Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001398987-25-000042
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
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 Andersen & Company in Washington, D.C., from June 1987 to May 1990. Ms. Williams was a member of the Board of Directors of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. from 2018 to January 2023. 
 Skills and Qualifications:Ms. Williams has extensive leadership experience and broad-based knowledge of the financial and operational issues affecting complex organizations based on the breadth of her experience in finance, accounting, auditing, and enterprise risk management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Public Directorships:She serves as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Paycom Software, Inc. She also serves as Director at NeoGenomics Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

| 2025 Proxy Statement |     | 35 |

| TABLE OF CONTENTS |     | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |     | PROPOSAL 1 |     | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |     | PROPOSAL 2 |     | PROPOSAL 3 |     | PROPOSAL 4 |     | PROPOSAL 5 |     | PROPOSAL 6 |     | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS |     | FAQ |

### EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

### Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The Compensation Discussion and Analysis, or the CD&A, focuses on the compensation of our named executive officers (NEOs) for 2024:

▪ Ryan M. Schneider, Chief Executive Officer and President

▪ Charlotte C. Simonelli, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

▪ Donald J. Casey, President and CEO, Anywhere Integrated Services

▪ Rudy Wolfs, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

▪ Susan Yannaccone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Anywhere Brands and Anywhere Advisors

#### Executive Summary

#### 2024 Business Highlights
The U.S. residential real estate market remained at historic lows during 2024, with existing homesale transactions in 2024 and 2023 marking the lowest annual transaction levels since 1995, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”). This challenging environment was driven by a unique combination of factors, including the rapid escalation of mortgage rates starting in March 2022, persistent high inflation over the past two years, low housing inventory, reduced housing affordability, and broader macroeconomic concerns.

In addition to the challenging macroeconomic environment, the U.S. residential real estate brokerage industry is currently in the midst of a period of