About Us

Mission

Owners.com strives to empower consumers to take control of their real estate transactions by providing all of the tools and resources needed to understand the home selling and home buying process.

Business

Owners.com (http://www.owners.com), America’s leading self-directed real estate marketplace, provides consumers with everything they need to successfully buy and sell a home at substantially reduced costs with confidence that they are fully informed and in control. Owners.com has helped homeowners in all 50 states market over 1 million homes, accounting for more than $200 billion in home sales. Owners.com is a privately held company.

History

  • 1995: Company founded in January
  • 1996: Owners.com becomes largest directory of homes for sale by owner
  • 1997: Owners.com is first real estate web site named to PC Magazine’s Top 100
  • 1999: Owners.com receives investment from Oak Hill Ventures, E*Capital, etc.
  • 2000: Owners.com launches full service agent solution with Prudential Real Estate to become the first company to offer the full breadth of real estate services from flat fee to commission, depending on the owners needs
  • 2001: Owners.com acquired by Owners Advantage, LLC.
  • 2002: Owners.com launches the Owners Answering Service to manage offline phone calls for homesellers
  • 2004: Owners.com Listing Kit offered in Home Depot and included in "The For Sale By Owner Kit" the bestselling FSBO book by Robert Irwin

Awards

  • PC Magazine: Top 100 Web Sites
  • The Wall Street Journal: Best [for sale by owner] registry
  • Fast Company: Fast Forward 2005 - What’s Next
  • Forbes: Best of the Web

Headquarters

Owners Advantage, LLC
595 Market Street, Suite 2210
San Francisco, CA 94105

Testimonials

Read first-hand FSBO Seller success stories.

Questions?

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Call us at (888) 645-6305 with any questions you may have about listing your home online.

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