May 4, 2013 @ 6:20 am By The Boston Globe  |  

For $100, Micah Lubens bought a share of a vacant, two-story brick building that was promoted as the next up-and-coming hot spot along Washington D.C.’s bustling H Street corridor. Through food blogs, Lubens learned of plans to transform the building into a minireplica of Asian night markets, with food stalls and at least one clothing… Read More

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April 28, 2013 @ 8:57 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

Commencing this week in Los Angeles is the annual Global Conference, sponsored by the Milken Institute.  The event covers a diverse list of global issues – including crowdfunding. The conference began in 1998 and has grown over the years from 700 attendees to this years expected 3000 plus.  Luminaries and industry magnates converge on this four… Read More

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April 20, 2013 @ 1:32 am By Forbes  |  

Crowdfunding is rapidly changing the real-estate investment market, offering developers new ways to finance projects, small investors a way in, and the socially conscious an avenue to support their local communities—and their local farms. Here is a rundown of the real-estate crowdfunding firms I think will have the biggest impact. (Full disclosure: I have advised… Read More

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February 27, 2013 @ 7:45 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Crowdfunding has  already inexorably altered many  industries.  The financing of Real Estate projects is another example of the power of crowdfunding. The shear efficacy of attracting a disperse and diverse group of individuals to finance a project or business of which they share an affinity is truly incredible.  And while this may be incredible now, it… Read More

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January 25, 2013 @ 6:26 pm By Forbes  |  

The market for crowd funding is hot. Thanks in part to the JOBS Act; recent U.S. government legislation that allows for a wider pool of small investors with fewer restrictions combined with the success of companies like Kickstarter. A variety of industry specific crowd funding startups are emerging to take advantage of the opportunities for community organized… Read More

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January 23, 2013 @ 7:15 pm By Jonathan O'Connell  |  

Crowdfunding is gaining steam as a way to use the Internet to pool individual investors and Fundrise — the D.C. start-up — continues to demonstrate how to use it to locate aspiring commercial real estate investors. On Wednesday morning, 130 people logged in to the company’s Web site expressing interest in buying stakes in a two-story building east of… Read More

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January 22, 2013 @ 8:05 am By Bloomberg  |  

New U.S. securities laws intended to help startup companies raise money are poised to benefit real estate investors as well, allowing individuals to buy stakes in offices and other commercial buildings once off limits to them. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act will ease restrictions on investments in closely held companies, including those set up… Read More

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January 18, 2013 @ 5:54 am By Bloomberg  |  

New U.S. securities laws intended to help startup companies raise money are poised to benefit real estate investors as well, allowing individuals to buy stakes in offices and other commercial buildings once off limits to them. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act will ease restrictions on investments in closely held companies, including those set up… Read More

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December 27, 2012 @ 7:47 am By Kristin Voinovich  |  

I read an exceptional article back in November written by Daniel Gorfine and Ben Miller.  Daniel is Director of Special Projects & Legal Counsel for the esteemed Milken Institute and Ben is Co-Founder of Fundrise – a direct investment platform for local real estate and businesses.  Their article was pertaining to the possibility of the… Read More

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