EstateGuru, an Estonia based real estate crowdfunding platform, has launched an updated website and rebranding. EstateGuru COO Mihkel Stamm said their objective is to provide “hassle-free, flexible financing to property developers and entrepreneurs as well as diversified property backed cross-border investment opportunities to our international investor base.”
EstateGuru offers short-term property loans. The platform claims the ability for borrowers to secure a loan from EstateGuru that is “up to 5 times faster than traditional financial institutions and 50% cheaper than non-bank lenders.”
According to the site, since platform launched five years ago, EstateGuru has generated the following financing:
- €80,811,007 – Total money lent
- 517 – Number of Loans Funded
- €156,308 – Average loan size
- 58.47% – Average loan to value
- 15.0 months – Average loan term of issued loans
- 10.0 months – Average loan term of repaid loans
- €4,333,560.69 – Investors total earnings
- 15,556 – Investors from 45 countries
- 12.29% – Historical return
Commenting on the goal of remaining at the forefront of the short-term, property backed loan market, Stamm stated:
“To realize this vision, we felt that we needed a new user experience and a fresh new version of our brand. We need to innovate in order to stay ahead of the competition. In addition to the rebranding, we are launching a variety of new features.”
EstateGuru currently operates in five European countries and is planning to add more in the near future. The company currently operates in Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland. Management did not indicate in which countries it planned its expansion
CEO and founder Marek Pärtel said they have experienced amazing growth in the past five years and with this recalibration they are ready to become, “Europe’s leading cross-border marketplace of its kind and continue building bridges between investors and entrepreneurs.”