Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTNick PipitoneWed, July 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM GMT+2 4 min readCurrent and former employees of OpenAI and Anthropic could hypothetically pool their IPO winnings and buy 29 percent of every home in the San Francisco metro area. Not just what's listed for sale, but the entire housing stock, according to a new Redfin analysis published July 9.The number is illustrative, not a forecast. Neither company has priced or scheduled an IPO, and Redfin's own researchers caveat that the calculation is "purely hypothetical and not a realistic representation of where IPO proceeds will go."But the scale is the point. Two companies headquartered in one metro area could, on paper, absorb nearly a third of its housing stock in a single liquidity event.Related ArticlesCompass opens new front against Zillow with complaints to regulators, MLSsHow to break into luxury real estate without a luxury networkERA president: Client-centered choice matters more than ever2 companies, one hypothetical shopping spree