
Who Says You Only Have One Chance to Make a First Impression?
Listing your home as a Private Exclusive extends your marketing runway and signals to buyers working with Compass agents that new inventory is coming.
Drive interest with exclusive marketing and gain insights before launching to the public.
What is a Private Exclusive?
Sell your home, keep your privacy
Private Exclusives are off-market listings only visible to Compass agents and their serious buyers. This allows sellers to soft launch their upcoming sale to an expansive audience without being officially on the market.
With no online history except on Compass, Private Exclusives do not accumulate days on market, show prior price adjustments, or appear on public home search websites.


Why You Should Use Private Exclusives
Quickly Test Your Price Without Risk
Avoid the negative impact from accumulating days on market and public price drops. Listing as a Private Exclusive gives you feedback from buyers on your aspirational price and positioning.
Maintain Your Privacy
Your privacy is valuable. Private Exclusives ensures that photos and floorplans of your home are only shared with Compass agents and their serious clients – details are not visible on public home search websites.
Soft Launch Before Being Market-Ready
Private Exclusives allow you to market your home to buyers prior to investing time or effort into preparing it for the public.
Generate Buzz
Build early demand for your home before it hits the public market. Just like a movie trailer, a Private Exclusive signals to buyers that something is coming, weeks or months in advance.
Launch Your Listing Twice
Private Exclusive creates two separate opportunities to launch your property: first on Compass.com, and then later when the listing goes live on the MLS and aggregate sites.


Reasons why you might choose to sell your home as a private exclusive:
Sell your home, keep your privacy
New job or relocation
Family changes like marriage or divorce
Evolving financial circumstances
Health issues
Valuable belongings like art or furniture
Opposition to holding open houses