Compass and Anywhere merger set to close Friday after shareholders approve, creating a mega US brokerage

What happened:

Compass ($COMP) and Anywhere Real Estate ($HOUS) shareholders approved their all stock merger.

The companies say the deal is set to close Friday, after the antitrust waiting period expired earlier this month.

The combined company would be one of the biggest residential brokerages in the US, which raises both scale upside and antitrust scrutiny.

Why the market cares:

Scale: bigger agent network, bigger listing footprint, and more leverage on marketing and tech spend.

Synergies: overlapping back office functions could mean cost cuts over time, but integration risk is real.

Regulation: politicians are already calling for deeper review, so headlines can swing the tape. ...