What happened
Bilt Rewards will end 4% Flexible Bilt Cash for anyone approved on or after January 1, 2027, leaving new cardholders with Housing-Only Rewards at up to 1.25X on rent or mortgage. Cardholders approved by December 31, 2026, can keep 4% only by selecting it in the app before renewal. It will not stay the default.
From January 1, 2027, hotel Bilt Cash redemptions drop from monthly to twice a year, still capped at $50 for Blue and Silver status and $100 for Gold and Platinum. Housing-Only Rewards earners will receive annual hotel benefits as Bilt Cash rather than portal credits. Palladium holders who keep 4% Flexible Bilt Cash still receive up to $400 in hotel credits. Obsidian credits remain up to $100. A two-night minimum stay still applies.
Bilt Cash now expires 12 months after it is earned instead of all but $100 expiring at calendar year-end. Housing-Only Rewards cardholders gain Point Accelerator, an extra 1X on up to $5,000 of spend per year.
Choose 4% Flexible Bilt Cash in the Bilt app before the card renews and time hotel Bilt Cash to the twice-yearly caps from 2027.
- Starts
- Jan 1, 2027
- Numbers
- 4%: Flexible Bilt Cash earning rate ending unless grandfathered
- 1.25X multiplier: Housing-Only Rewards earning rate on rent or mortgage
- $100: Bilt Cash that previously did not expire at year-end
- 12 months: new Bilt Cash expiration window after earning
- $100: annual hotel credits for Bilt Obsidian cardholders
- $400: annual hotel credits for Bilt Palladium cardholders
- $50: current monthly hotel Bilt Cash cap for Blue and Silver
- $100: current monthly hotel Bilt Cash cap for Gold and Platinum
- $50: 2027 twice-yearly hotel Bilt Cash cap for Blue and Silver
- $100: 2027 twice-yearly hotel Bilt Cash cap for Gold and Platinum
- 1X multiplier: Point Accelerator bonus per dollar
- $5,000: annual spend cap for Point Accelerator
- Who qualifies
- Existing cardholders, including those approved by December 31, 2026, can opt out to keep 4% Flexible Bilt Cash; new cardholders from January 1, 2027 get only Housing-Only Rewards.
- Takeaway
- Existing cardholders who want 4% Flexible Bilt Cash should select it in the Bilt app before their renewal date and plan hotel Bilt Cash redemptions around twice-yearly caps from 2027.