No. Opendoor has a new CEO (Kaz, joined September 2024) and has publicly rebooted the business around partnering with agents instead of working around them. Between 25% and 40% of Opendoor's deals every month now come from agent referrals. Andrew Flachner personally flew to San Francisco to vet Opendoor's leadership before RealScout signed the partnership.

Three reasons:

Even the best iBuyer isn't right for every client. This is about giving you more options to bring to the kitchen table.

No — and it's contractual. Opendoor cannot use the existence of an offer request, or any of your client's data, to solicit or target them. They also cannot sell your client's data to third parties. These protections apply whether or not you engage with the integration.

On their Home Value Alert, your client sees a "Request Cash Offer" call to action. They do not see the Opendoor brand anywhere. They cannot contact Opendoor. If they click the button, the only thing that happens is you get an email letting you know your client asked about a cash offer on their property. You decide whether to move forward — nothing happens without you.

Yes. The "Request Cash Offer" CTA on Home Value Alerts is opt-out. If you don't want it showing to your contacts, you can disable it in your settings.

The app lets you assign the assessment to your seller, but Opendoor strongly recommends the agent stay on-site. Being present keeps you in the driver's seat of the relationship and ensures the assessment is accurate.

Opendoor buys the home directly.

Seller gets an upfront cash payment (typically 50–80% of estimated sale price).

Not with Cash Now More Later. That's the whole point of the product. You and your client can disagree with Opendoor's estimated sale price. Opendoor will list at whatever price the seller wants to test the market at. Your client's upside is protected because they get all proceeds after Opendoor's costs.

Both work. There is no wrong way to use it. Some common approaches:

Yes. The commission Opendoor pays is fully disclosed in the transaction documents, agreed to by all parties, and paid through your brokerage on the settlement statement. It's a buyer paying a commission to the seller's agent as a benefit of working with them — nothing outside the transaction.

Opendoor pays a bonus commission of 1% up to 2%, directly from Opendoor, at the close of acquisition. It's tiered by deal count and resets every January. It's on top of anything you've negotiated with your seller. If your seller is paying you a commission at close, you keep that too — the Opendoor bonus is additional.

Yes. You get:

Two commissions on the same property.

Opendoor's offer is oriented around the price they expect the home to sell for on the open market — not just "here's what we'll pay." You'll see market context in Opendoor's dashboard: days on market, time to sell, and other demand signals.

That said, Opendoor is a buyer. Always encourage your seller to evaluate the offer independently and do their own due diligence. Your role as a licensed professional matters here.

Opendoor manages and pays for all of it. Repair costs are estimated and disclosed to you and your seller before the contract is signed (that's part of why the app assessment includes photos and videos). Opendoor charges sellers at their actual cost — no markup, no profit center. They pass through the volume savings (they buy millions of gallons of paint each year, for example) directly to the seller.