We’ve all heard a lot about the crowdfunding revolution when it comes to funding big and small for startups, small businesses, socially responsible ventures, and the like. But what about when it comes to real estate?
Keep your eye on this trend in 2013 – it might just spread like wildfire.
How Peer-to-Peer Lending Grew
The real estate crowdfunding story began with lending. “Peer-to-peer” networks like Prosper.com created a forum that allowed people who needed to borrow money with people who wanted to lend it – at a substantial interest rate.
Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.
YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 26, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025
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Number of Filings131Prior 126 +4.0%
Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%
This YTD
Year prior
Change
Filings
131
126
+4.0%
Target raise
$3.40B
$3.54B
-3.9%
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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.
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