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Contractor Finance AnalysisBusiness, Finance & EconomicsGoodLeap Closes $389 Million Home-Improvement Securitization. Contractors Should Watch the Money Behind the Sale.GoodLeap closed a $389.03 million asset-backed securitization backed by $434 million of home-improvement loans. The contractor lesson is how Wall Street capital helps keep financing available at the kitchen table.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk8 min
Contractor Demand AnalysisBusiness, Finance & EconomicsThe DIY Retreat: Professional Contractors Are Taking a Bigger Share of Home-Improvement SpendingNew Harvard analysis puts DIY at 15.9% of homeowner improvement spending in 2023, the lowest share in its 1995-2023 series. A larger professional share is an opportunity, not a guarantee of stronger local demand.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk6 min
Breaking Marketing & Fintech AnalysisMarketing, Local Search & GrowthGoodLeap Has Financed $37 Billion in Home Upgrades. Now It’s Routing Homeowners to Contractors.GoodLeap’s new Projects feature connects homeowners with a network of 6,600+ professionals. Its own app terms say a Concierge team selects one contractor for a project request and that referral compensation may influence which contractors are presented. For operators, the financing layer is becoming part of the lead-distribution layer.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk13 min