Housing/Real Estate

CPC experts working in this general policy area are particularly concerned about the adequacy of price competitiveness, quality of consumer service, agency disclosures, and consumer protections in the residential real estate marketplace.

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Washington, D.C. – Today the Consumer Policy Center (CPC) is releasing a new report revealing the increasing dominance of Compass Real Estate, their strategies for dominance, and issues that will affect its future. The study – Compass Expansion: New Data on Market Share and Double-Ending – provides new data…

Stephen Brobeck
April 14, 2026
Release
February 24, 2026
Stephen Brobeck
February 24, 2026
Stephen Brobeck, Wendy Gilch
Testimony
February 23, 2026
Wendy Gilch
February 23, 2026
Wendy Gilch
Release
January 20, 2026
Mark Nadel
January 20, 2026
Mark Nadel

Other Products

Report
Compass Expansion: New Data on Market Share and Double Ending
Consumer Policy Center
Report
Commission-Based Home-Referral Services: Consumer Impacts and Proposed Reforms
Consumer Policy Center
Report
Home Buyers & Sellers May Save $10,000 Plus Without Sacrificing High Quality
Consumer Policy Center
Media Article
Agents Earn Too Little, Consumers Pay Too Much
Inman News
Report
The Homebuyer Experience: Commissions and Contracts
Consumer Policy Center
Release
Buyer Agents Willing to Cut Rates for Home Sellers But Not For Buyers
Consumer Policy Center
Report
Reducing Real Estate Commissions: Are Low Fee Brokers a Viable Alternative?
Consumer Policy Center
Release
New Zillow Policy Will Help Protect Home Buyers and Sellers From Anti-Consumer Private Listing Networks
Consumer Policy Center
Report
How Percentage-Based Commissions Can Harm Home Buyers and Sellers, and What They Can Do About It
Consumer Policy Center
Article
Landmark Real Estate Settlement Allows Consumers to Save Billions
Consumer Policy Center
Broadcast Interview
Appraisal Management Companies: Hidden Cost and the Call for Reform
The Real Estate Replay Podcast
Media Article
Consumers to Determine the Future of the Industry
Inman News

Experts

Mark Nadel
Housing/Real Estate

Mark Nadel

Senior Fellow
Brobeck 3
Housing/Real Estate

Stephen Brobeck

Senior Fellow
wendy gilch
Housing/Real Estate

Wendy Gilch

Fellow
Housing/Real Estate
By
Stephen Brobeck
June 16, 2025
Housing/Real Estate
By
Stephen Brobeck
April 29, 2025
Housing/Real Estate
By
Mark Nadel
February 18, 2025
Housing/Real Estate
By
Stephen Brobeck
December 17, 2024
Housing/Real Estate
By
Stephen Brobeck
September 19, 2024
Housing/Real Estate
By
Stephen Brobeck
September 5, 2024

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