{"id":1511,"date":"2018-09-06T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/06\/offerpads-rapid-growth\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:24:39","slug":"offerpads-rapid-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/06\/offerpads-rapid-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Data-driven Technology Solutions Help Fuel Offerpad\u2019s Rapid Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>Company secures Gint Grabauskas as new Chief Technology Officer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PHOENIX, Ariz.\u2014 Within three short years, on-demand homebuyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offerpad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offerpad<\/a>, has seen 3x growth year- over-year, and is on pace to achieve $2.5 billion in annual real estate transactions. The company\u2019s solution of providing certainty and ease when buying and selling a home was built on the backbone of decades of real estate experience and led by real estate agent innovator, Brian Bair.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe understand every pain point that occurs for the consumer during this process, and we are constantly striving to develop new solutions that will eliminate stress when purchasing a home. Our real estate background gives us this perspective, and our technology allows us to do it even more successfully,\u201d said Bair.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Gint-Grabauskas.png\" alt=\"Gint Grabauskas\" width=\"166\" height=\"165\"> Gint Grabauskas<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ongoing efforts to enhance the customer\u2019s experience through data-driven technology solutions, includes an announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjK3-j97abdAhVQX60KHZuaBr4QFjAAegQICBAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fgintgrabauskas&amp;usg=AOvVaw2nY_p46i-0xhqqnXXD_pCh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gint Grabauskas<\/a>\u2019 as Offerpad\u2019s chief technology officer. Grabauskas will oversee the company\u2019s engineering and IT teams, and be responsible for quality assurance, system development and technology- powered product enhancements, including Offerpad\u2019s Instant Access mobile app. He brings 20+ years of technology leadership with him, most recently as chief technology officer at Arizona-based Vixxo. Grabauskas also served as vice president of engineering with GoDaddy, where he led the hosting business unit. Under his leadership the unit experienced significant growth which contributed to GoDaddy\u2019s IPO in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I am really excited to be part of the Offerpad team. Our technology stack is well-positioned to enable significant growth in the business,\u201d said Grabauskas. \u201cMy goal will be to amplify this growth by focusing on a friction-less customer experience, and a world-class, scalable platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"attom-data-solutions-ranks-best-markets-for-buying-single-family-rentals-in-2017\/\">ATTOM Data Solutions<\/a> recently covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attomdata.com\/news\/attom-insights\/client-case-studies\/top-real-estate-disrupters-offerpad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offerpad\u2019s data-fueled disruption<\/a> in the marketplace. \u201cWe\u2019ve been watching Offerpad and others in the industry use technology and data to feed insights into their operations over the recent years. As this new industry is being defined, we believe the companies who focus on technology to align with consumer needs will be the ones that experience brand awareness and growth,\u201d said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM Data Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The demand of Offerpad\u2019s solution is driving the company\u2019s uptick in hiring across eight markets. The company has nearly doubled its employee pool since August 2017, recently announcing Offerpad\u2019s COO &amp; Chief of Staff, Rahim Lakhani and Chief of Product &amp; Analytics Officer, Arindam Bose.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Offerpad\u2019s solution and open employment positions, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offerpad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.offerpad.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT OFFERPAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Offerpad is revolutionizing the real estate industry by providing an innovative and convenient way to sell or buy a home. 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