Flyhomes Adds Three Senior Leaders as Buy Before You Sell Push Expands

Flyhomes named three senior hires as it expands partnerships with lenders and real estate companies, including former Zillow executive Tyler Moynihan as vice president of business development. The moves support the company’s effort to scale its Buy Before You Sell platform through financing, product and partner-enablement upgrades.

Why it matters: - Flyhomes is trying to scale a homebuying model that helps owners move before selling their current home. - The new hires are meant to deepen lender and agent adoption, which could broaden access to the company’s Buy Before You Sell offering. - Flyhomes says the platform can help remove three common barriers to mobility: qualifying for a new mortgage while still owning a home, accessing equity for the next purchase and making an offer without a sale contingency.

What happened: - Flyhomes announced three senior hires on Oct. 1, 2026. - Tyler Moynihan joined as vice president of business development. - Nihit Nirmal joined as vice president of product. - Wendy Tieu returned to Flyhomes as director of partner enablement. - The company said the additions support its expansion with lenders and real estate companies.

The details: - Moynihan spent 12 years at Zillow, where he built and led the business development team. - Moynihan also served as vice president of partnerships and corporate development at Zillow. - During his final two years at Zillow, Moynihan led corporate development and helped with major acquisitions, including Zillow’s $500 million purchase of ShowingTime. - Moynihan also helped spearhead Zillow’s strategic partnership with Opendoor. - Nirmal brings nearly two decades of fintech experience across payments, digital lending and product leadership. - Nirmal previously built payments products at PayU. - Nirmal served as senior vice president of product and growth at Lendingkart. - Nirmal was group chief product officer at Funding Societies, one of Southeast Asia’s largest small and midsize business lenders. - Nirmal most recently founded and built an enterprise AI company. - At Flyhomes, Nirmal will focus on accelerating product development and simplifying partner workflows. - Tieu will help partners adopt Flyhomes solutions through education, resources and ongoing support. - Tieu’s role is aimed at helping lenders and agents identify where Buy Before You Sell can keep transactions on track or restart a paused move. - Flyhomes recently partnered with Figure on an expandable financing framework. - Flyhomes said the Figure partnership supports up to $2.4 billion in annual Buy Before You Sell volume as adoption grows. - Flyhomes also launched a rebuilt website and a new Partner Portal. - The website and Partner Portal were designed to support the company’s focus on lenders and loan officers. - Flyhomes said its investments in financing, technology and people support growth through wholesale and partner channels. - The company’s wholesale model keeps lenders and mortgage brokers as the originator of record. - Lenders and real estate companies keep their customer relationships when using Flyhomes’ platform.

Between the lines: - Flyhomes is shifting from a direct-to-consumer real estate business toward a broader platform strategy. - The executive hires suggest the company is prioritizing distribution, product usability and partner training at the same time. - The emphasis on lenders and agents points to a model that tries to fit into existing homebuying relationships instead of replacing them.

What's next: - Flyhomes will use the new leadership team to expand partnerships in its wholesale and partner channels. - The company is betting that better financing capacity, a refreshed product experience and dedicated partner support will drive more homeowner moves. - Flyhomes said the goal is to bring Buy Before You Sell to more communities and create more opportunities for homeowners, lenders and agents.

The bottom line: - Flyhomes is building the leadership, financing and partner infrastructure it needs to turn a niche moving solution into a larger industry platform.

More information: Flyhomes.com