FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Trust Construct Opens in Late July 2026, Bringing Milestone-Based
Payment Protection to Home Renovation

UNITED STATES — Late July 2026 — The Trust Construct, a construction
marketplace that pairs contractor discovery with milestone-based payment
protection, today opened to homeowners and contractors across the United
States. The platform lets a homeowner fund a renovation one milestone at a
time and release payment only after they approve the completed work —
closing the trust gap that costs the industry billions every year.

Construction still runs on an outdated payment model: large cash deposits,
handshake deals, and hope. Slow and disputed payments cost U.S. construction
an estimated $280 billion in 2024 (2025 Construction Payments Report), and
reported contractor fraud rose roughly 38% from 2023 to 2025 (National
Insurance Crime Bureau), spiking after each major storm. Homeowners risk
deposits on contractors who may never finish; contractors wait an average of
90 days to get paid (Rabbet).

The Trust Construct replaces that with structure. Homeowners post a project,
match with license-verified contractors, and agree to a milestone schedule.
Funds for each milestone are held by a licensed payment processor and released only on
the homeowner's approval — with dispute resolution built in. Contractors get
real, funded work with no lead fees and predictable payouts.

"Construction doesn't have a quality problem — it has a trust problem. We built
The Trust Construct to fix it at the root: money is released only when the work
is approved, every contractor is verified, and for once both sides are
protected by the same system," said Dimitri Goodman, founder and CEO of The
Trust Construct.

The platform is free for homeowners; contractors pay a small fee only on
completed milestones. The Trust Construct is not a bank, escrow agent, lender,
or money transmitter; payments are processed by a licensed payment processor.

Availability:   thetrustconstruct.com  ·  platform.thetrustconstruct.com
Media contact:  Dimitri Goodman — dimitri@thetrustconstruct.com

About The Trust Construct
The Trust Construct is the first construction marketplace to combine
contractor discovery with milestone-based payment protection, contractor
verification, and dispute resolution in one platform. Founded in 2025 and
headquartered in the United States.

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