Unison uses at least three names for the same thing: "Unison Agreement" in every job post, "Equity Sharing Agreement" (ESA) across the FAQ and blog, and "Unison Home Equity Agreements" in its March 2026 securitization release, with a new "Mortgage Hybrid/Equity Loan" coming. Its rivals each use one: Hometap and Point say "Home Equity Investment", Unlock says "Home Equity Agreement". When a homeowner asks an AI assistant about home equity investments, the answer is assembled from pages that use the searcher's term, and Unison's signal is split across several. The new Organic Growth Manager is hired to grow AI citations and "structure content so it is easy for AI systems to extract, summarize, and cite accurately".
First action
List every name used for the product on the site, in press and in job posts.
How to measure it
Citation share on 50 tracked home equity questions
- Now
- –
- Target
- +50%
- By
- 2 quarters
Steps
Inventory names
Site, FAQ, blog, press, job posts, partner kits.
Organic Growth Manager 2 days
Choose and approve
One name, one definition, one "also called" line.
Legal and Compliance 2 weeks
Build the definition page
Plain-language definition, FAQ and structured data.
Organic Growth Manager 1 week
Align templates
FAQ, blog, footer and metadata in Webflow.
Web Development 1 week
Align boilerplate
Press, job posts and partner materials.
PR 1 week
Baseline AI answers
50 category questions across AI answer engines.
Organic Growth Manager 1 week
Track monthly
Citation share and accuracy.
Organic Growth Manager monthly
Why it works
With Legal and Compliance, pick the one approved name and a one-sentence definition, plus an approved "also called" line that maps it to the terms people search (home equity investment, home equity agreement, shared equity). Publish one canonical definition page with FAQ and Organization/Product structured data, then align the FAQ, blog templates, press boilerplate, job-post description and partner materials to it. Keep the new hybrid product's name distinct and defined on its own page.
One consistent, defined entity is what search engines and AI answer engines can recognise and cite; it also reduces consumer confusion in a category where clarity matters to homeowners.
Ready to use
ChecklistOne-name rollout
[ ] Approved product name and one-sentence definition (Legal and Compliance) [ ] Approved "also called" line for home equity investment / agreement [ ] Canonical definition page with FAQ and structured data [ ] FAQ, blog templates, metadata aligned [ ] Press and job-post boilerplate aligned [ ] Partner and loan officer materials aligned [ ] Separate page for the hybrid mortgage product [ ] Monthly AI citation tracking
Risks and how to handle them
Legal meaning of product names
Legal and Compliance approve every name and definition before publishing.
Losing existing rankings for "ESA"
Keep the current pages and redirect only true duplicates.
Evidence
- HiringCompany description in Unison's job posts: "Through the Unison Agreement, we help homeowners access their equity flexibly with no monthly payments or interest"; "We expanded our offering to 30 states, surpassed the $5B mark in real estate investments and partnered with over 7K customers through our HomeBuyer and HomeOwner programs."Source
- Your websiteUnison's FAQ and blog call the product an "Equity Sharing Agreement" (ESA), for example /faqs/question/esa-overview, /blog/equity-sharing-agreement-guide and /blog/how-equity-sharing-agreement-ends; the FAQ describes a starting value from an independent appraisal with a "5.0% Risk Adjustment", a term of up to 30 years, and availability only in participating states, subject to underwriting.Source
- News coverageUnison's March 26, 2026 release is titled "Unison Announces Securitization of $94.2 Million Unison Home Equity Agreements" (its seventh securitization, rated by DBRS Morningstar).Source
- Competitor researchRivals' own homepage titles: Hometap, "Home Equity Investments │ No Monthly Payments"; Point, "Get cash from your home with a Home Equity Investment"; Unlock, "Home Equity Agreement (HEA)". Each uses one product name everywhere.Source
- HiringOrganic Growth Manager, AEO and authority: "Grow Unison's mentions and citations in AI answer engines"; "Structure content so it is easy for AI systems to extract, summarize, and cite accurately"; "Build entity signals across the web, including knowledge panels, third-party profiles, reviews, and authoritative mentions"; create "linkable assets such as calculators, data studies, tools and resources"; optimize for "homeowners, financial professionals, analysts, and investors"; "Measure AI citation share"; use "BigQuery and the Google Search Console API" and Looker.Source
- HiringMortgage Loan Officer (Omaha, posted September 30, 2026): "originate and promote our new and unique Mortgage Hybrid/Equity Loan"; "Focus strictly on converting 100% company-provided leads within a Monday–Friday, 9-to-5 contact center environment"; "attain zero compliance defects". A Mortgage Underwriter (contract) role is also open.Source