Real Estate

July 30, 2024 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the real estate marketplace for co-owned luxury vacation homes, marks a significant milestone with the passage of a new ordinance by the Palm Springs City Council. This is the first city in California to “affirmatively recognize and regulate co-owned homes, ensuring they are thoughtfully… Read More

July 29, 2024 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A million-dollar price tag no longer means lavish and luxurious living. In more than 200 U.S. cities, buyers will find “a price tag of $1 million or more on the typical starter home,” a new Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) analysis finds. The Zillow real… Read More

July 27, 2024 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched a new solution, All Employers Within 90 Days, in support of its commitment “to providing an extensive set of verification solutions for the mortgage industry.” Powered by The Work Number, All Employers Within 90 Days “allows credentialed lenders to verify… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform CapitalRise says it has financed three new deals in nine days to the tune of £20 million. CapitalRise says this is a record for the amount financed in such a short time. CapitalRise is a specialist prime property finance platform that specializes… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces the launch of a streamlined range of residential mortgage products, delivering simpler and faster options for homeowners. This enhancement follows the “introduction of improved criteria in June and includes significant rate reductions, making LendInvest’s mortgage offerings more… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online real estate investment platform Waltz Inc. has launched to provide foreign investors with a way to invest in and purchase residential real estate in the US. The online investment platform is said to be available in the following statements: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 2:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Propy, a real estate tokenization platform, and Parcl, a DeFi protocol built on real estate data, have announced a new strategic partnership. It will enhance the analytics of all on-chain real estate minted on PropyKeys using Parcl’s data integrations. Parcl and Propy revealed that more than $10 billion worth of… Read More

July 17, 2024 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth – the digital bank “for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs,” has provided a £45.7m loan to investment firms, Veld Capital and Maya Capital, to support the development of a major new hotel at 160 Blackfriars Road. Founded in 2009, Veld Capital is a private investment firm… Read More

July 16, 2024 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Faes & Co. has announced a partnership with UK investment manager Triple Point. The company reports that Triple Point holds more than $4.7 billion in funds under management. The arrangement will see Triple Point provide Faes & Co. with funding to support its lending activities… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

While commercial property continues to struggle in certain markets and residential needs a rate cut to boost activity, Fundrise, an online investment platform that mainly offers real estate investment funds, sees “continued momentum in property fundamentals.” Fundrise claims that “being invested in the right locations… Read More

July 12, 2024 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

insightsoftware, the provider of solutions for the Office of the CFO, announced it acquired LeaseAccelerator, a provider of automated solutions for lease accounting, real estate lease administration, competitive lease sourcing, and lease lifecycle management. The acquisition extends insightsoftware’s market reach in the U.S. and “enhances… Read More

July 12, 2024 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank has recently announced that it launched its first Limited Company Buy-to-Let product as part of its continued focus on becoming a leading specialist lender. Owning a property through a Limited Company structure “can be more tax efficient than owning the same property on… Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru has shared their Mid-year 2024 update from their CEO. Estateguru’s CEO, Mihkel Stamm, looks back on the first half of 2024, and provides an extensive “update on the company’s results and plans.” Mihkel Stamm notes that as we look back on the first half… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multifamily property managers face a daunting task when it comes to screening applicants. They need to conduct thorough criminal background checks in “a timely manner, while observing increasingly stringent consumer privacy regulations.” To address this challenge, TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced its collaboration with Asurint to… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 3:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces the introduction of dual representation for bridging projects, now available across our entire product range. This innovative feature, powered by LendInvest’s Mortgages Portal, “offers customers greater flexibility and efficiency in managing their bridging deals.” With dual representation,… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has lent several hundred million pound to British businesses in the first half of this year, as it continues its track record of supporting the most ambitious and innovative businesses across the UK. OakNorth’s focus has been on “supporting… Read More

July 6, 2024 @ 1:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain and AI-based real estate company Propy announced this week that millionaire entrepreneur and equity fund manager Grant Cardone has listed his mansion in Golden Beach, Fla., on its site. The asking price is $42 million, and cryptocurrency is accepted. The home is listed on… Read More

July 2, 2024 @ 7:06 pm By Andrew Corn  |  

The ecosystem for capital-raising for commercial real estate is slowly embracing something new: the ability to raise significant capital directly from retail investors and blending it with capital from family offices, and other smaller institutions. We’re in a new age of capital raising for the… Read More

July 2, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital lender Assetz Capital has shared information on two transactions. Assetz Capital is an online lender supporting the property development sector. According to the company, one transaction included a £5 million commercial mortgage to refinance an ibis Styles hotel at Waterloo Street in Glasgow, owned… Read More

July 1, 2024 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To comfortably afford a typical U.S. home, a home buyer making the median income needs to put down nearly $127,750, or 35.4%, a Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) analysis of the real estate market shows. Five years ago, when mortgage rates were “hovering just above… Read More