Matt joins us from The Real Deal, where he covered the Los Angeles commercial and residential real estate market.
Hello OpenHouse readers!
I knew Matt was going to be our next senior real estate reporter within five minutes of hopping on the video interview. His smarts and passion for journalism are apparent from the moment you start talking with him.
Matt joins us from The Real Deal, where he covered the Los Angeles commercial and residential real estate market.
Matt will be reaching out to many of you in the coming months as we hone in on the areas of real estate that we want to cover most closely. Don't be shy about sending feedback to him as well, he can be reached at mblake@housingwire.com.
Matt published his first HW+ article on Thursday. In the article, he does a deep dive on Compass and the brokerage's planned IPO. There's a healthy dose of skepticism in the article, in my mind fitting because what has Compass really proved except an ability to raise venture capital and pay handsomely for top-performing agents?
Like many of you, Matt is eager for Compass to go public, because then we can see under the hood. Will there be a real business there? Can they turn a profit?
Real estate agents and Wall Street analysts love to talk about Compass – good and bad. This is what they're saying ahead of an IPO. HW+ Premium Content
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