Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-210060
Chunk: 182

Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-22
Form: 425
Chunk 182
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| AG Cataloochee LP                             |     |                      |   438,446 |
| AG POTOMAC FUND, L.P.                         |     |                      |   264,294 |
| AG Super Fund Master, L.P.                    |     |                      |   188,214 |

Exhibit 99.1

Compass Announces Combination with Anywhere Real Estate in All-StockTransaction NEW YORK, NY and MADISON, NJ, September 22, 2025 –Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) (“Compass”) and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) (“Anywhere”) jointly announce the signing of a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stocktransaction. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $10 billion, including the assumption of debt. This transaction pairs Compass’ years of investment in technology, innovative marketing offerings, and real estate professionals with Anywhere’s leading brands, broader and complementary businesses, and global reach. The combination of these companies will create a premier real estate platform, enabling agents and franchisees to best serve home sellers and home buyers. “Today marks a monumental step towards our mission to empower real estate professionals with everything they need to grow their business and better serve their clients,” said Compass CEO & Founder Robert Reffkin. “I have deep respect for Anywhere’s leadership, agents, employees, culture, and brands. By bringing together two of the best companies in our industry, while preserving the unique independence of Anywhere’s leading brands, we now have the resources to build a place where real estate professionals can thrive for decades to come.” “We are excited to unite our renowned brands, international footprint, and leading businesses to build a better real estate experience in concert with Compass,” said Anywhere CEO & President Ryan Schneider. “We have a unique opportunity to utilize the incredible breadth of talent across our companies, especially our world-class agents and franchisees, to deliver even more value to home buyers and home sellers across every phase of the home buying and home selling experience.” “Technology continues to transform every industry and every profession. We are excited to partner with a company that shares our vision so that we can empower every real estate professional,” said Compass Co-FounderOri Allon. Strategic Rationale:

| • | Creates a premier residential real estate platform. This transaction will bring together                                                                                                                                                            
 approximately 340,000 real estate professionals globally onto a shared network operating in every major U.S. city and serving