Who owns START Real Estate?
START Real Estate is owned by Fathom Holdings (the United States, NASDAQ: FTHM), which has owned the brand since 2025.[1]
Evidence: Fathom Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-30, SEC EDGAR, 30 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Fathom Holdings Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cary
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Real estate › Brokerage & services › Real estate brokers
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: FTHM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About START Real Estate
START Real Estate is a residential brokerage in the Colorado market that Fathom Holdings acquired in October 2025 for about $1.2 million in cash and shares plus contingent consideration. The 10-K says Fathom plans to bring START's operating model onto its own technology platform and expects START to operate in about fifteen states within a year.
Ownership timeline of START Real Estate
- 2025 – present Fathom Holdings [1] verified
Where START Real Estate sits in Fathom Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Fathom Holdings
Fathom Holdings controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in real estate.
Also in real estate
Other brands in real estate brokers, and who owns them
Fathom Holdings has more brands in real estate brokers on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Deyou | KE Holdings | 🇨🇳 China |
| Compass | Compass | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Douglas Elliman | Douglas Elliman | 🇺🇸 United States |
| HomePro | Offerpad | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Real Brokerage | Real REMAX Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Redfin | Rocket Companies | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lianjia | KE Holdings | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Fathom Holdings
Fathom Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cary, United States. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: FTHM.
Fathom Holdings Inc. is a North Carolina corporation, incorporated on 5 May 2017, that grew out of Fathom Realty, founded in January 2010. Its 10-K for 2025 describes a technology-driven real estate services platform that combines residential brokerage, mortgage, title and software, with agents in 43 states and the District of Columbia and about 14,135 agent licences at the end of 2025.
Fathom Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 START Real Estate and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; START Real Estate is not one of them.
- Centex — PulteGroup 🇺🇸
- Compass — Compass 🇺🇸
- Cushman & Wakefield — Cushman & Wakefield 🇧🇲
- DE Title Services — Douglas Elliman 🇺🇸
- Equinix — Equinix 🇺🇸
- HomePro — Offerpad 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of START Real Estate?
The parent company of START Real Estate is Fathom Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is START Real Estate American?
Yes. START Real Estate originated in the United States and its owner, Fathom Holdings, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Fathom Holdings owned START Real Estate?
Fathom Holdings has owned START Real Estate since 2025.
Is START Real Estate still owned by Fathom Holdings?
Yes. As of 18 October 2026, START Real Estate is still owned by Fathom Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Fathom Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-30 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 18 October 2026.
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