Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (“Anywhere”) regarding its recent data breach. The Anywhere data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to over 17,000 individuals.
ABOUT ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC.:
Anywhere is a real estate services company based in New Jersey. Today, Anywhere provides a range of real estate services, including brokerage, relocation, insurance, residential real estate franchising.2 In 2022, Anywhere supported approximately 1.2 million home transactions.3 Additionally, Anywhere is the parent company to several real estate brokerage brands and companies, including Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, ERA Real Estate, Cartus, NRT, Title Resource Group, and Sotheby’s International Realty.2 As of January 9, 2026, Anywhere and Compass have come together as Compass International Holdings.2 Headquartered in Madison, New Jersey, Anywhere employs over 5,000 individuals and provides services for approximately 190,300 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 140,100 independent sales agents in 117 other countries and territories.3
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Anywhere reported to the Attorney General of Maine that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on November 24, 2025, Anywhere discovered a cybersecurity incident involving its Oracle E-Business Suite (“Oracle EBS”) environment.1 As a result, Anywhere launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Anywhere confirmed that sensitive personal information in its Oracle EBS environment related to employees may have been accessed and acquired by an unauthorized third party during the breach. As a result, Anywhere began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Contact information
- Date of birth
- Job details
On January 30, 2026, Anywhere began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Maine residents, Anywhere is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and 24 months complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letters that Anywhere filed with the Attorney General of Maine is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Anywhere Real Estate Inc.:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
LINKS
[3] https://www.linkedin.com/company/anywhere-real-estate-inc/about/
[4] https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2026-01-30-anywhere-real-estate-data-breach-notice-consumers
[5] https://oag.my.site.com/datasecuritybreachreport/apex/DataSecurityReportsPage
[6] https://www.mass.gov/doc/data-breach-report-2026/download
