The final prototype, in the shape of a magnifying glass, stands tall in a 10th-floor conference room at real estate startup Compass, emitting a gentle glow from the inner rim of its ringed frame. At ...

Compass brokerage's "smart" sign will be round and light up whenever anything moves within 20 feet of it. The sign will also connect agents to potential buyers through Bluetooth and direct buyers to ...

Last week, a deeply confused swath of the real-estate universe had a chance to get an answer to a long-running mystery: Is Compass an industry-disrupting technology platform, or just an old-fashioned ...