WSJ: DOJ leadership halted antitrust review of Compass–Anywhere deal

REPORT: MAGA-World Figures Aid Major Corporate Mergers, Avoiding Anti-Trust Scrutiny.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The merger of Compass and Anywhere Real Estate, valued at $1.6 billion, was approved without a detailed antitrust investigation.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Compass, Anywhere Real Estate, the Justice Department, and lawyer Mike Davis.WHEN & WHERE: The merger completes on January 9, 2026, in the United States.IMPACT: Compass will control nearly 20 percent of the U.S. home-sales volume, raising concerns over market share in major m…

WSJ: DOJ leadership halted antitrust review of Compass–Anywhere deal

News that the proposed merger between Compass and Anywhere would close this week came as a surprise to many in the industry, especially those who were anticipating a robust antitrust review of the deal. Several news outlets are reporting that antitrust regulators were blocked from a deeper investigation into the deal by officials higher up in the Justice Department, something that HousingWire has not been able to independently confirm. According…

How did the Compass-Anywhere deal get cleared so quickly?

A senior DOJ antitrust official wanted a deeper review of the merger, but got shut down after Compass went over her head, according to the Wall Street Journal.