@properties

Residential Real Estate Brokerageatproperties.com

@properties is a Chicago-based real estate brokerage serving residential buyers, sellers, and developers across 15+ U.S. regional markets under the Christie's International Real Estate brand license, monetizing through transaction commissions and an ecosystem of title, insurance, and referral subsidiaries.

Company typePrivate
Founded2000
HeadquartersChicago, United States
Headcount1,001–5,000
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What @properties does

@properties, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chicago, is a privately held residential and commercial real estate brokerage operating under the legal entity At World Properties, LLC. The company serves buyers, sellers, and developers across 15+ regional markets spanning the Midwest (Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin), Mid-Atlantic (DC Area), and Texas (Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth), with localized websites, regional branding (e.g., RLAH @properties, @properties Indy, @properties Lone Star), and a distributed network of licensed real estate agents. Its core product is a full-service brokerage platform providing property search, agent matching, listing management, and transaction support, distributed through the corporate website atproperties.com, regional sites, MLS integration, and direct agent relationships.

The company monetizes through traditional real estate commissions on residential and commercial transactions, supplemented by an ecosystem of wholly-owned adjacent service subsidiaries including Proper Title (title services), OriginPoint and A Rate Company (insurance and rate services), and Suburban Jungle (agent referral services). In December 2021, @properties acquired Christie's International Real Estate and entered a long-term global brand license agreement, providing access to a luxury referral network spanning the globe and positioning the firm in the high-net-worth real estate segment. The technology stack centers on a brokerage platform with property search, MLS integration, and regional websites, supported by mobile applications on iOS and Android.

In 2024, @properties was acquired by Compass for $444 million, one of Chicago's largest brokerage exits, transitioning the company from independent co-founder ownership (Thad Wong and Mark Buskuhl as co-CEOs) to a subsidiary within a national brokerage platform. The company continued to operate under its brand post-acquisition and in January 2025 secured exclusive listing rights for nearly $1 billion in Pearlstone Partners condo developments in Austin and Dallas, demonstrating continued expansion into large-scale developer representation alongside its traditional residential brokerage business.

@properties firmographics

Firmographics

Name: @properties
Legal name: At World Properties, LLC d/b/a @properties Christie's International Real Estate
Website: https://atproperties.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2000
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1,001–5,000 employees
Short description: @properties is a Chicago-based real estate brokerage serving residential buyers, sellers, and developers across 15+ U.S. regional markets under the Christie's International Real Estate brand license, monetizing through transaction commissions and an ecosystem of title, insurance, and referral subsidiaries.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

@properties industry classification

Industry

Product category: Residential Real Estate Brokerage
NAICS: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)
SIC: Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)
akta.pro primary industry: Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)
akta.pro secondary industry: Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

Keywords

Residential real estate brokerage
Luxury property sales
Real estate agent network
Property listing services
Commercial real estate brokerage

Where @properties is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Chicago
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

@properties business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

Real Estate Commission: Traditional real estate brokerage收取佣金，从住宅和商业物业的销售和购买交易中产生收入。

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

@properties product offering

Product offering

Core offering

@properties is a full-service real estate brokerage providing residential and commercial property search, agent matching, listing management, and transaction support across multiple U.S. regional markets. Operating under the Christie's International Real Estate brand license, the company connects buyers and sellers through a network of local agents, regional websites, and MLS-integrated property search functionality.

Product overview

@properties is a real estate brokerage company operating as a client-facing property search and listing management platform. The company does not offer a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. Instead, it provides property search functionality, agent matching, listing management, and related real estate services across multiple regional markets. Regional variations exist (e.g., RLAH @properties in DC, @properties Indy in Indianapolis) representing regional branding and office affiliations rather than distinct product modules or sub-products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

@properties Christie's International Real Estate Brokerage
Proper Title Services
OriginPoint Insurance Services
Suburban Jungle Referral Services

Companies that use @properties

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

@properties technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

@properties partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

Anywhere Real EstatemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Compass announced a merger with Anywhere Real Estate valued at $1.6 billion, representing major consolidation in the real estate brokerage industry that affects @properties' competitive landscape.
Compass Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Compass Inc. partnered with Christie's International Real Estate and @properties in December 2024, forming a strategic partnership in the luxury real estate segment.
Christie's International Real EstatecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 December 2021In November 2021, @properties acquired one of the oldest real estate networks, Christie's International Real Estate, and entered a long-term global brand license agreement. The deal involved transferring corporate team members and operations from Christie's to @properties in the U.S. and internationally. This strategic move leverages Christie's luxury brand and technology to expand @properties' global market presence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

@properties competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Douglas Elliman: Residential brokerage with strong presence in luxury East Coast markets — competes with @properties' RLAH DC Area and luxury segment for high-net-worth listings and buyer representation.
Howard Hanna Real Estate: Large privately held residential brokerage concentrated in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, overlapping @properties' footprint in Chicago, Michigan, DC, and surrounding states.
Engel & Völkers: International luxury and premium residential brokerage with a brand-license model — directly comparable to @properties' Christie's partnership for affluent cross-border buyer referrals.
Coldwell Banker: Long-standing residential brokerage franchise with a global referral network; overlaps directly with @properties' traditional and luxury brokerage services across multiple U.S. markets.
Sotheby's International Realty: Luxury-focused residential brokerage leveraging the Sotheby's auction-house brand — the closest direct competitor to the Christie's International Real Estate luxury channel that @properties controls.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: National residential brokerage franchise network with comparable multi-region agent-led operations and brand-license distribution across U.S. metros.

Emerging players

Redfin: Tech-led residential brokerage offering a lower-cost, hybrid agent model — competing for both consumers and agents in @properties' core metros, particularly on commission value.
eXp Realty: Cloud-based brokerage with high agent splits and a viral recruiting model — competes for agent talent that @properties relies on, particularly in shared Midwest and Sun Belt markets.

Broad incumbents

Compass: National residential brokerage and now @properties' parent company after the 2024 $444M acquisition. Directly comparable business model — agent-led brokerage with technology stack — but operates at far larger national scale.

Regional players

The Keyes Company: Large independent Florida-focused brokerage — representative of regional independents that compete for agents in select markets and could be a comparable peer for the @properties Lone Star (Florida-adjacent luxury) expansion thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

@properties financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

@properties leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

@properties subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries7 records

@properties funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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@properties M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A3 records

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about @properties

What does @properties do?

Is @properties a public or private company?

@properties is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was @properties founded?

@properties was founded in 2000. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is @properties based?

@properties is headquartered in Chicago, United States, in the North America region.

How does @properties make money?

One revenue line is on record: real Estate Commission.

Who are @properties's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Douglas Elliman, Howard Hanna Real Estate, Engel & Völkers, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby's International Realty and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Emerging players are Redfin and eXp Realty. Compass is listed as a broad incumbent. The Keyes Company is listed as a regional player.

Does @properties have an API?

No public API is recorded for @properties.

What industry is @properties in?

@properties's product category is Residential Real Estate Brokerage. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAJAAAA, Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes), with a secondary code of BPAJAAAC, Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage. Its NAICS code is 53121 and its SIC code is 6531.