PHOENIX, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 28, 2026--
Offerpad Solutions Inc.(NYSE: OPAD), a leading real estate solutions platform, today announced that Rich Ford has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer & President of Cash Offer Marketplace, where he will help guide Offerpad’s long-term strategy and lead the continued evolution of its marketplace-driven transaction ecosystem.
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Offerpad’s Cash Offer Marketplace is a strategic extension of the company’s core Cash Offer, designed to expand buyer demand beyond Offerpad’s balance sheet while preserving speed, certainty, and pricing discipline for sellers. By connecting homes to a diversified network of professional buyers, the platform supports scalable growth while enabling a more capital-efficient, asset-light operating model.
Ford brings more than 25 years of experience across residential real estate, capital markets, and technology and is widely recognized as an early pioneer in the single-family rental (SFR) sector. Most recently, he was a co-founder and senior executive at Roofstock, where he helped scale one of the industry’s leading SFR marketplaces.
Throughout his career, Ford has worked on large-scale housing marketplace platforms and supported portfolio transactions totaling more than 20,000 homes. Prior to Roofstock, he developed extensive experience in real estate capital markets and large-scale housing transactions through roles at Jefferies, Bank of America, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley.
“Our Cash Offer Marketplace expands access to demand without increasing balance-sheet intensity,” said Brian Bair, Founder and CEO of Offerpad. “Rich’s experience will help sharpen our strategy and strengthen outcomes for sellers and shareholders.”
At Offerpad, Ford will focus on strategy development, marketplace expansion, and transaction optimization, including scaling asset-light pathways across cash offers, listings, and portfolio transactions, while improving liquidity, execution efficiency, and returns on capital.
“Offerpad is differentiated because it is not built around a single buyer or a single transaction path,” said Ford. “Our marketplace gives homeowners multiple ways to sell through one integrated platform, allowing us to deliver speed and certainty while optimizing pricing and capital efficiency.”
About Offerpad
Offerpad, dedicated to simplifying the process of buying and selling homes, is a publicly traded company committed to providing comprehensive solutions that remove the friction from real estate. Our advanced real estate platform offers a range of services, from consumer cash offers to B2B renovation solutions and industry partnership programs, all tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Since 2015, we’ve leveraged local expertise in residential real estate alongside proprietary technology to guide homeowners at every step.
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Rich Ford, Offerpad Chief Strategy Officer & President of Cash Offer Marketplace
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to warn Congress that President Donald Trump is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations.
In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that its interim leaders are cooperating, but notes that the Trump administration won't rule out using additional force if needed following its raid to capture former President Nicolás Maduro and bring him to New York City for trial.
Also, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment. From Democratic Party leaders to the nation’s leading advocacy organizations to even the most centrist lawmakers in Congress, the calls are mounting for her to step aside. At a defining moment in her tenure, few Republicans are rising to Noem’s defense.
And a man has been arrested after spraying an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. The man was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis after Omar had called for the abolishment of ICE and for Noem to resign or face impeachment. Omar insisted on continuing to speak after the attack, saying she would not be intimidated by bullies.
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The president said on Truth Social that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is “PLAYING WITH FIRE” by not participating in the Trump administration’s federal immigration crackdown.
After talking Tuesday with Trump’s border czar Tom Homan, Frey said he “appreciated the conversation” but repeated that his “main ask” is for Homeland Security to end its operation in the city “as quickly as possible.”
“Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws,” Frey said. “We will remain focused on keeping our neighbors and streets safe.”
Trump asserted Wednesday in his social media post that “this statement is a very serious violation of the Law.”
Local authorities in the U.S. typically do not arrest people solely for immigration violations. Some local law enforcement agencies voluntarily assist federal operations. Trump has pressured and threatened so-called “sanctuary cities” to more aggressively take part in its immigration crackdown.
Prices for gold and silver soared early Wednesday ahead of an interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The expectation is that the central bank will hold its main interest rate steady for now.
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The dollar has weakened since Trump threatened tariffs against European countries opposed to his taking control of Greenland. Such threats, along with worries about the U.S. government’s heavy debt, have periodically pushed global investors to step back from U.S. markets.
The caucus is calling on Republicans to “de-escalate the dangerous rhetoric that fuels attacks” like the one against their Democratic colleague.
“There is absolutely no excuse for violence and intimidation in our politics,” a caucus statement says. “Despite being subjected to constant right-wing attacks, she continues to lead and represent Minnesota’s 5th District with dignity and courage.”
The attack on Omar is the second in less than a week against a caucus member. Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, who identifies as Afro-Latino, was allegedly punched in the face by a man who said Trump was going to deport him.
A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic Rep. Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis.
The audience cheered as the man was pinned down and his arms were tied behind his back. In video of the incident, someone in the crowd can be heard saying, “Oh my god, he sprayed something on her.”
Just before that, Omar had called for the abolishment of ICE and for Secretary Noem to resign or face impeachment.
“ICE cannot be reformed,” Omar said, seconds before the attack.
Minneapolis police said officers saw the man use a syringe to spray an unknown liquid at Omar. They immediately arrested him and booked him at the county jail for third-degree assault, spokesperson Trevor Folke said. Forensic scientists responded to the scene.
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Officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a struggle, according to a notification to Congress obtained by The Associated Press. During the struggle, a Border Patrol agent yelled, “He’s got a gun!” multiple times, the official said.
A Border Patrol officer and a CBP officer each fired Glock pistols, the notice said.
Investigators from CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility conducted the analysis based on a review of body-worn camera footage and agency documentation, the notice said. The law requires the agency to inform relevant congressional committees about deaths in CBP custody within 72 hours.
The developments came a day after Trump ordered border czar Tom Homan to take over his administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks about the man in Minneapolis who was killed by a federal immigration officer earlier in the day during a news conference at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go.
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“The country is disgusted by what the Department of Homeland Security has done,” top House Democratic Reps. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Pete Aguilar of California said in a joint statement.
“Kristi Noem should be fired immediately,” the Democrats said, “or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives.”
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Rubio plans to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations.
In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that its interim leaders are cooperating, but he notes that the Trump administration would not rule out using additional force if needed following a raid to capture former President Nicolás Maduro early this month.
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White House deputy chief of policy Stephen Miller walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a town hall in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)
President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters while meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
