Company: HOUS
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001628280-25-054793
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Company: Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-02
Form: DEFM14A
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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

#### SCHEDULE 14A
<div align='center'>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 19341

(Amendment No. )</div>

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| ☐ |     | Preliminary Proxy Statement                                                     |
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| ☐ |     | Definitive Additional Materials                                                 |
| ☐ |     | Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12                                     |

#### Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
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#### Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

#### Registration No. 333-291556
<div align='center'>To the stockholders of Compass, Inc. and the stockholders of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.</div>

### TRANSACTION PROPOSED - YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT
Dear Stockholders:

On September 22, 2025, Compass, Inc. (which we refer to as “Compass”), Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass (which we refer to as “Merger Sub”), and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (which we refer to as “Anywhere”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (which we refer to as the “merger agreement”), pursuant to which, subject to approval by Compass stockholders and Anywhere stockholders and the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of other specified closing conditions, at the completion of the merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into Anywhere (which we refer to as the “mer