Schneider has led the nation’s largest real estate enterprise by annual US sales volume (over $530 billion), transaction sides and agent count since 2017. With his tenure focused on reducing debt, optimizing cashflow, streamlining operations and centralizing data, he has helped put the firm — which operates the nation’s second-largest brokerage in Anywhere Advisors as well as six of its largest franchise brands — on increasingly stable ground.

This stability bore real fruit in 2025 with Compass’ acquisition of Anywhere for $1.6 billion in stock, representing approximately 10 times the firm’s projected 2026 earnings — a stellar multiple. The deal puts the US’s two largest brokerages and seven major franchise brands under one roof.

In 2025, Schneider helped Anywhere achieve the following:

• Delivering over $25 million in net cash flow through the third quarter
• Leveraging AI to cut the time it takes agents to enter listing agreements from approximately 10 minutes to under 60 seconds
• Rolling out a test that increased its buy-side mortgage attach rate by over 2%

A former executive at Capital One Financial Corporation, Schneider has executed and led from a deep well of financial industry experience. This has proved immensely valuable for Anywhere as it reduced debt and became a stronger, more resilient firm financially.

The company he leads enters 2026 in a position of limbo, as the Compass acquisition poses significant questions for Anywhere’s agents, affiliates and leaders. That uncertainty notwithstanding, Schneider remains one of the industry’s five most powerful leaders, based on the scope of his achievements and the ongoing influence he has over a significant share of the industry’s agents and transactions.