Compass and Zillow Are Buying Your Business

22 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, Steve D. Valentine warns real estate agents that major platforms like Compass and Zillow are aggressively acquiring companies—most recently home inspection firms—to amass consumer data and dictate referral flows. He asserts that these platforms will increasingly control where a realtor's business originates, urging agents to expand their services beyond traditional real‑estate roles to retain autonomy.

Compass, Zillow, they are vying for data control. They're buying more companies. The new and latest thing is buying home inspection companies because they're buying all this data thinking that they're going to control the consumer. And here's what I know: if you are a realtor, they're absolutely right. They're going to control where your business comes from if you don't step out and become more than a realtor.