed 2026-01-09) · accessed 2026-10-20
  3. Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Form 25-NSE (filed 2026-01-09) · accessed 2026-10-20
  4. SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (revenue and net income as tagged in each annual filing) · accessed 2026-10-20
  5. RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Form 8-K, completion of mergers with Real REMAX Group (filed 2026-08-24) · accessed 2026-10-20
  6. Real REMAX Group Inc., Form 8-K (filed 2026-08-28) · accessed 2026-10-20
  7. The Real Brokerage Inc., Annual Information Form FY2025 (Exhibit 99.1 to Form 40-F) · accessed 2026-10-20
  8. The Real Brokerage Inc., MD&A FY2025 (Exhibit 99.3 to Form 40-F) · accessed 2026-10-20
  9. The Real Brokerage Inc., Form 40-F for FY2025 (filed 2026-03-04) · accessed 2026-10-20
  10. RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Form 10-K for FY2025 (filed 2026-02-19) · accessed 2026-10-20
  11. SEC company tickers file · accessed 2026-10-20