Private company

Alain Pinel Realtors

Residential real estate company in California

Alain Pinel Realtors was a residential real estate brokerage focused on luxury real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2017, it had 1,400 agents, $278 million in annual revenue and was the fourth largest residential real estate brokerage in the U.S. In May 2019, the company was acquired by Compass, Inc.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Alain Pinel Realtors was a residential real estate brokerage focused on luxury real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2017, it had 1,400 agents, $278 million in annual revenue and was the fourth largest residential real estate brokerage in the U.S. In May 2019, the company was acquired by Compass, Inc.2

The story

Alain Pinel Realtors was co-founded in 1990 by Alain Pinel (original CEO and President), together with Helen Pastorino and Paul L. Hulme.

In 2018, it acquired Hill & Co., which had 50 agents in three San Francisco neighborhoods.

In May 2019, the company was acquired by Compass, Inc.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alain Pinel Realtors, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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