Choey’s blow-by-blow, over 5,000-word tale of Climb’s rise and eventual sale to Realogy reveals the passion, vision and savvy required for a brokerage to grow quickly and succeed. It also shows just how big a presence Compass occupies in the minds and hearts of brokerages, and how its growth instigated Climb’s eventual sale to Realogy and sheds light on the brokerage consolidations happening in many markets across the nation.