Comps

New York real estate has changed tremendously since the 1980's and the market is only part of it. Property information may not have been a moue click away in those pre-Internet days, but it still existed. The problem: It wasn't organized. No one had compiled this data in a methodical way, so the founder of COMPS INC., who was a real estate appraiser, started to think about how to make it easier to access.

When COMPS INC. was founded in 1987, it provided hard copy sales information in binders and tax records in microfiche. Its biggest innovation then wasn't the device. It was the organization and accuracy. In addition to being the industry pioneer, COMPS INC. has built its reputation on meticulous attention to detail.