# Homeward

> Homeward is an Austin real estate finance company that works through agents to help consumers buy before selling, make cash-backed offers, or sell for cash while retaining resale upside. Its platform connects home transactions with affiliated mortgage and title services.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Tim Heyl (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Buy Before You Sell / Equity Unlock, Buy with Cash, Sell to Homeward / Cash Offer, Homeward Mortgage, Homeward Title
- **Notable:** Reported thousands of homes purchased annually on its website., Founder Tim Heyl was named Inman’s 2021 Person of the Year.

## Products & services

- **Buy Before You Sell / Equity Unlock** — Bridge financing, early equity access and a guaranteed backup offer; the current product page specifies a 180-day sale window.
- **Buy with Cash** — Cash-backed purchasing support followed by traditional mortgage financing. Introduced in January 2021.
- **Sell to Homeward / Cash Offer** — An initial cash purchase followed by an agent-led market resale, with remaining upside passed to the original seller.
- **Homeward Mortgage** — Affiliated mortgage lender and originator of the Equity Unlock loan.
- **Homeward Title** — Affiliated title and closing services integrated with the transaction platform.
- **Agent certification and support** — Training, client applications and transaction support for real estate professionals.

## Achievements

- Reported thousands of homes purchased annually on its website.
- Founder Tim Heyl was named Inman’s 2021 Person of the Year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced Series D financing and plans to expand across the 48 contiguous states; product-level eligibility remains location dependent.
- **2024-09** — Heyl described a shift toward cash offers for sellers with resale upside in an Inman interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.homeward.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehomewardway
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thehomewardway
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehomewardway/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehomewardway/

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Last updated: 2026-10-03