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Legacy Group Capital acquires home equity investment fintech Rook Capital

Housing Wire

Bellevue, Washington-based real estate investment firm Legacy Group Capital announced this week that it has acquired fintech company Rook Capital , a provider of home equity investment (HEI) products through its “Shared Value Investment” brand. Legacy is privately owned and terms of the deal were not disclosed. “As

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Home equity investment firm Splitero loses main investor, $750M in committed capital

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Michael Gifford and David Zvaifler‘s home equity investment company, Splitero , lost its main investor, Redwood Trust , HousingWire has learned. In September, Redwood launched its in-house home equity investment (HEI) origination platform called Aspire. Atalaya committed $250 million while Kingsbridge put up $50 million.

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Once at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

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“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. Hometap is among a handful of companies — including Unison , Unlock , Point and Aspire — that offer home equity investments.

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Bond investor PIMCO bets on home-equity market

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Rising home prices continue to fuel the growth of the nation’s multi-trillion dollar home-equity market, a fact not lost on behemoth investment-management firm PIMCO. Learn about the tools lenders should leverage to streamline home equity title and closing. As of the end of September, it had some $2.2 trillion under management.

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EasyKnock acquires home equity co-ownership firm Balance Homes

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Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock has acquired home equity investment platform Balance Homes , the company announced on Tuesday. With this new integration, EasyKnock aims to provide homeowners with additional options to convert their home equity into cash. EasyKnock received $57 million in venture capital in February 2022.

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Hometap reaches $1B in home equity investments 

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Boston-based fintech company Hometap has deployed more than $1 billion in home equity investment (HEI) products since its launch in 2017, the company announced on Tuesday. homeowners with outstanding mortgages, or some 63% of all homes, equity tied up in real estate jumped by 6.8%

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Home equity products light up a dark housing market

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As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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