Your home starts before the house.
Start a Dream Home Jar for the home you want, share it with the people who love you, and watch yourself get closer to the keys — instead of another toaster.
Free. No fees on gifts. Nobody but you ever holds your money.
One number that keeps you going.
Savings, family gifts, jar gifts and assistance add up to one honest “% ready” toward your cash goal. Everyone who pitches in sees it move.
A gift registry, a savings goal, and a real plan to get you home.
Set your home goal
Tell us when you'd like to buy and your target price. Your jar estimates the cash you'll need and builds your roadmap.
Pass the jar
Family and friends pledge toward milestones like the inspection, moving day, or closing costs — and send it to you directly.
Watch yourself get ready
Your % Ready climbs as savings, gifts and assistance add up. A local agent is there when you want them — not before.
Every stage of owning a home has a jar.
Each one comes pre-filled with the real costs of that stage, so friends and family can fund the inspection, the movers, or the down payment — not a vague pot.
First Home Jar
Down Payment Jar
Closing Day Jar
Move-In Jar
Reno Jar
Home Emergency Jar
Bigger Home Jar
Wedding Jar
Grad Jar
Other Jars
Ten steps. One address.
Your jar isn't just a page — it's a checklist you can actually finish. Most people start 12–24 months before they buy.
- ✓Start your jar
- ✓Establish purchase goal
- ✓Connect with an agent
- 4Mortgage readiness review
- 5Build savings plan
- 6Pass the jar
- 7Get pre-approved
- 8Start home search
- 9Make an offer
- 10HOMEOWNER
Everything a cash registry does. None of the fees. And it ends with keys.
| DreamHomeJar | Typical cash registries | |
|---|---|---|
| Processing fee on gifts | $0 — guests pay you directly | 2.5%–5% on every gift, or a setup fee |
| Where the money sits | Your own account, same day | Platform balance; bank transfer takes 2–10 business days |
| What guests fund | Real milestones: inspection, closing costs, moving day | Generic “honeymoon” or “house fund” pots |
| Occasions | Wedding, baby, graduation, birthday, first home — any | Mostly weddings |
| Mortgage-ready records | Donor relationship + amount + date on every gift | None |
| After the gifts | A 10-step plan and a local agent when you want one | A completion discount on housewares |
Registry fee figures from the platforms' published help pages, September 2026. Lenders decide what counts as gift funds — we just keep the paperwork tidy.
“Not ready to buy yet? Start your free Dream Home Jar.”
Every agent gets a personal jar link and a spot on the leaderboard.