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06/22/2026

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06/17/2026

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06/16/2026

We're hiring for two positions. You may be a great fit if you've worked as a:

Realtor, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Sales
Leasing Consultant
Apartment Community Manager
New Home Sales Consultant
Mortgage Loan Officer
Mortgage Processor
Loan Officer Assistant
Software Sales or Other Traditional Sales Roles
Financial Services Representative
Customer Success Manager
Other customer-facing consultative roles

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06/13/2026

Acre Homes is hiring! We are looking for two Acre Advisors. Learn more or apply at the link in the first comment.

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06/09/2026

The top companies spend enormous amounts of money recruiting and retaining talent. They invest in recruiters, employer branding, signing bonuses, relocation assistance, professional development programs, and a wide range of employee benefits designed to attract and retain great people.

Yet one of the most important factors affecting employee satisfaction and retention is often overlooked: housing.

When employees cannot afford to live where they want to live, the consequences eventually show up. Commutes become longer. Stress increases. Family schedules become more complicated. Employees who might otherwise stay begin exploring other opportunities. What starts as a housing challenge can quickly become a workforce challenge.

In many high-growth markets, the issue is not simply the monthly mortgage payment. Employees may have the income to support a home purchase, but they struggle with the amount of cash required, the complexity of buying and selling homes, or the tradeoffs involved in locking up capital that could be used elsewhere. Others find themselves priced out of neighborhoods or school districts that are important to their families.

This is why I believe housing deserves a place in the employee benefits conversation alongside healthcare, retirement plans, and financial wellness programs.

Imagine a benefit that helps employees purchase homes closer to work, in neighborhoods and school districts that better fit their needs. Imagine helping employees preserve cash for emergencies, investments, education, or entrepreneurship while still giving them a path to participate in the wealth-building potential of homeownership. Imagine doing so without requiring employers to become lenders, real estate brokers, or housing experts.

As competition for talent continues to intensify, forward-thinking employers will increasingly look beyond traditional benefits and explore new ways to help employees solve real-life challenges. Housing is one of the largest financial decisions most people will ever make, and it has a direct impact on quality of life, productivity, and long-term financial health.

At Acre, we are having more conversations with employers that recognize this connection. The intersection of housing, financial wellness, recruiting, and retention is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, particularly in growing markets such as Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, the Triad, Atlanta, and soon Nashville.

The companies that win the competition for talent in the next decade may not simply offer better jobs. They may do a better job helping employees build better lives.

06/05/2026

Much has been written about homeowners feeling stuck because they have a low mortgage rate. And there is certainly truth to that. But there is another reason people feel stuck that gets talked about far less often.

It's the nightmare of having to sell one home in order to buy another.

Imagine a family that bought their home five or six years ago. Since then, they've had children, accumulated more stuff than they ever imagined, and built meaningful equity. They can afford a larger home.

Yet they haven't moved.
Not because they don't want to.
Because they know what comes next.

The repairs. The decluttering. The cleaning. The showings. The dog. The kids. The constant effort to make a lived-in home look like nobody lives there.

At the same time, they're trying to find their next home. If they find it first, they may need to make a contingent offer. If they sell first, they're suddenly racing against a deadline to find somewhere else to live. Some families even move twice and rent temporarily.

For many homeowners, the problem isn't affordability. It's the complexity of coordinating a sale and a purchase at the same time.

This is where Acre can help.

Qualified residents can find the next home first. Acre purchases the home in cash, allowing them to move before selling their current home. They can move once, sell their house for top dollar, and shop for the home they truly want instead of the one they can find before a deadline arrives.

Three years later, if rates have improved and they decide they want to own the home outright, they may be able to use their Acre Value Share together with their share of the home's appreciation to help make that possible.

The housing conversation often focuses on affordability and interest rates. But for many families, the biggest obstacle isn't finding the next home. It's figuring out how to leave the current one.

Acre offers another path.

06/04/2026

Affordability Is Not What Most People Think It Is

When people talk about housing affordability, the conversation usually revolves around three numbers:

The price.
The down payment.
The monthly payment.

Those numbers matter. But affordability is about much more than that.

It's about risk.
It's about liquidity.
It's about flexibility.
It's about time horizon.
It's about opportunity cost.

It's about what happens when life doesn't go according to plan.
A $500,000 home can be affordable.
A $350,000 home can be unaffordable.

It depends on the situation.

Affordability is about:
• How much cash you have to lock up
• Whether you can absorb a major repair
• How stable your income is
• How long you expect to stay
• What other opportunities that cash could be funding
• How much flexibility you need if life changes

A young family relocating for a new job may have plenty of income but little certainty about where they'll be in three years. An entrepreneur may have substantial assets but an income profile that doesn't fit traditional underwriting.
A high-income professional may qualify for a mortgage but would rather keep hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in their business, portfolio, or future opportunities.

All three are experiencing an affordability challenge. Not because they can't afford the house. Because they can't afford the tradeoffs.

The housing industry spends enormous energy debating supply, demand, interest rates, zoning, and construction costs. But what if we're solving only part of the problem?

Maybe affordability isn't just about making homes cheaper. Maybe it's also about creating more flexible ways to own them.

Because the goal isn't simply getting people into a house. It's helping them own a home in a way that actually fits their lives.

06/02/2026

The American Dream Isn't Dead. It May Be on Life Support.

For generations, homeownership has represented stability, opportunity, wealth creation, and a stake in one's community. It remains one of the most powerful tools for building long-term financial security. Beyond economics, homeowners are more likely to invest in their neighborhoods, volunteer, and put down roots that strengthen the communities around them.

Yet the path to homeownership is moving further out of reach for many Americans. The median age of a first-time homebuyer has climbed to 40, the highest level on record. First-time buyers now account for just 21% of home purchases, also a historic low.

Most discussions focus on two levers: supply and affordability. We debate how to build more homes, lower construction costs, reduce interest rates, and expand down payment assistance. Those efforts matter.

But there is another lever that receives far less attention: access.

Millions of Americans have the income, savings, and ability to support monthly housing costs. Yet they are excluded because their circumstances don't fit traditional mortgage underwriting.

Think about the entrepreneur with variable income. The professional relocating to a new city. The family with substantial assets that prefers to preserve liquidity. The individual recovering from a divorce, career transition, or is just not ready to buy their "forever home" but wants to build wealth.

These aren't people lacking financial capability. Their lives simply don't fit systems designed for a different era.

In many cases, the challenge isn't affordability. It's access.

The conversation often assumes the only path to homeownership is a traditional mortgage. But modern life is increasingly dynamic. Careers change. Families relocate. Income streams are more diverse than ever.

We should continue building more homes and improving affordability. But we should also create new pathways that allow responsible individuals and families to participate in homeownership on terms that reflect modern realities.

That's what we're building at Acre.

The American Dream isn't fading because people no longer want it.

The desire remains strong.

What's changing is the journey.

The future of homeownership won't be defined by a single path. It will be defined by multiple pathways that help more people move from aspiration to ownership while preserving flexibility, liquidity, and choice.

If we solve that challenge, we may discover the American Dream was never dying at all. It was simply waiting for a more modern way to reach it.

06/01/2026

Financial advisors help clients make important decisions every day.

How much cash should be kept available?
What is the right balance between liquidity and long-term assets?
How does a major purchase fit into broader financial goals?
What risks are worth taking, and which should be avoided?

These questions are routinely applied to investment portfolios, business decisions, retirement planning, and estate strategies. At Acre, we believe they should also be applied to homeownership.

For many families, buying a home is the single largest financial decision they will ever make. Yet the conversation often focuses on one question: "Can I qualify for a mortgage?" That may be the wrong starting point.

A better question might be: "What is the smartest way to achieve my housing goals while preserving flexibility for everything else life may bring?"

For some people, the traditional path is exactly right. For others, preserving liquidity may be more valuable than maximizing a down payment. A growing business, a recent relocation, a pending life transition, or uncertainty about long-term plans can all influence what makes sense financially.

That's why Acre exists.

Acre was designed for people who want the benefits of living in a home they love while maintaining flexibility and optionality for the future. We're not suggesting that every client should choose Acre. We're suggesting that every client deserves to understand all of their options.

If you're working with a financial advisor, ask them how housing fits into your broader financial plan.

And if you're a financial advisor, we'd love to hear your perspective: How do you help clients balance homeownership, liquidity, and long-term financial goals?