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What Happened to Offerpad Solutions?

Ticker: OPADSPAC Year: 2021Merger: 2021

Return

-65.0%

Current Price

$3.5

Peak Price

$20.97

Trust Size

$300M

Summary

iBuying real estate company that competed with Opendoor and Zillow Offers. Housing market crash destroyed the business model. Stock down 83% from peak.

What Happened

Offerpad merged with Supernova Partners in September 2021 during peak iBuying hype. The company buys homes, renovates them, and resells — competing with Opendoor and Zillow Offers. When interest rates spiked in 2022, the housing market froze. Zillow shut down its iBuying entirely, writing off $500M. Offerpad survived but dramatically shrunk — buying 75% fewer homes and cutting staff. Revenue dropped from $2B to under $500M.

Key People

Brian BairCEO & Founder— Real estate veteran, pivoted to iBuying
Spencer RascoffSPAC Sponsor— Zillow co-founder, ironic given Zillow iBuying failure

Timeline

2021-03

SPAC merger announced

2021-09

Merger completed

2021-10

Stock peaks at $21

2022-10

Interest rates crush housing market

2024-01

Revenue down 75%, survival mode