Next-generation mortgage company Better Home & Finance (BETR 7.22%) was a star on the stock market this week. Following its announcement that it was vastly expanding a key market segment, investors snapped up its shares as eagerly as if they were buying a home.
Consequently, Better's stock rose by nearly 23% over the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Better announced on Monday that it had successfully amended its warehouse credit facility with one specific bank. The new capacity of that instrument is $350 million, exactly twice the previous level of $175 million. The company said its partner is a "leading global banking institution," but it did not identify it. It also did not detail the terms of that bank's latest involvement.
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That move increases Better's total warehouse capacity to $750 million from $575 million, the company said.
With that, it's placing a bet -- a solid one, in my opinion -- on the continued popularity of warehouse facilities. It quoted its treasurer, Robert Wilson, as saying that "As we head into what we expect to be a significant period of origination growth over the next few months, expanding our total warehouse capacity to $750 million will help us meet increasing borrower demand."
"This amendment is a clear signal of the momentum we're building at Better," he added.
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I'd agree with those sentiments. Ecommerce is an unstoppable force in the retail world, and even though it's well-established, it'll continue to grow in popularity. This will necessitate more warehouse space, so if any segment of the real estate market is reliably high-potential for mortgage providers, it's that one. Better is making a smart move here, I think, and therefore the stock is worth considering.
