“We are working with our agents and their clients to create a company that better serves homeowners.”
ROBERT REFFKIN,
FOUNDER & CEO, COMPASS
Protecting and Maximizing the Value of Homes
For years, the traditional way of selling your home has been part of a system that has put sellers at a disadvantage. The most well-known real estate websites have built their business models at the expense of homeowners by showing negative insights on their listings, such as days on market, price drops, and home value estimates.
Your home is your most valuable financial asset. You deserve the best return so that you can buy your next home, feel secure in your retirement, or pay for your child’s education. You shouldn’t have to compromise your financial future because the system isn’t built for you.
At Compass, we’re leveling the playing field by giving individual homeowners the same playbook and best practices real estate developers and professional homebuilders have benefited from for years. We’re working with homeowners to build the smartest and safest place to list homes.
The marketing strategies that Compass supports are not novel or new. In fact, they have been used by the largest and most successful group of sellers in the industry—professional homebuilders and real estate developers. They have a sophisticated playbook on how to sell homes and just like some homeowners, have properties they want to advertise that aren’t ready to be shown. Here are the key things they do:
They test an aspirational price or validate a pricing strategy privately before listing on the MLS.
They pre-market while staging and preparing the home to create interest and anticipation before it’s ready to launch.
They learn from the data and analytics they get from their websites, including property page views, visits, and engagement insights.
They control which websites their photos, address, and data appear on and protect their data.
Higher Closing Price
Faster to Contract
Less Likely to Drop in Price
At Compass, we believe selling your home should be done on your terms, with control over how it’s marketed and how your data is being used.
Monica is devoted to modeling the highest level of standards in customer service for each of my clients and that begins by understanding the importance of pricing, condition, location, and the economic variables involved.