Home

Arrive Home President Tai Christensen Makes Inc.’s Female Founders 500 List

Published 12 hours ago via Business Wire

Affordable housing advocate named among nation’s top women in business

National affordable housing innovator Arrive Home is thrilled to announce that its president, Tai Christensen, has made Inc.’s 2025 list of 500 Female Founders. Now in its eighth year, Inc.’s award recognizes women whose innovations and ideas are leading industries forward.

Inc. said that each year, its editors review thousands of applications highlighting female founders who are challenging the status quo and tackling some of the world’s biggest problems, and cull applicants through three rounds of judging, looking specifically at an entrepreneur’s bona fides in the past year. Criteria include quantifiable metrics such as revenue, sales, revenue growth, funding, and audience size. Inc. also looks for qualitative metrics including social media momentum and stories of impact.

Christensen stood out for her commitment to bringing innovative housing solutions to market that address the nation’s growing affordability crisis. A 20-year mortgage industry veteran, Christensen co-founded Arrive Home in 2022 with a mission to provide alternative credit solutions to borrowers who do not fit the traditional credit mold. The company aims to help responsible borrowers in underserved communities through down payment assistance and its Earned Equity Program, a long-term purchase contract for consumers who are unable to obtain traditional financing. Through Arrive Home, Christensen works with governmental entities, lenders and nonprofits to offer mortgage products designed to enable correspondent lenders to confidently deliver loans to reliable borrowers who qualify under FHA guidelines.

“I am honored to make Inc.’s list of women who are making a difference in business and whose work is providing critical solutions for real issues affecting everyday Americans,” said Christensen. “Lack of housing affordability is a growing crisis, and it’s imperative that those working in the lending space right now challenge themselves to bring creative ideas to market. At Arrive Home, we are committed to finding solutions to help underserved borrowers achieve their homeownership goals.”

Inc. said this year’s honorees “expressed grit and drive to collectively attract approximately $9 billion in 2024 revenue and $10.6 billion in funding.”

“Female founders know what struggle is, but they’re also experts of improvisation, adaptability, and creativity. The women featured on this year’s list exemplify these qualities,” said Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom. “Through times of uncertainty, their unwavering dedication and steadfast leadership are not only inspiring but vital to driving progress.”

About Arrive Home

Arrive Home is a national affordable housing program in the lending space that offers down payment assistance and innovative credit solutions for responsible borrowers across communities. Arrive Home is dedicated to increasing homeownership by working with governmental entities, mortgage lenders and nonprofit groups to offer creative and diverse mortgage products that are designed to enable correspondent lenders to confidently deliver loans to reliable borrowers. In doing so, Arrive Home aims to increase access to homeownership for credit worthy, low- to moderate-income American families, creating generational change one home at a time.

Contacts