Home equity investment (HEI) · United States

Unison alternatives, ranked by cost at sale

0 of the 1 other HEI products we can compute work out cheaper than Unison, which costs $82,533 on $50,000 sold in year 10.

None of them is cheaper: Unison is the lowest year-10 cost in this group.

The group, by cost at sale

Every product in the same category that publishes enough to compute, in cost order.

Every HEI we can compute, ordered by total cost at a sale in year 10 on $50,000 from a $500,000 home. Ordering is that number and nothing else — see Method. checked 2026-09-29
Provider	Published headline	Upfront fees	Cost, year 3	Cost, year 10	Annualized
Unison (this page)	40.0% of gain	$3,750	$32,295	$82,533	10.8%
Splitero	2.00x	$2,500	$37,932	$86,892	11.0%

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How that is worked out

home value today = $500,000; cash taken = $50,000 (10% of value) home value in year N = $500,000 x 1.03^N (3% a year, every product) HEI, share of value = multiplier x 10% x home value in year N HEI, principal + share = $50,000 + share x (value in year N - adjusted starting value) HEI cap = $50,000 x (1 + cap/12)^(12N) where the provider publishes a cap HELOC illustration = interest-only using the lowest published APR as a rate proxy, then amortized home equity loan example = amortized using the lowest published APR as a rate proxy total cost at sale (N) = payments made + balance or payoff owed at sale - $50,000 + upfront fees annualized cost = the yearly rate that turns the cash received into everything paid back

Every rate is the lowest the provider publishes, so where a page says “as low as” the figure is an illustrative starting scenario. An “up to” fee is modeled at its stated maximum; the actual fee may be lower. APR is used as a proxy for the payment rate when no separate note rate is published. Variable rates are held flat. Eligibility, unpublished charges, taxes and insurance are excluded. These figures are neither quotes nor guaranteed lower bounds. Read the method.

When to stay where you are

Conditions under which the table above should not move you.

Nothing in this group is cheaper on this scenario, so price alone is not a reason to look past Unison.
1 of these publish a cap on what you repay; the cap only binds when the home gains faster than the scenario assumes.
Do not decide yet without your own numbers: the order is for a $500,000 home and $50,000 of cash — put yours in before reading this as a ranking.

Who this is not for

This is a cost ranking, not a shortlist of better products. We have not used any of these providers. If your question is who will approve you fastest, the order on this page tells you nothing about that.

Sources

Unison terms page. checked 2026-09-29
Splitero terms page. checked 2026-09-29

Written by Kaz (pen name). Figures are copied from providers' published pages on the dates shown. We have not used these products. Corrections: contact form.