{"id":945,"date":"2019-04-04T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/compass-acquires-nyc-based-brokerage-stribling\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:12:13","slug":"compass-acquires-nyc-based-brokerage-stribling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/compass-acquires-nyc-based-brokerage-stribling\/","title":{"rendered":"Compass Acquires NYC-based Brokerage, Stribling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Compass Acquires NYC-based Brokerage, Stribling<\/h2>\n<h4><em>Its New York City footprint grows to over 1,800 agents with the addition of top brokerage Stribling.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Tech-based brokerage Compass has acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stribling.com\/properties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stribling<\/a>, a New York City real estate brokerage with over 300 agents and 50 employees. 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