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Hubzu Reviews Summary

The company has garnered a mixed reputation, with some customers appreciating the potential for value in real estate investments and the transparency of the auction process. However, significant concerns dominate the feedback, particularly regarding communication and customer service. Many reviews highlight frustrations with unclear bidding processes, unexpected fees, and a lack of responsiveness from support staff. Customers frequently express disappointment over perceived deceptive practices, including bid rejections and inadequate disclosure of terms. Overall, the sentiment leans towards skepticism, suggesting a need for improved clarity and ethical standards in their operations.

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New Mexico
1 review
14 helpful votes
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$#*!ty company
January 28, 2019

No contact. When I tried to reach a supervisor, the contact I did have ( not supervisor) told me time was expired at 24 hours, contact for bidding says 48, told me bid was rejected due to us no signing long before 48 hours, said I wanted to speak to supervisor, no contact, dont answer phones, cant get an answer, wont allow inspection required to allow the loan, then charge me 1 k to bid anyways, house relists every few weeks due to these issues, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE! TOTAL SCAM!

Date of experience: January 27, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Denny,

We are sorry your experience during the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you and investigate the matter, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Illinois
1 review
15 helpful votes
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I have bid and won over 20 properties only to be told that my bid was not enough and the properties has to be re listed, in many instances the properties are reposted for less than my winning bid some times over 10,000 less, Hubzu has no control over sellers and need to shut down the websites, and get out of the business or take control of their sellers

Date of experience: January 24, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Racquel,

We are sorry your experience during the auction did not meet your expectations. A Hubzu bidder may think they have won the right to purchase the property because they have the highest bid. This is not always the case. Reserve price is one factor that may prevent the highest bidder from winning the property. A reserve price is the minimum the seller is willing to accept for the property in an auction. If a bidder disagrees with the reserve, we encourage the bidder to still bid on the property for what they would be willing to pay. Because if an auction ends without the reserve price being met, and no selected bidder is declared a winner, then the seller reserves the right to accept a lower bid, negotiate with a bidder, or propose new terms to the bidders. It is important to note, it is also the sellers right to simply relist the property for auction again.

If there is anything else we can do to provide you with more information regarding auctions or assist you in future properties, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details or Hubzu Customer Care at 855-882-1314. We thank you for the opportunity to respond to your concerns and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Germany
1 review
7 helpful votes
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They stole money out of my account. You have to register and pay $1k in order to bid on the property. I won a bid on a home. But I had to cancel the contract due to the fact that the home had unauthorized work done to the roof. Hubzu couldn't tell me who authorized or did the work. The pictures on the website do not represent the actual status of the home. When I won the bid this roof work had not been done. This roof damage was over $30k. So my buyer canceled the purchase and Hubzu would not return my bid deposit. They actually took it right out of my account without my consent or knowledge. I am still fighting with them to get it back.

Date of experience: January 23, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Esther,

We are sorry your experience during the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you and investigate the matter, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Ohio
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Approved & rejected
January 22, 2019

Notice was sent I was the highest bidder, three days later of offer being rejected by seller. Not great business practices.
No disclosure of murder which occurred at subject property. What a scam..

Date of experience: January 22, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Arthur,

We are sorry that you were not able to acquire the property you were bidding on. A Hubzu bidder may think they have won the right to purchase the property because they have the highest bid. This is not always the case. Reserve price is one factor that may prevent the highest bidder from winning the property. A reserve price is the minimum the seller is willing to accept for the property in an auction. We address this specific topic on our FAQ page: https://www.hubzu.com/about/faq#auctions.

If there is anything else we can do to provide you with more information regarding auctions or assist you in future properties, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details or Hubzu Customer Care at 855-882-1314. We thank you for the opportunity to respond to your concerns and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

Thanks,
Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Colorado
1 review
19 helpful votes
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We won our bid on Hubzu after they put a $1000 hold on our credit card. Their contract says when you pay your earnest money your hold will be taken off. They never switched contract dates as we asked. We needed a code to go see the property, this had to be sent to our Realtor. So after weeks of asking for it, we never got it. The contract dates were never changed. We didn't sign the contract because they couldn't seem to do anything on their side of the contract. They just kept sending us the same contract that they never changed, 3 times a day and never gave the Realtor any code so we would see the property.

A month later and they didn't return our money to our card. They took off the hold and actually charged us for their inept, stupid process. I have filed a complaint with them, and disputed the credit card charge. I will be going to the BBB and attorney general next.

They will respond with the same copy and paste message that they have for everyone else. I will keep reporting and leaving bad reviews until they put my money back

Date of experience: January 15, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Dawn,

We are sorry your experience during the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you and investigate the matter, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

California
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I wouldn't!
January 14, 2019

When you see something that doesn't look right... RUN! We started bidding on a home. We were 1 of 2 bidders, then a 3rd bidder jumps in named "M. O." This person starts bidding and over bidding himself FOUR TIMES in the same day, upping his bid to 16k more than his first bid. We knew right away something wasn't right. We would never do business with this site. Something very shady going on.

Date of experience: January 14, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Shannen.

We are sorry your experience during the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great customer service
January 10, 2019

I have huge appreciation for Eric who was able to quickly and confidently get my issue fixed. Thank you!

Date of experience: January 8, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Kimberly!

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are glad to know that your issue was fixed. Please do reach out to us [email protected] if you have any additional feedback or questions.

Thanks,
Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

California
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I was pleased with the process, the support and the home purchase I made and think this is a great way to acquire a GOOD deal if you're looking to buy a home!

Date of experience: January 7, 2019
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Laura,

We appreciate you sharing your positive experience with us. We are happy to know that you were pleased with the process. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] for any additional feedback or questions.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Oregon
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Fraud fraud fraud
December 30, 2018

Do not pay 1000 dollars for the " bump runaround" ask around your realtor knows! Awful crooks! Won the auction which was fishy and then they bump you, saying we were in error.

Date of experience: December 30, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Sam,

We are sorry your experience after the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Colorado
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Fraud!
December 28, 2018

Beware of this company. I have also filed a complaint with FANNIE MAE. This company is as inept it's neglectful. They are extremely difficult to contact, no one know anything or can do anything to resolve issues. It's simple Hubzu took a $500 deposit to place a bid on a property. I won the auction, the $500 was never transferred to the closing. I have been asking for a refund that no one is able or willing to provide. I am filing a complaint with Georgia Attorney Generals office.

Date of experience: December 28, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Christopher,

We are sorry your experience after the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Georgia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I was informed on Tuesday evening that my client was awarded contract via back-up offer. As requested by Hubzu, I entered the contact information yesterday around 4:15. As I started entering the information, an Hubzu agent whom I had spoken with earlier as well, called and asked if I needed an extension. I told her that I was presently entering the information but sure give us the extension just in case. Then she told me to stop entering because the link I was using is no longer going to be valid. I explained that I had entered through the Website, not the link and she said in that case, I should be OK to continue entering the requested information. And can even recall that the last screen before clicking the submit button said to make sure all the information is correct because I will not be able to change it later. All was good and I submitted it and got confirmation on the screen that it had been submitted.

So then I wake up the next morning to an email stating that we were no longer eligible for the property. And not only that, I was not even able to locate the property on the Hubzu site. (Huuuum?) So this matches a lot of the complaints that I've read about Hubzu and am very disappointed. Seems that someone else might have presented a higher back-up offer and instead of honoring what was communicated to us, you went with another offer.

Date of experience: December 14, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi,

We are sorry your experience after the auction did not meet your expectations. For us to better assist you, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Ohio
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I am a real estate agent and my buyer wanted to bid on a property in Euclid Oh on Upper Valley Dr. We put in our bid several times and he won the highest bid. Although he won the highest bid they did not honor his bid. This happened several times. They just re listed the property... why when buyer offered almost the reserve price? I tried contacting the listing agent over 22 times only to have him not return my calls. When i called the customer service number no one ever answers... you will be on hold FOREVER! The home was just re listed today and I will advise my clients to never do business with this company! The house has now been sitting empty for so long that it most likely has/will be vandalized! I have heard similar nightmare stories from other agents. The 5 stars reviews are fake and written by them.

Date of experience: December 6, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Kimberly,

We are sorry your experience after the auction did not meet your expectations. Based on what you have written, it appears that the auction ended without having the reserve being met. Reserve price is one factor that may prevent the highest bidder from winning the property. We address this specific topic on our FAQ page: https://www.hubzu.com/about/faq#auctions. In regards to the reviews on Sitejabber.com, we appreciate all feedback provided by our customers. Please note that Site Jabber has its own strict method to prevent fake reviews. You may want to check their FAQ section to learn more about how they prevent fake reviews from being posted on their website.

It is our goal to make your experience as easy and stress-free as possible. If we can provide further assistance at this point, please contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details. We thank you for your business and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good system to bid online. Employees are friendly, cheerful, helpful when I need assistance over phone conversation.

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Ming-Lea,

We appreciate you sharing your experience with us. We are glad to know that you were satisfied with how our website works. Don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] for additional feedback or questions.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Service
December 1, 2018

I needed Questions answered and the representative was very honest and informed me on how to proceed.

Thank you.

Date of experience: November 30, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Joseph!

Thank you for sharing your positive experience. We are glad to know that you were pleased with the service that was provided. Don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] for any other feedback or questions.

Thanks,
Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Representative that guided me through the website was very helpful and informative as the representative that followed up with me today.
I'll be using the website to drive my business.

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Erick,

We appreciate you sharing your positive experience with us. Any feedback coming from customers like you, drives us to provide the best customer service and to enhance our customer's experiences. You may reach us at [email protected] for any questions or feedback.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Germany
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Keep up the good work
November 17, 2018

Looking for High Ranch style home for my family and this is where I will find it.
Thanks. Ready to move forward in

Date of experience: November 15, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Lovelle!

Thank you for sharing your positive feedback with us. We are glad to know that you were satisfied with the service. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] for any additional feedback or questions.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Illinois
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Crooked
November 9, 2018

It's amazing the stuff this company gets away with the list incorrect information to get the building up and when you tell them about it they don't correct The information. Examples of right now they have 4to 25 Enterprise Rd., Lexington, NC listed as a three bedroom two bath it's actually a three bedroom 1 1/2 bath which is a pretty big deal and they will not correct it they just signal or the information also they reset the clock when you're winning bidder, Right before the auction ends they restart Clock they do it all the time see other reviews it's common practice with them even when you were declared the winning better you never hear a word back from them and they'll just restart the auction the next day..

Date of experience: November 9, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Donald,

We are sorry that you were not able to acquire the property you were bidding on. Regarding your first question, we have forwarded your concern to the appropriate department for assistance. Regarding your second question, a Hubzu bidder may think they have won the right to purchase the property because they have the highest bid. This is not always the case. Reserve price is one factor that may prevent the highest bidder from winning the property. A reserve price is the minimum the seller is willing to accept for the property in an auction. If a bidder disagrees with the reserve, we encourage the bidder to still bid on the property for what they would be willing to pay. Because if an auction ends without the reserve price being met, and no selected bidder is declared a winner, then the seller reserves the right to accept a lower bid, negotiate with a bidder, or propose new terms to the bidders. It is important to note, it is also the sellers right to simply relist the property for auction again.

If there is anything else we can do to provide you with more information regarding auctions or assist you in future properties, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details or Hubzu Customer Care at 855-882-1314. We thank you for the opportunity to respond to your concerns and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

Thanks,
Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

New Jersey
1 review
11 helpful votes
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DON'T DO IT
November 9, 2018

Nothing but a greedy, ignorant, rude, immoral, and unethical company looking out for nothing more than a few extra red cents. I would NEVER go through this company again. We had come out as the highest bid as the auction closed nearly an hour later than the anticipated closing time. Only to find out the next day that the auction was reopened to not just the top two but ALL participants to see who would bid even higher. If you clearly win a bid why open it up again the next day? Why waste the bidders time in saying that the auction is closed but it reopens the next day? GREED! This company should be ashamed of themselves. Would NEVER recommend and would advise others to STAY AWAY!

Date of experience: November 8, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Gina,

We are sorry your experience after the auction did not meet your expectations. Based on what you have written, it appears that the auction ended without having the reserve being met. Reserve price is one factor that may prevent the highest bidder from winning the property. We address this specific topic on our FAQ page: https://www.hubzu.com/about/faq#auctions.

If there is anything else we can do to provide you with more information regarding auctions or assist you in future properties, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] with your contact information and specific property details or Hubzu Customer Care at 855-882-1314. We thank you for the opportunity to respond to your concerns and hope to meet your expectations in the future.

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Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GREAT SERVICE
November 3, 2018

I called Hubzu in reference to a submitted bid that became a back up offer and the operator took care right away in 5 minutes. Customer service was great and handle professionally.
Keep the great service.

Date of experience: November 1, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Joseph,

Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us. We are happy to know that you were satisfied with our service. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] for any other concerns.

Thanks,
Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This site is the easiest of any auction site I have used. It is straightforward and makes it easy to keep track of how many people are bidding and if the reserve has been met or not. They email you to keep you apprised of the status and CUSTOMER SERVICE IS GREAT!

Date of experience: October 31, 2018
Hubzu C. — Hubzu Rep
over a year old

Hi Susan,

We appreciate you sharing your positive experience with us. We are glad to know that the website was to your liking. Don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] for any other concerns.

Thanks,
Altisource Customer Advocacy Team

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