MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS - 09 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (HOUS)

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
WILLIAMS MICHAEL J	Director	C/O ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC., 175 PARK AVENUE, MADISON	/s/ Colleen Johnson, as attorney-in-fact for Michael J. Williams	09 Jan 2026	0001224602

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HOUS	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	Disposed to Issuer		-315,788	-100%		0	09 Jan 2026	Direct	F1, F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Id	Content
F1	On January 9, 2026, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 22, 2025 (the Merger Agreement), by and among Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (the Company), Compass, Inc. (Compass), and Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass.
F2	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), was converted into the right to receive 1.436 fully paid and nonassessable shares (the Exchange Ratio) of class A common stock of Compass (the Compass Shares) and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares.
F3	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding RSU award was canceled and converted into a RSU award in respect of Compass Shares covering that number of Compass Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company common stock subject to the award multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio.

Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney of Michael J. Williams**previously filed**