EP 91: Mark McLaughlin - Chief Strategist For Compass in the Mergers and Acquisitions Era

Mark McLaughlin is a highly regarded real estate executive, and is currently the Chief Real Estate Strategist at Compass. McLaughlin previously led Compass' operations in California and served as CEO of Pacific Union and led the roll up and merger of several significant California brokerages under the Compass label.    In this episode recorded in the 4th quarter of 2024 we get his take on the residential real estate brokerage landscape and his vision for the future of real estate. He also gives us an inside look at the start up phase, growth phase and acquisitions phase of Pacifc Union and why Compass was a the right strategic and cultural fit for a merger. Listen closely, School is in session.   *Due to the Pacific Palisades fires and an overwhelmingly pick up in velocity in Q4 of last year we have been on hiatus. This is a series of interviews that were recorded at the end of 2024.   New episodes of THE DEAL will be coming soon with the biggest and brightest real estate agents, developers, designers and architects.   Mark Mclaughlin  https://mclaughlin-ventures.com    Danny Brown www.dannybrownla.com INSTAGRAM   If you love real estate as much as we do Subscribe to the deal with danny brown!