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Retirement Planning, Putting Home Equity to Work for You

The retirement landscape is changing every day, and traditional methods of funding it are beginning to fall away. We surveyed homeowners to gauge their thinking and find new solutions.

Financial Health

What is the Ideal Debt-to-Income Ratio to Buy a Home?

In the world of lending, "DTI" is one of the crucial tools used to measure your financial health. It's important to understand the different methods of measuring DTI and how it might affect you.

Homeownership

What Every Homeowner Should Know

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.

Homeownership

Ways to Get Out of Debt & Tips for Debt Management

It's one thing to spend less and save more. But when it comes to finding the perfect balance between paying off debt and building your savings? This article is for you.

Homeownership

Home Buying Guide: All the Major Steps of Buying a House

The process isn't always clean and linear, but being able to anticipate next steps will help you navigate one of the most complicated purchases you'll likely ever make.

Financial Health

How to Help Your Kids' Finances (Without Draining Yours)

It's important to look at long-term benefits instead of short-term solutions, and seek out a financial plan to help your children not just survive, but thrive. Here are some key tips to get started.

Home Equity

What Is An Equity Sharing Agreement?

It’s a universal truth that the vast majority of homeowners are sitting on an enormous amount of equity. That equity is most often trapped in their homes, where it can’t be used to help them with their pressing needs.

Homeownership

Unison Takes to the Global Stage at the Innovative Finance Global Summit

We’ve long considered ourselves privileged to empower homeowners to achieve financial freedom and wellbeing by helping them tap into their home equity.

Homeownership

Climate Change, Natural Disasters, & Home Values: an Overview

When we see natural disasters on the news, we see numbers–property damages, loss of life, displaced peoples. What are the long-term effects on home values and demographics, though?

Home Equity

Investing in Real Estate: Is an AirBnb Better than Traditional Renting?

For years you’ve heard that real estate is one of the best investments you can make. It’s considered something of a safe bet; unlike the literal dollar, real estate doesn’t lose value to inflation over time.