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Institutional investors often have unique opportunities not available to most people, including the $36 trillion home equity market. In 2024 alone, $1.1 billion in home equity agreement (HEA)-backed securitizations received ratings from major agencies like DBRS Morningstar, validating HEAs as a legitimate institutional asset class. This securitization market is expected to grow to over $2.5 billion in 2025.

One company, Homeshares , has found a way to capitalize on this underutilized pool of homeowner wealth, and they’re letting individual accredited investors get in on the action.

U.S. Home Equity Fund I, a first-of-its-kind

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