Homebay
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Reasonable for confident sellers chasing lower commissions who accept a DIY-heavy process.
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Comparison
Homebay vs Houwzer
Homebay and Houwzer both land on Depends.
Houwzer
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're selling or buying a home in a state Houwzer covers and want to cut the listing fee to 1%.
| Compare | Homebay | Houwzer |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Confident DIY home sellers | Sellers inside its seven-state footprint |
| Who it's not for | First-time sellers needing step-by-step hand-holding | Sellers outside Houwzer's state coverage |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.10 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | 1.5/5 Trustpilot; Yelp cites absent guidance | 4.9/5 across 1,400+ client reviews |
| Public sentiment | Usable reviews are sparse and skew negative: a 1.5/5 Trustpilot score and Yelp complaints about absent guidance dominate.¹ | Client reviews are strongly positive on Houwzer's own site and Yelp, while Reddit discussion of discount brokerages is more mixed. |
| Biggest gotcha | Trustpilot sits at 1.5/5 across 271 reviews . read recent complaints before committing.² | Guess: the 1% listing fee likely excludes the buyer's-agent commission owed at closing |
Pick Homebay when
- Confident DIY home sellers
- Sellers cutting agent commissions
- FSBO-curious owners wanting MLS help
When Homebay is not a fit
- First-time sellers needing step-by-step hand-holding
- Anyone expecting responsive, accountable agent support
- High-touch or luxury listings wanting white-glove service
Pick Houwzer when
- Sellers inside its seven-state footprint
- Price-sensitive sellers
- First-time buyers wanting a rebate
- Sellers comfortable with salaried agents
When Houwzer is not a fit
- Sellers outside Houwzer's state coverage
- Luxury sellers wanting a dedicated heavy-hitter agent
- Investors transacting frequently across markets
Sources
- Home Bay Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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- Home Bay . Yelp, San Diegoyelp.comreview
- Home Bay Review: How It Works, Pricing, Top Alternativeslistwithclever.comreview
- Leanprop: Home Bay overviewleanprop.comreview
- HomeBay . Another Entrant Aiming to Lower Commissionsgeekestateblog.comnews
news
- HomeBay . Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.comofficial
- Homebay Privacy Policy (Clever)homebay.comofficial
- Homebay product security pagehomebay.comsecurity
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- 1% Listing Fee, Buyer Rebates & How It Workshouwzer.comofficial
- Houwzer Raises $118M In Series Bhouwzer.comnews
- Houwzer Reviews: How Much You Savelistwithclever.comreview
review
- Experience with discount RE agentsreddit.comreview