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Compass sued over a single decimal point

When it comes to contracts, attention to detail is important. Sometimes a misplaced decimal point can mean the difference between thousands of dollars and nearly $1 million. That’s the situation with a new lawsuit filed by Residential Realty Advisors (RRA), a real estate advisory firm for multifamily projects, against fast-expanding NY-headquartered brokerage Compass, over what […]

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How the real estate industry is celebrating Pride 2019

June in America is LGBTQ Pride Month, with parades and celebrations across the country commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots – a series of gay rights demonstrations in 1969 that were met with police force and gave birth to the LGBTQ movement – and honoring contributions from the LGBTQ community.

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EXCLUSIVE: Compass, eXp Realty and Redfin voice support for Equality Act

Just in time for Pride Month, the annual June celebration of LGBTQ rights in the U.S., three major real estate brokerages – Compass, eXp Realty and Redfin— all confirmed to Inman this week for the first time that they support the Equality Act, a proposed update to the U.S. Civil Rights Act that would make it illegal for anyone in the country providing various services, including employment, housing and related services, to discriminate against people based on sexual orientation or gender identity.