Real estate rebates, explained straight.

A real estate rebate is money from the buyer-broker fee that goes back to you, the buyer, instead of staying with the brokerage. Most listings include a buyer-broker fee, commonly 2 to 3% of the sale price. Arrivva keeps a flat $9,750 of it and credits everything above that back to you at closing.

Arrivva represents you as a full-service buyer broker for a flat $9,750. Whatever the buyer-broker fee in your contract exceeds that flat fee becomes your rebate. Your actual rebate depends on the buyer-broker fee negotiated in your transaction.

Over the last 12 months, the average Arrivva buyer rebate was $51,669. All-time, we have returned $8,388,147 to buyers across 211 closings.

Yes, buyer rebates are legal in California and Washington, where Arrivva represents buyers directly.

Rebates received at closing are generally treated as a reduction of your purchase price, not taxable income. We send cash rebates by ACH, 1099-free. Confirm with your tax advisor for your situation.

No. The flat $9,750 comes out of the buyer-broker fee at closing, and the rest is credited to you.

Five common ways: strengthen your bid by crediting it to the seller, take it as cash after closing, pay your closing costs (up to lender limits), reduce the sale price, or use it with our interim financing to compete as a cash buyer.

Yes. You can apply your rebate to allowable closing costs, including points that can save you thousands over the life of the mortgage and are tax deductible.

There is no catch. You get offer strategy, contract writing, disclosure review, inspection guidance, negotiation, and mortgage coordination, with a dedicated Slack channel and the managing broker deeply involved in your transaction. The flat fee works because we don't spend money buying leads or paying office overhead.

No. Sellers care about price, terms, and certainty of closing. Our offers come with fully underwritten preapprovals and a complete package, which listing agents regularly compliment. Our results page shows 211 closings, many in the most competitive markets in California and Washington.

One thing: the buyer-broker fee in your contract. Rebate equals that fee minus Arrivva's flat $9,750. A 2.5% buyer-broker fee on a higher-priced home means a bigger rebate; a smaller fee means a smaller one.

California and Washington.

Our nationwide cash-back program matches you with a vetted local agent and still puts money back in your pocket. Arrivva takes a flat $750 from the referral portion of the buyer-broker commission, and you keep the rest.

Yes. Pair your rebate with our interim financing program and compete as a cash buyer. Qualified buyers can close in about 10 days with no financing contingency, then refinance after closing.

Yes. Arrivva lists and sells homes for a flat $15,750 instead of a percentage commission, with the same full service and no dual agency, ever.