Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-253525
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form: 425
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 |     | Your data is your own. We will always allow you to take your client database and emails with you, and we will 
 never contact your clients.                                                                                   |

| • |     | Franchise owners will continue to determine their own data policies. |

| • |     | You and your sellers will always have the freedom to choose how each listing is marketed and sold. There will 
 be no mandates or policies from Compass requiring real estate professionals to use Private Exclusives.        |

I started Compass because of my mom, Ruth, who as a single mother, built a career in real estate. Inspired by her hard work, professionalism, and genuine care for her clients, we created Compass to provide real estate professionals with everything they need to succeed and realize their entrepreneurial potential. Now, we have the opportunity to build on that vision, investing in you as full-service advisors with more tools, programs, networking groups, and support to help you deliver even more value to your clients. Joining forces gives us the resources to build a place where real estate professionals and franchise owners can thrive for decades to come.

I recognize the importance of trust and integrity, which have long defined this profession. I promise to listen to you and learn from you so that together we can build a future shaped by real estate professionals, for real estate professionals.

Robert Reffkin

As we have committed to
you, we will continue to provide more updates related to the transaction as they are available.

[Brand President] [Ryan M. Schneider]

Important Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction between Anywhere and Compass, Anywhere and Compass will file relevant materials with the SEC, including a
registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Compass (the “Registration Statement”) that will include a joint proxy statement of Compass and Anywhere that also constitutes a prospectus of Compass
(the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). The definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of Anywhere and stockholders of Compass seeking their approval of the proposed transaction and other related
matters. Each of Anywhere and Compass may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any other
document that Anywhere or Compass (as applicable) may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS