Compass, Inc. provides residential real estate brokerage and related services in the United States.[4][5] Including its franchised businesses, it has approximately 340,000 agents and associates, who are generally independent contractors, on its platform.[2] It operates under many brand names including Compass, @properties, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21 Real Estate, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran Group, ERA Real Estate, Sotheby's International Realty, and Christie's International Real Estate.[2]