This week, Bloomberg News reported that Rocket Cos. is pushing deeper into the property market with a deal to buy real estate listing site Redfin Corp. for $1.75 billion. Last year, Compass agreed to buy Christie's International Real Estate and other businesses in a transaction valued at $444 million.

The talks are the latest sign of consolidation among real-estate brokerages during a prolonged period of lackluster home sales.

Compass (NYSE:COMP) is in advanced discussions to buy Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) residential real estate brokerage unit, with a deal potentially coming together soon, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday,

Gino Blefari flatly denied a Wall Street Journal report Compass was in “advanced talks” for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) is in talks to sell HomeServices of America, its real estate brokerage arm, to

One of the USA’s biggest real estate brokerage, Compass, is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Warren Buffett’s brokerage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America. The Wall Street Journal

Residential giant Compass is looking to continue its growth tear with a deal for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage, HomeServices of America, is considering a deal with Compass, potentially consolidating the home-buying sector.

CNBC's Becky Quick reports on the latest news.

Greater Philadelphia's Fox & Roach has ranked No. 1 in the HomeServices network for close to a decade with more than 4,000 agents across 75 sales offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.