Simplifying Home Sales During Corporate Relocation: A Guide for Employees & Employers

Selling a home during a corporate relocation can feel like juggling two full-time jobs, just when your employee is preparing to start a new one. From managing showings to negotiating offers, it’s a stressful and unpredictable process that can delay the move and disrupt onboarding.

For HR and mobility teams, it’s more than just a logistical challenge. It’s a critical moment in the relocation experience that directly impacts productivity, satisfaction, and retention.

That’s why Orion Mobility’s QuickBuy program was designed to simplify home sales—for both employees and employers.

Here’s how it works, and why it’s changing the relocation game.

The Challenge: Selling a Home While Preparing for a New Role

Relocating employees often face a long list of tasks:

  • Sell their current home

  • Search for a new one

  • Coordinate moving logistics

  • Manage finances and timelines

  • Prepare for a new job in a new location

Traditional home sales can take months. If the local market is slow or uncertain, it can delay start dates, create financial stress, or even cause the employee to back out of the relocation entirely.

The QuickBuy Solution: Options That Work for Real Life

QuickBuy is a smarter home sale solution designed specifically for mobility programs. It provides a firm, no-obligation offer on the employee’s home—often within just a few days. Employees can accept the offer right away, list their home for a better price, or use QuickBuy as a backup guarantee in case the traditional route doesn’t pan out.

QuickBuy also offers:

  • Buy Before You Sell: Let employees purchase their next home before selling their current one, eliminating timing stress.

  • Flexible Closings: Designed around the employee’s move timeline—not the market’s.

  • Certainty and Confidence: Guaranteed sale price and simplified transactions reduce emotional and financial strain.

For Employers: Why It Matters

Simplifying the home sale process doesn’t just help employees—it improves outcomes for the business.

When you reduce relocation friction, you:

  • Increase acceptance of relocation offers

  • Reduce time-to-start

  • Improve retention in the first 12 months

  • Strengthen your employer brand

  • Lower the burden on internal HR teams

You’re not just moving an employee. You’re protecting an investment in talent.

Real-World Simplicity, Real Impact

Whether it’s a high-level executive or a first-time home seller, QuickBuy™ gives your employees a flexible, transparent, and efficient path forward. And for employers, it’s one less variable in an already complex process.

At Orion, we handle the heavy lifting—from offer generation to compliance management—so your teams can stay focused on what they do best.

Ready to simplify relocation and support your employees with smarter home sale solutions?

Talk to our team today about integrating QuickBuy into your mobility program.

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