National cash home buyers
The big names that buy houses in many cities: how each one works, where it buys, what it says it charges, and how sellers rate it. Every fact links to its source.
Not sure which kind fits your house? See our independent ranking of the best companies that buy houses for cash, or estimate what you'd take home from each option with the home sale calculator.
iBuyers
An iBuyer buys your home directly with its own money, usually after an online offer and an inspection, and charges a service fee instead of agent commissions. Usually suits: newer homes in good condition, when you want an offer closer to market value and can accept a service fee.
Cash offer marketplaces
A marketplace doesn't buy your house itself. It sends your home's details to investor buyers who bid on it, and the winning investor buys it. Usually suits: getting several competing cash offers without calling buyers one by one.
Franchise networks
A franchise brand licenses its name to independently owned local buyers. Your offer and your experience depend on the local franchisee, not the national company. Usually suits: homes that need major repairs, or inherited and hard-to-sell houses.
Other national cash buyers
These companies buy houses for cash themselves in several markets, typically as-is. Usually suits: as-is sales in the markets where it operates.
Head-to-head comparisons
Fees, markets, closing speed and seller ratings side by side.
No longer buying homes
Sellers still search for these. Here's what happened.
- RedfinNowRedfin announced the shutdown on November 9, 2022 because iBuying tied up too much capital and risk for an uncertain benefit amid rising capital costs; Redfin completed liquidation of the inventory in Q2 2023.
- Zillow OffersZillow announced the wind-down on November 2, 2021, citing unpredictable home prices, capacity constraints and operational challenges, and its SEC filing says the wind-down was completed in the third quarter of 2022.
- EasyKnockEasyKnock abruptly closed its doors on December 5, 2024; its website and notices did not explain the cause, and the closure followed lawsuits and state-regulator scrutiny.