01:36 PM EDT, 05/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Anywhere Real Estate's ( HOUS ) response to a request for comment.)

Douglas Elliman ( DOUG ) has received a merger offer from Anywhere Real Estate ( HOUS ) this week that would value the company at roughly double its current share price, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The bid comes as the real estate brokerage is dealing with the fallout from lawsuits involving a pair of former star agents, according to the report.

Anywhere Real Estate ( HOUS ) declined to comment while Douglas Elliman ( DOUG ) did not reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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