Compass Real Estate Reviews

LOL, so I just had the most surreal and unprofessional experience from Compass. I was browsing condos near me while on vacation in Hawaii, and saw one listing I was interested in taking a look. So I naively clicked the "request a tour" button on Zillow.com. Lo and behold, some agent who's not the listing agent calls and says I need to sign a buyer's broker agreement. OK, NAR settlement and all that, I understand no one wants to waste his time. Sure, but I am not signing a piece of paper which says I am on the hook for 3% for any Hawaii purchase with someone I've never met, simply because he called me for one listing I happen to want to see, ok?

I'm in remodeling business of condos so I'm dealing with agents all the time. Worst agent that I had to have a business with is Brian **.. Do not recommend him at all. Poor quality, lack of giving information about the condo. He used a regular lockbox, not approved lockboxes that agents uses, and someone broken in into that lockbox got the key to our new condo. With all the stress of moving, we had to bring a locksmith to replace the lock.

MS. Kimberlee ** was our agent: she was sketchy and evasive about providing paperwork that showed that renters should have 40x the monthly rent as annual salary. What's more, that the guarantor should have an annual salary of 80x the rent!

In June 2022, when our family trust trustee engaged Mr. ** and Compass Real Estate to handle the listing and eventual rental of our $5M+ property in the Kalorama neighborhood of NW Washington DC, the outcome was disappointing. Mr. ** assured us that the individual presented as a tenant had undergone thorough vetting, including verification of financial and non-financial references suitable for such a high-value rental. However, the tenant failed to pay rent for 15 months, accumulating over $300,000 in arrears, and has resisted eviction efforts by exploiting court delays. Despite our inquiries, Mr. ** and Compass Real Estate could not provide any records related to the tenant, claiming all information had been purged from their system. Subsequent investigations revealed the tenant’s extensive legal history, including over 100 court appearances, multiple evictions, judgments, and delinquencies.

Fraud Lawsuit against Compass Real Estate company and agent in Washington DC superior court in 10/5/2023. Additional counts are Breach of Contract, Malpractice, failure to disclose and other counts.

Worst agent that I had to have a business with is Steven **. Pure nonprofessional, rude person. Do not recommend him at all. Poor quality, nonrelevant information about the houses. But the most important thing for me is personality. His personality is just terrible! Be aware.

I signed with Compass Real Estate on 09/10/2021 to sell my property. They told me they had an excellent painter. The contract they send me after I left on a trip was not accurate: I did not sign it. While I was away they proceeded to have painting started without proper authorization. When I came back the home was dirty and they had cover the paint on the wooden floor with cardboard. I asked them to leave and the real estate agent Carol ** threatened me verbally inside my home: I left and called the police. The estimate on the painting that was not done is $26,500. I had a company doing the work for $2600.

I've been buying and selling houses for more than 50 years, and I thought I'd seen every unprofessional, unethical scam that had ever been dreamed up, but there's always a new wrinkle, isn't there? These guys troll MLS for listings in senior communities, then send emails to the seller claiming that they have a buyer who wants to buy their property for cash. The "offer" is not really an offer -- just an email with "terms" -- and the purchase price is $100,000 or more less than the appraised value of the property. They hope to fool a senior who has dementia into selling, then they can flip the house for a quick profit. Calling this behavior despicable and sleazy is giving them way too much credit.