| Industry | Real estate brokerage firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 (age 53) |
| Founders | Barbara Corcoran |
| Hq location | New York City |
| Parent | Compass, Inc. |
| Website | www.corcoran.com |
The Corcoran Group is an American real estate brokerage firm and a division of Compass, Inc.
History
Barbara Corcoran, a former diner waitress, founded the company in 1973 with a $1,000 loan.[1][2] In 2001, she sold the company to NRT for $66 million.[1][2]
In 2002, the company brokered $4.2 billion worth of real estate.[3] In 2004, Corcoran Group acquired McCann Coyner Clarke, which in the prior year had registered $310 million in closed sales volume.[4]
In 2022, the company was the second largest broker of residential real estate in the East Village and the Lower East Side, selling $210 million in volume in 112 transactions in those neighborhoods.[5]
References
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross & Blair, Jayson (September 25, 2001). "Corcoran Sells Realty Firm She Founded". The New York Times
- ^ Eng, Dinah (May 23, 2013). "Barbara Corcoran – From waitress to real estate queen". Fortune
- ^ "The Corcoran Group, Inc.". Encyclopedia.com
- ^ "Corcoran buys Florida real estate brokerage". Inman. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ Egbert, Bill (August 2, 2023). "Compass, Corcoran dominate the East Village and LES". The Real Deal