Real Estate

Real Estate Investment Platform GreatX Has Unique Strategy, Raises Money on Republic

GreatX is an online investment platform in the real estate sector with an interesting approach. The company states that it offers uncapped upside with income yield and capital protection in a single investment. GreatX is currently raising money on Republic. According to the offering page,… Read More

Real Estate Deal Value Report: Europe Becomes Key Performer in Q4 2024

Preqin, the global firm focused on alternative data and insights, released its Real Estate Q4 2024 (a Quarterly Update report). Henry Lam, the lead author of the report, notes that quarter-on-quarter growth in total deal value during Q4 2024 was “recorded across all the major… Read More

Investment Platform Estateguru Remains Focused on Achieving Sustainability and Profitabilty in 2025

Estateguru, a real estate investment platform, has released its 2024 performance report, highlighting significant growth and achievements. Estateguru CEO Mihkel Stamm shared the company’s accomplishments and outlined plans for 2025. He stated: “In 2024, we remained focused on enhancing portfolio quality, resolving legacy portfolio challenges,… Read More

Revolut Is Venturing into Commercial Real Estate Lending

Revolut, a London-based digital banking platform, is venturing into commercial real estate lending, capitalizing on signs of a potential market resurgence, according to a report from Bloomberg. To spearhead this new initiative, Revolut has appointed Duncan Batty, formerly of M&G Investments, where he led the… Read More

UK’s LendInvest Announces Funds Under Management (FUM) Increase to Over £5.14B

LendInvest (LSE: LINV), a UK property finance business, announces it passed a key milestone with over £5bn in Funds Under Management (FUM). The FUM total now reportedly stands at £5.14bn, boosted by a “£500 million upsize from one of the business’s existing institutional investors.” Today’s FUM… Read More

Real Estate Fintech Foyer Celebrates $6.2M Seed Round

This week, Foyer, a Fintech company focused on first-time homebuyers, announced the successful closure of a $6.2 million seed round led by Alpaca VC and Hometeam Ventures with participation from Animo Ventures, Resilience VC, Accion Venture Lab, Detroit Venture Partners, and Clocktower Ventures. The funds… Read More

Small Change: Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Reports Best Year Yet

Small Change, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal in the real estate sector, is reporting its best year to date. According to the company, in 2024, issuers raised over $6 million for 12+ real estate projects across the US. Small Change says that 13 issuers were launched… Read More

UK Real Estate and Financial Services Sectors Report Growth But Others Experience Decline – Report

The number of UK sectors reporting falling output rose to 11 in December 2024, up from eight in November, and the highest number since September 2023, according to data from the latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker. The number of sectors with growing demand was “one… Read More

Estateguru Says Investors Received €36 million in Repayments in Q4

Estateguru, an online investment platform for small loans, said that investors received over €36 million in repayments during Q4 of 2024. This includes both principal and interest, with €3 million earned as interest by investors. During the quarter, investors funded €20.6 million in loans, each… Read More

UK’s LendInvest Introduces Residential Mortgage Products and Increases LTV on MUFB BTLs

LendInvest Mortgages (LSE: LINV), a fintech platform dedicated to specialised lending, has announced the release of a suite of new and enhanced products designed to better serve the diverse needs of today’s borrowers. Recognizing that not all borrowers fit the traditional lending mold, these updates… Read More

Digital Money Transfer Firm Paymints.io Acquired by CertifID

CertifID, a provider of wire fraud protection for the real estate industry, announced on Jan. 14 that it acquired Paymints.io, a solution that enables digital money transfers by title companies, law firms, and real estate brokerages. According to the FBI, $1.9 billion in funds have been stolen… Read More

Real Estate Investment Platform Italy Crowd Shuts Down

Italy Crowd, an investment platform focused on Real Estate offerings, has shut down. Italy Crowd was reportedly the first platform of its kind in Italy. Last year, Italy Crowd withdrew its application from the CONSAB (the securities regulator in Italy) to issue securities under the… Read More

UK’s Assetz Capital Introduces Challenger Development Finance Rates from 9.35% via Brickflow

Assetz Capital has announced the launch of 9.35%+ development finance rates via a renewed partnership with Brickflow – the digital marketplace for specialist property finance. Brickflow’s interface with advanced search and application capabilities helps brokers quickly and clearly “identify the best funding options for bridging,… Read More

Crowdfunding has Become Major Boost for Baltic Real Estate Market: Estateguru CEO

Estateguru noted that the crowdfunding sector, which gained growth momentum worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, has opened up opportunities for the public to invest their free capital and boosted the expansion of small and medium-sized businesses. Estateguru pointed out that over the past 10 years,… Read More

Real Estate Report: Buffalo, New York Projected to Be Hottest Major Property Market in 2025

Buffalo, New York, will be the hottest major property / real estate market in 2025, according to a new analysis by Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG), the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years. Real estate firm Zillow noted in its… Read More

PeerBerry Investors Reportedly Received €11.8M in Interest Payments in 2024

Last year, PeerBerry investors were paid €11.8 million in interest, of which over €1.2 million was paid to investors in December. Since PeerBerry platform’s inception, its investors have reportedly earned a total of “€39.19 million in interest.” PeerBerry’s portfolio (the total amount invested) amounted to… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank OakNorth and REL Finance Complete Co-Loan to JMK Group

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs and structured real estate lender, REL Finance, have completed a £16.6m co-loan to JMK Group, a family-run hospitality business. JMK’s story began when an entrepreneur, John Kajani, made “a decision to move from textiles to the hospitality… Read More

Real Estate Marketplace Pacaso Releases US Luxury Vacation Home Markets Report

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy, co-own, and sell a luxury vacation home, released its fourth annual Top Vacation Home Markets Report, identifying the “leading” luxury vacation home markets for 2024. The report reveals the top 20 counties across the United… Read More

Estateguru CEO Says European Investment Platform Aims to Surpass €1B in Total Loan Volume

Estateguru CEO Mihkel Stamm recently stated that their goal is to surpass €1 billion in total loan volume. The total volume of loans issued by investors on the Estateguru platform over the course of its roughly 10-year operation “may exceed the €1 billion mark next… Read More

UK Property Market Beat Expectations in 2024 with Recovery Supported By Lower Mortgage Rates – Report

Lloyds Banking Group has shared the Halifax UK housing / property market review and outlook for real estate in 2025. Here are the key takeaways from the extensive research report on the United Kingdom‘s property market: UK housing market beat expectations in 2024, with recovery… Read More

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