Founder @BuyWithHoma ex @Zillow @Trulia
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2010
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I spent 6 years at Zillow and Trulia.
We gave buyers the listings. Every house, every photo, every price history.
What we never gave them was leverage: what to offer, what the seller will actually take, and who's really on their side.
That's the part of homebuying still stuck in 1995. It's the part we're fixing at Homa.
Thanks VJ, you’re right. We’ll fix that discrepancy. Looks like a typo in one of our a/b experiment home pages. It shouldn’t say average. It should look like the attached.
Thanks for covering the raise! For anyone interested in learning more: tryhoma.com.
Arman Javaherian retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: Former Zillow executive @armanjava has raised $5M for @BuyWithHoma, an AI-powered homebuying startup challenging traditional real estate commissions.
Homa charges 1% and returns the remaining buyer-agent commission as a credit at closing.
Nearly $1.5M returned to buyers so far, averaging $10,560 each.
@bayareawriter has the exclusive on This Week in Fintech.
Arman Javaherian retweeted
We’ve raised $5M in seed funding to redefine homebuying with AI.
Thank you @QuietCapital, @restivevc, @rexsalisbury for being early believers in our vision.
Learn more: tryhoma.com
Thanks VJ! We also created a specific page and calculator to price the mortgage piece as well. tryhoma.com/mortgage
Thanks for sharing JC!
For all the homebuyers out there: tryhoma.com
@BuyWithHoma just raised a $5M seed to help transform home buying. We're now live in CA, TX, and FL. On-demand tours, experts at every step, and up to 2% back to lower closing costs, the purchase price, or to buy down your mortgage rate.
Led by @QuietCapital with participation from @restivevc and @rexsalisbury . Excited for this next chapter!
Know someone buying a home? Share this with them and help them save over $10K. tryhoma.com
Thanks Ryan and the rest of the @restivevc team! Couldn't have gotten this far without you guys.
We're excited to also be live in CA, TX, and FL as of today - home buyers can get up to 2% back on their purchase and use those funds to lower their mortgage rates by up to 0.75%. tryhoma.com
Arman Javaherian retweeted
And @BuyWithHoma just announced their $5M seed round led by @QuietCapital (and former Restive founder), @michaelxbloch! +@rexsalisbury is maybe my fav investor mix ;)
@armanjava, Federico and team have been hustling since Day 1 to revolutionize home ownership with AI. Let's go!
Thank you @bayareawriter for covering Homa! We're excited that home buyers in CA, TX, and FL can all access our service now and get up to 2% of the purchase price back. And with the launch of Homa Mortgage, they'll be able to use that money to buy down their mortgage rate by up to 0.75%. tryhoma.com
Arman Javaherian retweeted
You found the house. You did the research. How much should you pay an agent to close the deal?
Zillow alum @armanjava’s @BuyWithHoma raised $5M to help buyers keep more of the commission. It says buyers receive an average $10,560 credit at closing.
My exclusive for @twifintech:
thisweekinfintech.com/p/excl…
Arman Javaherian retweeted
The national average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage just hit 7.4% — the highest in nearly 3 years.
Your home purchase could buy it back down.
On a $500K home, that’s $10,000 back. With @BuyWithHoma, it’s yours to use.
At today’s 7.40% rate, 0.75 points off a $500K home (20% down) saves about $200 a month.
Arman Javaherian retweeted
Wall Street is moving to Dallas. And a lot of home searches may be moving with it.
@TXStockExchange is rolling out corporate listings, @MorganStanley just announced a major new Dallas regional headquarters, and the city’s finance sector continues to grow.
@BuyWithHoma is already live across Texas to help welcome the people and families behind those headlines.
Tour homes on demand, work with a team of experts throughout the purchase, and receive up to 2% back at closing.
tryhoma.com
San Francisco, Aug 2026 vs a year ago:
Median price: $1.875M (+25%)
Active listings: -54%
Inventory: 1.3 months (was 2.3)
San Mateo +13%. Santa Clara flat. Solano -7%.
The Bay Area isn't one market anymore.
Source: C.A.R.
ALT Diverging bar chart of year-over-year change in median single-family price by Bay Area county, Aug 2026 vs Aug 2025: San Francisco +25.0%, San Mateo +13.2%, Marin +8.4%, Contra Costa +2.9%, Alameda +1.3%, Santa Clara 0.0%, Napa -2.9%, Sonoma -5.1%, Solano -7.3%. San Francisco callout: $1.875M median, active listings down 53.6% year over year, 1.3 months of inventory vs 2.3 a year ago. Source: C.A.R.