# Judd Schoenholtz

> Judd Schoenholtz is the co-founder and CEO of Deferred.com, a technology-driven qualified intermediary that pioneered the No Fee 1031 Exchange. A repeat real estate founder, he previously built Open Listings (YC W15, acquired by Opendoor in 2018) and Balance Homes (acquired 2023), drawing on a decade of design leadership at the global digital agency Huge.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Deferred
- **Organizations:** Deferred, Open Listings, Balance Homes, Opendoor, Huge
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Computer Science, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Open Listings, acquired by Opendoor (2018)., Co-founded Balance Homes, acquired in 2023., Built Deferred into a technology-first qualified intermediary offering the No Fee Exchange.

## Career timeline

- **~2004-2014** — Group Director of User Experience at Huge, designing products for Google, Dell, IKEA, JetBlue, Samsung, Target, Fox, Vans, and the National Association of Realtors.
- **2014-2015** — Co-founded Open Listings; accepted into Y Combinator W15 batch after a second application.
- **2018** — Open Listings acquired by Opendoor; joined Opendoor as Head of Buyer.
- **~2020-2023** — Co-founded Balance Homes, a home equity co-ownership platform; acquired in 2023.
- **2024** — Co-founded Deferred.com with Alex Farrill and Aaron LaRue as a no-fee, technology-powered 1031 qualified intermediary.
- **2025** — Deferred raised $3.6M seed round led by B Capital and Fika Ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Open Listings, acquired by Opendoor (2018).
- Co-founded Balance Homes, acquired in 2023.
- Built Deferred into a technology-first qualified intermediary offering the No Fee Exchange.
- Raised $3.6M seed for Deferred from B Capital and Fika Ventures.
- Saved Open Listings homebuyers over $25M in commission rebates.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Deferred closed $3.6M seed round to scale its no-fee 1031 qualified intermediary platform.

## Links

- Website: https://deferred.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juddschoenholtz/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jjjjuuuuddddddd

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Last updated: 2026-06-30