The decade
CoBuy
A decade turning an idea into a category. Consumer co-ownership, which is really multi-party investment management. Still building.
Selected wins
- 10+ industry firsts
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- 1st company specialized in co-ownership: CoBuy
- 1st home co-buying platform
- 1st dedicated co-ownership platform: Co-ownerOS™
- 1st national co-ownership survey and annual report series: the 2026 report
- 1st comprehensive co-buying course: How to Co-buy a Home
- 1st co-buying and co-ownership certification for real estate professionals: CoBuy-certified™ Pro
- 1st to integrate blockchain for co-ownership documentation: how we use it
- 1st alignment tool for co-buying groups: CoBuy Wizard
- 1st home co-ownership suitability score: CoBuy Suitability Score™
- 1st recurring index of US co-ownership: CoBuy Co-ownership Index™
- Track record
- A decade. 3,500+ co-buyers & co-owners. $63M+ closed real estate. $150M+ in mortgages for lenders. 51,500+ field hours.
- Products
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- Co-ownerOS™, the operating system for people who own a home together
- CoBuy Wizard, paid alignment for groups before they buy
- CoBuy Suitability Score™, grading how well a home works for co-ownership
- CoBuy-certified™ Pro, the certification for real estate professionals
- The co-buying course, calculators and Co-ownership Snapshot
- Revenue
- Six revenue lines, each taken from zero to one. $60K+ in partner revenue per transaction, across mortgage, brokerage, title and legal.
- People
- Teams hired and led on five continents. 15+ engineers over the decade. 200+ professionals trained and certified. Angel investors on four continents. How I lead
- Frontier tech
- Awarded a $150K Algorand Foundation blockchain developer grant. Shipped every milestone early.
- Original research
- Five editions of the national report and the CoBuy Co-ownership Index™. The engine behind the press.
- In the press
- Named in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, TIME, the LA Times, US News, the ABA’s Journal of Affordable Housing, and The Atlantic. Press
- AI authority
- Cited by ChatGPT, Claude, and Google’s AI Overview as a category authority. They send paying customers.
Customers & partners
“From the 15 CoBuy groups that I have worked with, the co-buyers find homes much faster.”
Don KoonceWindermere Mount BakerAgent partner“Efficient, effective, everybody wins.”
Trevor ReeseKind LendingLending partner“It’s important to get all parties on the same page on issues that don’t show up on loan or purchase documents. Having CoBuy to manage this can make all the difference.”
Frank SandovalU.S. BankLending partner“It’s not a stretch to say CoBuy is the reason we just purchased our first home.”
Torie, Robin & BryanCo-buyersCustomers“I could not imagine going through this without the assistance of CoBuy.”
Peggy, Terry & RayCo-buyersCustomers“Our Decision Brief showed us where we actually agree, where we still need information, and what can wait versus what needs to be worked out before we buy.”
Brian H.Co-buyerCustomer