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July 15, 2025

Inman Recognizes Unison CEO with 2025 Best of Finance Award

The award recognizes his pioneering work in creating innovative home equity solutions to help homeowners achieve financial flexibility. Sponholtz was honored with the 2025 Inman Best of Finance Award for the second consecutive year.

July 1, 2025

Californians Can Now Convert Home Equity Into Cash With Unison Equity Sharing Home Loan

Unison Monthly Payments a Fraction of Traditional Options, Providing Critical Financial Flexibility for Californian Families

May 14, 2025

Unison Mortgage Corporation Launches Innovative Equity Sharing Home Loan in Nevada to Convert Home Equity Into Cash

The innovative Unison Equity Sharing Home Loan combines the benefits of home loans and home equity sharing agreements into a unique mortgage solution that allows homeowners to convert part of their home equity into cash with low monthly payments.

May 5, 2025

Unison Cuts Rates for Home Equity Lending to Offer Relief as Households Face Debt, Market Volatility

The Equity Sharing Home Loan is a second mortgage with a 10-year interest-only term. Borrowers can access their home equity at a below-market interest rate. In exchange, Unison receives a portion of the home's future appreciation.

December 3, 2024

Unison Releases 2024 Annual Home Equity Report – Resilient Market and New Alternatives for Homeowners

Unison today announced the release of its 2024 Annual Home Equity Report, a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. housing market that highlights notable trends in home equity growth across states and metropolitan areas.

November 26, 2024

Inman Awards Unison with Inman Best of Proptech Award in Alternative Financing

Unison, the pioneer of equity sharing agreements, today announced that Inman awarded the 2024 Inman Best of Proptech Award in the category of Alternative Financing to Unison CEO and Chairman Thomas Sponholtz.

Exploring a New Investment: Your Home

By bridging the gap between institutional investors and homeowners, Unison can help unlock the best of both worlds. Explore this article from the Wall Street Journal for more.

Unison's Affordability Report

Read the full article “Why Housing Policy Feels Like Generational Warfare” in The Atlantic which cites several key housing statistics provided by Unison’s Home Affordability report.

This Company Will Double Your Down Payment.

Shared-appreciation agreements are an emerging opportunity for young prospective home buyers. Explore this feature from the Los Angeles Times.

Smaller Cities. Affordable Housing. Does It Exist?

The hurdles to home ownership are immense. Unison's VP of Partner Channel, Ayesha Dillon states that home co-investing is more timely and relevant than ever.

Brick Underground: A Look at Unison

A website The New York Times calls the "first step for New Yorkers getting ready to move" explores Unison's model thoroughly, chatting with a client, financial advisor and Unison itself.

Putting Shared Equity to Work

Shared equity is a new way of unlocking home ownership and freeing up cash for Americans across the country. Read this article from the New York Times to understand the difference.

Unison's Brad Lookabaugh helping move markets forward

Today, HousingWire announced the recipients of its Rising Stars award, for the industry's top movers and shakers. Included is Unison's VP of Portfolio Management, Brad Lookabaugh.

Housing News Podcast: Unison’s Thomas Sponholtz on alternative homeownership models and co-investing

Listen in with Unison’s Thomas Sponholtz for a conversation on alternative homeownership models and co-investing with the HousingWire Podcast.

Unison Named To The Fintech 50

Unison is proud to share our inclusion on the 2020 Forbes Fintech 50 list, highlighting our leadership in the home co-investment space.

Unison CEO Thomas Sponholtz's Big Idea

Christina Warner sits down with Unison CEO, Thomas Sponholtz to chat about the career path and personal experiences that led him to create the idea of home co-investing.

HousingWire Vanguard: Unison CEO Thomas Sponholtz

HousingWire's annual Vanguard award list was published today, which celebrates the top C-level leaders in the housing and mortgage industry, including Unison CEO Thomas Sponholtz.

Wharton Fintech podcast featuring Unison CEO Thomas Sponholtz

Join Keane Ehsani from the Wharton Fintech podcast and Unison's CEO to learn more about the story behind Unison and the opportunities that a co-investment can unlock for home-owning families.

2022 Unison Home Equity Report

2022 has been a year unlike any other. Discover our 2022 Home Equity Report to learn more about the places that thrived, those that didn't, and what it all means for homeowners.

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2021 State of the American Homeowner

How the volatility of 2020 had changed the experience of American homeowners.

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2020 State of the American Homeowner

In a rapidly changing landscape, it can be difficult to keep up as a homeowner. Check out our "State of the American Homeowner" Report for insights and more.

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2022 Home Price Appreciation Projections

While Unison focuses primarily on mid to long-term forecasts of home price appreciation, we have collated the short term views from market participants on behalf of our clients given the incredible investment performance in 2021.

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