He took as his bride the daughter of TAIRA no Naokata, who had failed to suppress Tadatsune's rebellion, inheriting Naokata's mansion in Kamakura; henceforward, this mansion became the seat of the Kawachi-Genji's power and influence in the east.
忠常の討伐に失敗した平直方の娘を娶り、鎌倉の直方の屋敷を譲り受け、以後その屋敷が河内源氏の東国支配の拠点となる。