Verified listings only
Every for-sale listing is matched against county records and MLS feeds before it publishes. Stale and duplicate listings are pulled automatically, so you are not touring a home that sold last month.
About us
We make home search honest
American Homes Online exists because house hunting in the US is full of stale listings, inflated estimates and agents who buy leads instead of earning them. We built the alternative we wanted to use.
1.4M+
Active listings nationwide
19,400
Licensed partner agents
50
States plus D.C. covered
4.8/5
Average client rating
Our story
Founded in 2016 by people who worked inside brokerages
Our founders spent years in brokerage operations watching the same problems repeat: listings that stayed live for weeks after going under contract, automated valuations that were confidently wrong, and consumer inquiries sold simultaneously to five agents who then competed to call first.
We started American Homes Online to fix the three things that bothered us most. Listings are reconciled against county records and MLS feeds multiple times a day, so what you see is what is actually available. Valuations are published as ranges with their limitations stated plainly. And when you submit an inquiry, it goes to exactly one agent.
Today we cover all 50 states and the District of Columbia through a network of more than 2,100 independently owned partner brokerages. We are deliberately not a brokerage ourselves — that separation keeps us from having a stake in which house you buy.
How we make money
No hidden incentives — here is the whole model
You should know who pays us before you trust what we tell you.
What we do charge for
- Referral fees from partner brokerages when a referred client successfully closes a transaction
- Subscription placement for partner agents who want visibility in their market
- Display advertising from lenders, insurers and home service companies, always labeled as advertising
What we never do
- Charge consumers to search, save or contact
- Sell your contact details to lead aggregators
- Send one inquiry to multiple competing agents
- Accept payment to rank one listing above another in search results
- Inflate a valuation to win a listing appointment
Our principles
What we hold ourselves to
Licensed local agents
We only refer you to agents licensed in the state where you are buying or selling, with their license number shown on their profile so you can verify it with the state commission yourself.
No fees to search
Searching, saving homes, scheduling tours and using our calculators is free for consumers. We are paid by partner brokerages, never by the buyer or seller directly.
Transparent market data
We publish median price, days on market and inventory for every metro we cover, including the months when the numbers are falling. Our data sources and refresh dates are always labeled.
Real people on support
A US-based support team answers the phone and email seven days a week. You will not be routed through an endless menu to reach someone who can actually help.
Fair Housing commitment
We screen listing copy for discriminatory language and train every partner agent on the Fair Housing Act. All homes are presented on an equal opportunity basis.
Leadership
The people accountable for this
A small team, most of whom came out of brokerage operations, compliance or listing data engineering.
Elaine Marsh
Chief Executive Officer
Spent eleven years in brokerage operations before founding AHO. Licensed broker in Texas and Colorado.
Daniel Reyes
Chief Technology Officer
Built listing data infrastructure for two national real estate portals. Leads our MLS integration and data quality work.
Nadia Haddad
VP, Agent Partnerships
Manages relationships with more than 2,100 partner brokerages and runs our agent vetting and Fair Housing training programs.
Grant Whitmore
Head of Consumer Advocacy
Former state real estate commission investigator. Oversees complaint review, listing accuracy and compliance.
Client reviews
What people say after closing
“We relocated from Ohio to Austin with ninety days of notice. The agent they matched us with knew every neighborhood we asked about and talked us out of two houses that would have been mistakes. That honesty is worth more than any search tool.”
Rachel & Tom Bennett
Bought in Austin, TX
“I had been watching my neighborhood for a year and the market data here matched what my own appraiser said almost exactly. Listed in April, three offers in nine days, closed above asking.”
David Okonkwo
Sold in Atlanta, GA
“First-time buyer, no idea what I was doing. The mortgage calculator showed me PMI and escrow instead of just principal and interest, which completely changed the price range I was shopping in. I would have overextended without it.”
Megan Alvarez
Bought in Denver, CO
Careers
Work with us
We hire slowly and keep teams small. Most roles are remote within the United States, with quarterly gatherings in Austin.
- Listing Data Engineer — Remote (US) · Engineering
- Agent Partnerships Manager — Austin, TX · Partnerships
- Compliance Analyst, Fair Housing — Remote (US) · Legal
- Consumer Support Specialist — Remote (US) · Support
Equal opportunity employer
American Homes Online is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation during the hiring process, email accessibility@americanhomesonline.net.
Questions about how we operate?
We will answer anything about our data sources, our referral model or our compliance program. Ask directly.