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Homeownership as an employee benefit — reports, podcasts, videos, and press.
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say employer homeownership support would reduce their financial stress
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would consider switching employers for homeownership benefits
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say they would stay even after receiving homeownership assistance
2026 Workforce Housing & Financial Wellbeing Report — 1,000 employed U.S. adults
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Guía: NestSTEPS para empleados
Este resumen explica cómo NestSTEPS le ayuda a alcanzar el bienestar financiero a través de ser propietario de una vivienda, ya sea que esté comprando su primera casa, su segunda casa o su próxima casa.
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TechBuzz News Explores Homeownership as an Employee Benefit with NestSTEPS
TechBuzz News explores employee benefits beyond the 401(k). Co-founder and Editor Mark Tullis speaks with Co-founder and COO of NestSTEPS, Larry Salazar to understand how employer-matched contributions, financial coaching, and PEO partnerships drive workforce retention.
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NerdWallet Turns to NestSTEPS on the Rise of Employer Homeownership Benefits
Homebuying assistance can lower your upfront costs, but it often comes with strings like residency requirements and lender limits. NerdWallet breaks down the trade-offs and features NestSTEPS CEO Cheri Salazar on why employers may be the next big source of help.
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Beyond the Paycheck: Leadership, Retention, and Investing in the Whole Person
In this episode of Leadership Quotient, Lindsay Guzowski, CEO of The Crucible, speaks with Larry and Cheri Salazar of NestSTEPS how investing in employees beyond the workplace can strengthen loyalty, productivity, and financial well-being. They also discuss what founders should look for as they build out their leadership teams, why scaling requires both flexibility and process, and the importance of productive disagreement.
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Brochure - NestSTEPS® for Employees
This overview explains how NestSTEPS helps you achieve financial wellbeing through homeownership. Whether you're buying your first home, second home or next home.
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New Category. New Playbook.
Larry Salazar, President/COO and Co-Founder of NestSTEPS joins CEO and Founder of Venal Marcus Chan on his, "The Revenue Vault Podcast" to dig into the full NestSTEPS story. They discuss how barriers and strategy for market creation, why homeownership benefits matter for employee wellbeing, and how NestSTEPS is building a movement, not just a company.
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EBN Speaks with NestSTEPS about Homeownership as an Employee Benefit
Today, Employee Benefit News is writing about homeownership benefits gaining traction again, and NestSTEPS is at the center of that conversation. President/COO and Co-founder of NestSTEPS Larry Salazar explains what's different this time isn't the idea.
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KSL Television Features NestSTEPS
KSL Television interviews NestSTEPS CEO and Co-founder Cheri Salazar to better understand how NestSTEPS is working with employers to tackle housing affordability and help employees achieve homeownership.
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Brochure — NestSTEPS® for Employers
NestSTEPS® helps your employees build long-term financial security and wellness through homeownership and real estate literacy. We guide them through the process of saving for and purchasing a home, while helping them understand how real estate can support lasting financial wellbeing.
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Summary (1 pager) — NestSTEPS® for Employees
NestSTEPS® is designed to help employees achieve financial wellness through homeownership. Along the way, you'll build healthy financial habits, learn and apply proven strategies to drive long-term security, and put you on a path toward your first, second or next home purchase.
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Fact Sheet — NestSTEPS® Platform
Rather than treating financial wellbeing as a one-time decision or a passive learning experience, the NestSTEPS™ platform is designed to influence day-to-day actions that ultimately determine success. And to support this approach, the platform connects individuals with a coordinated support network that includes their employer and licensed professionals.
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Infographic — How NestSTEPS® Aligns with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
This long-standing psychological framework explains the stages of human motivation and behavior—from basic survival to personal fulfillment. Housing benefits map to every level of this framework, helping individuals move from financial instability to long-term security, confidence, and purpose.
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Ebook — What are Employees Running From and Running To?
Turnover is no longer a seasonal disruption. For many organizations, it has become a persistent operating condition. Double-digit annual turnover is now common across nearly every industry. In frontline and hourly environments, it often rises far higher.
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Row Partners and NestSTEPS® Announce Partnership to Deliver Homeownership Benefits Nationwide
NestSTEPS® is partnering with ROW Partners, the world’s first end-to-end professional employer organization (PEO), to bring employer-sponsored homeownership benefits to their clients nationwide.
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Miller & Associates Partners with NestSTEPS® to Bring Employer-Sponsored Homeownership Benefits to Mountain West
Miller & Associates, an innovative benefits brokerage based in Orem, UT, announced an exclusive partnership with NestSTEPS® to introduce employer-sponsored homeownership benefits to its client base.
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Employer-Sponsored Homeownership Benefits Drive Workforce Retention and Address Housing Crisis
New study from NestSTEPS® shows a shift in the employee benefits landscape, with 89% of workers more likely to stay even after receiving homeownership assistance.
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