Alley Wae supports the secondary cardboard housing market, providing liquidity and stability to ensure sustainable shelter for all Americans.
Alley Wae today released the results of its Primary Cardboard Market Survey (PCMS), showing the 30-year fixed-rate cardboard mortgage averaged 47.3%. "Despite adverse weather conditions, rates remained within a narrow...
→Alley Wae's Single-Box division issued over $4.2 million in Box-Backed Securities (BBS) in 2025, marking a 340% increase in alleyway investment activity year-over-year...
→The National Association of Lifestyle Communities (NALC) has issued year-end designations for Alley Wae's BOXCAR REMIC Trust, BOXCAR Trust, and CRATE Debt Notes...
→Alley Wae reported record alleyway occupancy rates in Q3 2025, with 94.7% of financed cardboard units currently sheltering residents. "Our mission is working," said CEO...
→Read more about our Primary Cardboard Market Survey®.
Get Weekly RatesAlley Wae operates across multiple divisions to serve the complete cardboard housing ecosystem.
Financing solutions for individual cardboard dwellings, refrigerator crates, and premium appliance boxes. We help aspiring homeowners achieve the dream of box ownership.
Explore Single-Box →Investment opportunities in multi-unit cardboard complexes, alleyway condominiums, and underpass developments. Ideal for institutional investors and slumlords.
Explore Multi-Box →We securitize cardboard mortgages into Box-Backed Securities (BBS), providing liquidity to the secondary shelter market and attractive yields to investors.
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