Metropolist

What Metropolist does

Metropolist is a privately held residential real estate brokerage headquartered in West Seattle, Washington, serving buyers and sellers in the greater Puget Sound region and, more recently, Arizona. Founded in 2014, the firm operates with approximately 22-23 active agents and has accumulated roughly $1.3 billion in cumulative residential sales volume across its history. In January 2025, Metropolist joined Compass, a publicly traded real estate technology firm (NYSE: COMP), gaining access to the Compass platform while retaining its independent brand and community-oriented operating model. The firm also operates a secondary office at its West Seattle headquarters that serves as a community event space.

The core offering is residential real estate sales facilitated by its agent team, distributed through Compass.com and the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). Supporting products include the METROPOLIST Learning Lab, a broker education platform offering clock hours for license renewal along with coaching and mentoring; the METROPOLIST Magazine, a 14-page publication covering the Seattle residential and commercial real estate market; and the West Seattle event space, available to brokers, clients, area nonprofits, and the public. Metropolist's underlying technology stack is the Compass platform; the firm does not maintain its own proprietary transaction or listing technology.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis through residential real estate commissions, with rates quoted per transaction and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven, emphasizing personal broker-client relationships, community events, and professional development. The firm has earned regional recognition including #16 in the Top 20 Residential Real Estate Firms in Seattle, #14 of the Top 25 LGBTQ-Owned Businesses in the Puget Sound, #20 in the 2021 Top Puget Sound Businesses for Philanthropic Giving, and placement in the Top 100 of the 2022 PBSJ Fastest Growing Private Companies. Ownership structure is not publicly disclosed, though LGBTQ-owned business recognition indicates LGBTQ+ ownership or leadership.

Name

Metropolist

Legal name

Metropolist

Website

https://metropolist.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metropolist is a West Seattle-based residential real estate brokerage serving home buyers and sellers in the greater Puget Sound region and Arizona. Founded in 2014, the firm operates with approximately 22 agents and partnered with Compass in January 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commissions: Metropolist generates revenue through residential real estate sales commissions in the Puget Sound region. Agents facilitate home buying and selling transactions, earning commission based on property sale prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Metropolist is a residential real estate brokerage that facilitates the buying and selling of homes in the greater Puget Sound region and Arizona through its team of approximately 22 brokers. The firm supplements this core sales activity with broker education (the METROPOLIST Learning Lab), event-space hosting at its West Seattle office for clients and nonprofits, and a print/digital magazine covering the local real estate market. Agents operate on the Compass technology platform to list and distribute properties.

Product overview

Metropolist is a real estate brokerage firm that operates as a unified platform offering residential real estate sales in the greater Puget Sound region, complemented by education services through the Learning Lab, event space rentals, and the Metropolist Magazine publication. The core offering is residential real estate sales, supported by ancillary services including broker education, community events, and market intelligence publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Real Estate Sales Residential real estate sales and representation services for individual home buyers and home sellers in the greater Puget Sound region and Arizona, delivered through a team of approximately 22 brokers operating on the Compass platform.
• METROPOLIST Learning Lab An interactive education platform for licensed real estate brokers that delivers continuing-education clock hours required for license renewal, along with coaching, mentoring, and events such as the MetroFest vendor fair. It is described by the firm as an "UNBORING" real estate education program with systematic tactics and proven strategies.
• METROPOLIST West Seattle Event Space Event-space rental at the Metropolist West Seattle office, available to brokers, clients, area nonprofits, and the public for small gatherings, celebrations, and community events.
• METROPOLIST Magazine A 14-page insider's review publication covering the Puget Sound real estate market with stories about people and market data, spanning both residential and commercial real estate.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CompasscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMetropolist joined Compass as a partner firm. The partnership combines Metropolist's community-focused approach with Compass technology to help transform the industry and help brokers and clients achieve their goals. Compass provides the technology platform while Metropolist provides the agent team and community ecosystem.
• Evergreen Treatment ServicesminorOthersMetropolist supports Evergreen Treatment Services REACH Program by providing event space for their outreach activities. Email [email protected] for event space inquiries from nonprofits.
• Seattle Agent MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPress coverage partnership featuring the article 'Metropolist Real Estate Joins Compass' published in Seattle Agent Magazine January 2025.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/metropolist_residential
• Xx.com/metropolist
• Facebookfacebook.com/MetropolistGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metropolist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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