Homium

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2024 was a year of significant achievement for Homium, 2025 will be even more exciting. Thanks to the success of our Colorado Pilot, unlocking trapped home equity with our partner Guild Mortgage, we validated our model and embarked in earnest on our mission to make homeownership accessible through innovative financing. Housing affordability is a national crisis. Mortgage rates are stuck around 7% and home prices are likely to further outpace wage growth. Compounding the problem, America is short around 4 million houses. Having proven that our Shared Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs) can bridge the growing affordability gap we are ready to scale. Key achievements in 2024: ✔️ Adding to our World-Class Team. We welcomed Marcus Martin as Chief Impact Officer and Antony Bugg-Levine as Senior Strategic Advisor. Marcus is spearheading place-based impact initiatives nationwide and Antony's deep expertise in impact investing will help us mobilize philanthropic resources. ✔️ Investor Support: Homium secured $10 million in Series A funding, led by Sorenson Impact Group and Blizzard Fund, the Avalanche Ecosystem Fund, providing resources to expand and scale. ✔️ Colorado Pilot: Using Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) in partnership with Realize Impact, our innovative Shared Appreciation Mortgages, originated through Guild, securitized in real time and digitized on the Avalanche network, have proven effective in helping existing homeowners in Colorado suffering from the burden of inflation and unable to access their life’s savings of home equity. ✔️ Collaboration with Policymakers and Think Tanks: By engaging government stakeholders and thought leaders, we are advancing systemic solutions to homeownership across the nation. "The American Dream of homeownership cannot become a Pipe Dream. Rising mortgage rates have exposed the 40-year disconnect between wages and home prices. This problem cannot solved through traditional means. Homium's innovative solution is a viable and scalable solution to this crisis. In 2025, Homium is positioned to help more families attain homeownership through launching impactful place-based programs with mission-driven sponsors" - Tommy Mercein, CEO #housingaffordability #homeownership #americandream #sharedapprecationmortgage #donoradvisedfunds #housingaffordabilitycrisis #ownershipeconomy #sustainablefinance #housingfinance #homium #housingshortage ImpactAlpha Philanthropy News Digest Nonprofit Quarterly Mortgage News Daily HousingWire Housing Partnership Network SOCAP Global National Mortgage News American Banker Up for Growth Chrisman Commentary Stanford Social Innovation Review The Real Deal Inside Philanthropy @

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A Home Equity Loan for the 21st Century.

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Homium bridges the homeownership affordability gap through shared appreciation financing that requires no monthly payments or interest, making homeownership more affordable and sustainable. Homium’s financing is fair, simple, and transparent, enabling mission-driven organizations, such as not-for-profits, foundations, municipalities, and employers, to serve more people and create generational wealth in communities across the United States. For the first time, investors can invest side-by-side with homeowners to create an asset that is an effective inflation hedge and provides a new source of uncorrelated return. Leveraging patented technology and partnerships with leading mortgage lenders, Homium provides an end-to-end solution from origination to a pooled dynamic securitization of owner-occupied real estate. By merging speed and security with unparalleled transparency, we're not just transforming lending - we're reimagining the American Dream. Homium is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with its main office in New York City. For partnership opportunities and further insights, please visit www.homium.io.

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Industry: Financial Services
Company size: 2-10 employees
Headquarters: New York, NY
Type: Privately Held
Founded: 2018
Specialties: Residential Real Estate, Lending, Digital Assets, Real World Asset Tokenization, Shared Appreciation Mortgage, and Mortgage Lender

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Excited to share that our Chief Impact Officer, Marcus Martin, has been selected as a Featured Innovator in Economic Architecture and The Brookings Institution's Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge, recognizing his leadership in scaling Homium's solution nationwide. Homium’s shared appreciation mortgages reduce upfront costs, making homeownership more accessible and equitable for families. By eliminating monthly payments and interest, we alleviate the burden of excessive debt, enabling families to achieve financial stability. This approach not only supports the creation of generational wealth but also contributes to stronger, more resilient communities. Thank you to Economic Architecture and The Brookings Institution for this opportunity. We look forward to future collaborations that create lasting impact in housing equity. #HousingEquity #Innovation #RealEstate #SocialImpact #homium #strongercommunities #homeownership #affordablehousing #housingcrisis #blackcommunities C
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We’re thrilled to share the Featured Innovators selected in the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge from Economic Architecture and The Brookings Institution. As Featured Innovators, these individuals and their innovations are driving meaningful change and promoting racial equity in the housing market. Please join us in celebrating the potential impact of these innovators across the country. Read more about each person and their innovation here: https://lnkd.in/gY5tCpWk Ashon Nesbitt (Florida Housing Coalition) Cat Goughnour, MSc (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)) Daniel Smith, MBA (Keepingly® ) Doug Ryan (Grounded Solutions Network) Edward Gaston (Mission More Inc.) Gabe Ewing del Rio, CMB, AMP (Homeownership Council of America) Gregory Miller (Center for Land Economics) Habsa Aydid (Gentriguard) John W. Haines (Community Investment Trust) Junia Howell (eruka) Justin Romeo, P.E. (Center for Neighborhood Technology) Kyle Kamrooz (Bonus Homes) Louis Byrd (zanago) Lutalo McGee (Ani Appraisal Management) Manohar Patole (Plank Road Community Land Bank and Trust) Marcus Martin (Homium) Noni Session (East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative) Sipho Simela (Matrix Rental Solutions) Tamara Knox (Frolic Community) Taylor Grandchamp (ValueCheck/Property Insight) Vernon Jay (EquityCoin) Wissam Akra (Tough Leaf)
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Congratulations to our Spotlight Innovators from the Economic Architecture and The Brookings Institution's Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge. Ashon Nesbitt, Cat Goughnour, MSc, Doug Ryan, Gabe Ewing del Rio, CMB, AMP, John W. Haines, Junia Howell, Kyle Kamrooz, Marcus Martin, Tamara Knox, and Vernon Jay are addressing the racial wealth gap by providing alternative pathways to homeownership and wealth-building across the U.S. The Innovators were recently announced at a The Brookings Institution event with Andre M. Perry, Stuart Yasgur, and Robert Puentes all serving as panel moderators. Watch our event: https://lnkd.in/ekZGjRXg Learn more about the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge: https://lnkd.in/eFNxeMSu
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Great post from our friend and supporter Jeremy Potter He is spot on, as usual! Homium #ownershipeconomy

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Trust me when I tell you that I have been waiting a long time to see Rocket Mortgage embrace an "American Dream" narrative. When I was there, "own the dream" was what I thought about some part of every single day. What struck me about the powerful, compelling ad released yesterday (link below 👇) is the fact that it does not reflect the experience of most young Americans anymore. The opening line is "They say the American Dream is dying." The American Dream is not dying; it is the starter home that has died. Without options in the market, the traditional definition of the American Dream is no longer relevant. Many young Americans have come to believe that homeownership is not realistic for "someone like me." It is viewed by many renters as out of reach (practically) and it does not help when they hear from friends who are qualified for a home what it is like to search, get discouraged and stop looking. This is not to say they wouldn't respond to a survey and assert "I would like to be a homeowner." They would. The question is - does that translate to ability to own a home in this market, for real? Young people did not flock to social media or "become influencers" because they thought it was easy. It was a visible representation of equity in something. Themselves. Like Wall Street in the 80s-90s or Silicon Valley in the mid 2000s, people will seek out the opportunities for equity, for ownership, for wealth. Without visible opportunity to define the American Dream as home equity, younger people have sought out other visible examples of how they can build something for themselves - brands, businesses, franchises, even crypto. The American Dream 2.0 is the ownership economy. We need more avenues for more people to own their future. Ownership of assets, including shares of assets, is the goal. Homeownership is still going to remain one way but is no longer viewed as the primary way. It's about access to ownership. I am glad to see more of this type of approach - the way we talk about the American Dream is important. AND ALSO, it's time to start thinking in new ways about our customers. Offering the same 30-year fixed rate mortgage to someone that has few, if any, options to use that mortgage just compounds the frustration. Sure, there will be some people who continue to identify their best asset as a home of their own with a 30-year fixed mortgage. Everyone else has been incentivized by the market to look elsewhere. Mortgage companies and mortgage investors can start now to look at options that address access - factory-built single family homes, construction lending, shared equity / co-buying, shared appreciation, and land trusts. Feel free to nit pick these alternatives but don't sleep on the larger point - access is the key to defining or redefining the American Dream. #innovation #homeownership #AmericanDream #firsttimehomebuyer https://lnkd.in/gNpTQU4g

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"We can lower American wealth inequality by proactively enriching Americans who are struggling financially, using capitalist tools to do so." In a new article, Jim Sorenson, Chairman of the Sorenson Impact Group, and Terrence Keeley, author of "Sustainable" and CEO of the Impact Evaluation Lab, highlight three key pathways for addressing wealth inequality: • Homeownership • Long periods of broad stock market ownership • Direct ownership in the businesses we work for ↪️ Read more on Forbes.com: https://lnkd.in/gg2mnkd2 #WealthInequality #Homeownership #Ownership

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Great Article on the ownership economy from Jim Sorenson and Terrence Keeley. Market based solutions to democratize opportunity are key to our shared prosperity and to closing unfair, and expanding, wealth gaps. https://lnkd.in/d56xePwp Sorenson Impact Sorenson Impact Group Homium

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Join me in congratulating the 2025 Spotlight Innovators from the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge. Ashon Nesbitt (Florida Housing Coalition) Cat Goughnour, MSc (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)) Doug Ryan (Grounded Solutions Network) Gabe Ewing del Rio, CMB, AMP (Homeownership Council of America) John W. Haines (Community Investment Trust) Junia Howell (eruka) Kyle Kamrooz (Bonus Homes) Marcus Martin (Homium) Tamara Knox (Frolic Community) Vernon Jay (EquityShare) Each of these innovations offers a concrete opportunity to create the structural change that values homes. Learn more about their work: https://lnkd.in/eFmM6czr Join Economic Architecture and the The Brookings Institution Institution in supporting these initiatives.

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Super proud of the Institutional work we've done & trusted advisor relationships we've built over the years. For those who are new to the Avalanche ecosystem, here's a sampling of what you may have missed: Sep 2022: KKR (PE) tokenizes part of its $4B Health Care Growth Fund with Securitize. Jan 2023: Intain (MBS) builds the first institutional L1 for asset verification & admin. Apr 2023: Spruce is the 1st testnet using public blockchain to bring institutions (Wellington Management, T. Rowe Price, WisdomTree, Citi, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)) into a common sandbox to explore the merits of on-chain finance, e.g., tokenization, trading & sec lending. Oct 2023: Under MAS’ Project Guardian, Kinexsys by J.P. Morgan connects its platform with a purpose-built Avalanche L1 to show how alts can be included with liquid assets in discretionary portfolios at scale. Oct 2023: Under MAS’ Project Guardian, Citi (FX) uses Avalanche L1s to demo on-chain FX RFQ & trading with T. Rowe Price & Fidelity International. Nov 2023: Republic tokenizes R/ Note (profit share) enabling its 3m+ users to have exposure to its VC investments & companies raising through its funding portal. Mar 2024: ANZ builds a testnet L1 to tokenize AUD & NZD stablecoins in an industry interop pilot. Apr 2024: Homium (MBS) launches a home equity mortgage lender & securitization platform. May 2024: Re (reinsurance) offers a tokenized fund with an allocation from Nexus Mutual. Jun 2024: StraitsX (FX) allows tourists in SE Asia to more easily effectuate FX conversions through Alipay+ apps at Grab merchants. Aug 2024: Franklin Templeton (fixed income) expands its tokenized MMF, Benji. Sep 2024: PRESSMAN FILMS LTD(profit share) tokenizes investments into its next film slate. Sep 2024: Turkey's Misyon Bank (fixed income) launches its tokenization platform, starting with Eurobonds. Sep 2024: ParaFi Capital (VC) offers tokenized interest in its latest fund. Oct 2024: Spruce is used in an AI-powered corporate action initiative to address unstructured data challenges with Euroclear, Swift, UBS, Franklin Templeton, Wellington, CACEIS, Vontobel & Sygnum. Oct 2024: OpenTrade x Colombian Neobank Littio (fixed income) offers access to USD-based savings accounts. Nov 2024: Wellington (fixed income) expands its tokenized MMF with Standard Chartered-backed Libeara. Nov 2024: BlackRock (fixed income) expands its tokenized MMF, BUIDL, with Securitize. Nov 2024: AvaCloud's identity & privacy solutions are selected for Kinexsys by JP Morgan's Project EPIC: Fueling tokenized finance with on-chain enterprise privacy, identity & composability. Jan 2025: Apollo Global Management, Inc. (private credit) offers tokenized interest in its Diversified Credit Securitize Fund. Feb 2025: Inversion takes a PE approach to blockchain adoption focused on acquiring traditional businesses with strong distribution & integrating blockchain rails—Berkshire onchain. More to come, stay tuned 👀

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We’re excited to see our Chief Impact Officer, Marcus Martin, recognized as a Featured Innovator in the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge, hosted by Economic Architecture and the The Brookings Institution. Proud to see our team's work highlighted on this platform! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gY5tCpWk

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Marcus Martin is leading Homium and advancing homeownership through a shared-equity model that ties repayment to a portion of the home's future appreciation. By offering interest-free, down-payment assistance through a second mortgage, Homium creates a pathway to purchasing a home with minimal upfront costs and no monthly payments. Its blockchain-enabled platform ensures transparency, efficiency, and opportunities for families locked out of traditional pathways to financing. Marcus is a Featured Innovator in the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge, from Economic Architecture and the Brookings Institution. Innovators across the U.S. are pursuing innovations with the potential to address the devaluation of homes in Black-majority neighborhoods. Meet the Innovators: https://lnkd.in/gY5tCpWk

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"For capitalism to flourish, markets must do more than marry ideas and capital — they must align incentives to produce the desired outcome. Today's housing market is failing this fundamental test. While institutional buyers dominate with ample financing, hardworking Americans are priced out of the market. At Homium, we've created a simple, transparent solution: Shared Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs). By aligning lender and borrower interests, Homium provides a sustainable path to homeownership. The American Dream cannot be only for those born rich." — Tommy Mercein, CEO of Homium Read Tommy's insights on the journey from banker to entrepreneur and his vision for leveling the housing market playing field ⬇️ #HomeownershipInnovation #FinancialInclusion #AmericanDream #Housingcrisis #sharedappreciationmortgage #sharedappreciation #solvingthehousingcrisis #HousingMarket #housingaffordability #homeownership #homeownershipaccess

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TL;DR The Housing Market is Broken—Here’s How We Fix It After decades in traditional finance, I thought I understood markets. Then I became an entrepreneur. Now, I see just how uneven the playing field is—especially in housing. It’s harder than ever for everyday Americans to buy a home. Wages haven’t kept up with prices, investors are outbidding first-time buyers, and policies keep favoring renting over ownership. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. At Homium, we’re offering a real solution: Shared Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs). A simple, transparent way for people to access homeownership without crushing debt or unfair terms. Owning a home shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy. I wrote about what’s broken—and how we fix it. Would love your thoughts.

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2024 was a year of significant achievement for Homium, 2025 will be even more exciting. Thanks to the success of our Colorado Pilot, unlocking trapped home equity with our partner Guild Mortgage, we validated our model and embarked in earnest on our mission to make homeownership accessible through innovative financing. Housing affordability is a national crisis. Mortgage rates are stuck around 7% and home prices are likely to further outpace wage growth. Compounding the problem, America is short around 4 million houses. Having proven that our Shared Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs) can bridge the growing affordability gap we are ready to scale. Key achievements in 2024: ✔️ Adding to our World-Class Team. We welcomed Marcus Martin as Chief Impact Officer and Antony Bugg-Levine as Senior Strategic Advisor. Marcus is spearheading place-based impact initiatives nationwide and Antony's deep expertise in impact investing will help us mobilize philanthropic resources. ✔️ Investor Support: Homium secured $10 million in Series A funding, led by Sorenson Impact Group and Blizzard Fund, the Avalanche Ecosystem Fund, providing resources to expand and scale. ✔️ Colorado Pilot: Using Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) in partnership with Realize Impact, our innovative Shared Appreciation Mortgages, originated through Guild, securitized in real time and digitized on the Avalanche network, have proven effective in helping existing homeowners in Colorado suffering from the burden of inflation and unable to access their life’s savings of home equity. ✔️ Collaboration with Policymakers and Think Tanks: By engaging government stakeholders and thought leaders, we are advancing systemic solutions to homeownership across the nation. "The American Dream of homeownership cannot become a Pipe Dream. Rising mortgage rates have exposed the 40-year disconnect between wages and home prices. This problem cannot solved through traditional means. Homium's innovative solution is a viable and scalable solution to this crisis. In 2025, Homium is positioned to help more families attain homeownership through launching impactful place-based programs with mission-driven sponsors" - Tommy Mercein, CEO #housingaffordability #homeownership #americandream #sharedapprecationmortgage #donoradvisedfunds #housingaffordabilitycrisis #ownershipeconomy #sustainablefinance #housingfinance #homium #housingshortage ImpactAlpha Philanthropy News Digest Nonprofit Quarterly Mortgage News Daily HousingWire Housing Partnership Network SOCAP Global National Mortgage News American Banker Up for Growth Chrisman Commentary Stanford Social Innovation Review The Real Deal Inside Philanthropy @
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Homium 1 total round

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