Turn Homeownership Into a Powerful Membership Benefit
HomeAhead helps unions, associations, and membership organizations create customized homeownership programs designed to deliver real value to members and strengthen the organizations that serve them. From custom websites and technology to homeownership tools, resources, and access to a national network of participating real estate professionals, HomeAhead provides the infrastructure to build a homeownership benefit around your organization, your brand, and your members.
MORE MEMBER VALUE.
MORE REASONS TO BELONG.
Homeownership is one of the largest financial goals many working families will ever pursue, which creates a unique opportunity for membership organizations to provide value through nearly every stage of that journey. HomeAhead programs can support Members as they prepare to buy, search for a home, understand financing, move, refinance, or simply make more informed homeownership decisions. For the organization, that creates another way to demonstrate the everyday value of membership and build stronger, longer lasting relationships with the people it serves.
Recruit. Engage. Retain. Grow.
HomeAhead turns one of life’s biggest financial goals into another reason membership matters.
WE BUILD THE PROGRAM.
YOU MAKE IT YOURS.
HomeAhead provides the technology and infrastructure behind customized homeownership programs. Programs can be structured around an organization’s membership, goals, existing benefits, brand, and identity rather than forcing every organization into the same model.
Custom Program Design
Programs structured around the organization’s membership, goals, existing benefits, and identity.
Branded Websites
Customized digital experiences built specifically for the organization and its Members. Your brand. Your program. Your Member experience.
Technology & Tools
Homeownership calculators, affordability tools, readiness resources, educational content, and other interactive technology designed to provide Members with useful resources.
National Realtor Network
Access to a national network of participating real estate professionals capable of supporting programs and Members across markets throughout the country. Members remain in control of whether they engage with a participating real estate professional and whom they choose to work with.
Homeownership Readiness
Resources designed to help Members better understand where they stand today, what comes next, and what steps may help them prepare for homeownership.
Program Support
Technology and infrastructure that help organizations launch, communicate, support, measure, and continuously improve their HomeAhead programs.
ONE PLATFORM. MANY POSSIBILITIES.
Every organization is different, and HomeAhead is intended to be flexible enough to reflect those differences.
HomeAhead turns one of life’s biggest financial goals into another reason membership matters.
homeownership education and readiness
mortgage readiness resources
affordability and payment calculators
custom digital tools
national real estate resources
participating provider networks
organization specific member benefits
homeownership protections
member communications
reporting
analytics
and other resources
Every benefit:
GUARANTEED APPROVED • NO MEDICAL QUESTIONS • PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS COVERED AFTER 12 MONTHS • PAID 100% TAX-FREE.
Beyond income protection.
MVP keeps growing to meet Members at every major financial moment — all under one program, all at no cost to the union.
Voluntary disability plans
Short- and long-term income protection, the core of MVP.
Life & critical illness
Tax-free life and AD&D, with critical illness protection available.
Mortgage & home-buying
Resources and savings that support Members through buying and keeping a home.
College tuition assistance
Help for Members and their families pursuing higher education.
No cost to the union • Rewards participation • Strengthens retention.
Real value for Members.
No burden on the union.
MVP is built around direct Member payment, so it asks almost nothing of the union and nothing of the employer.
No cost
Union One covers all program costs; Members pay directly through secure ACH — no payroll slots, no dues mixing.
No added workload
All servicing, claims, and Member questions are handled entirely by Union One.
No employer dependency
Nothing is bargained at the table and no payroll slot is required, so the union delivers for Members on its own terms.
A partner with a proven record.
Union One has protected union families since 2010, with national plans in force across some of the country’s largest labor organizations.
$600M+ paid in tax-free benefits to union families since 2010.
National plans in force with IBT, IUEC, IUPAT, BLET, SMART-TD, and IBEW Rail.
Simple enrollment, on any device.
Members enroll through UnionHub — a mobile-friendly platform available 24/7 with smart coverage recommendations, a unique registration code for each Member, and self-service payment management. No paperwork, and no calls to the Local required.
Enrollment is always Member-initiated. Union One never cold-calls Members or visits their homes.
Available 24/7 — Mobile • Tablet • Desktop
Let’s talk about MVP for your Members.
Whether you’re exploring benefits for the first time or comparing options, we’re glad to walk you through how MVP could work for your membership. There’s no cost to explore it and no obligation.
Start the conversation
To learn more or connect with our team, call (847) 387-3555 or email info@unionone.com.