Real Estate

March 13, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Chief Executive of property finance platform, CapitalRise, Uma Rajah says she’s  responsible for all aspects of the business: from creating their strategy, “to execution of that strategy, and all aspects of running the company – including recruitment.” Uma Rajah notes that she approaches all… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the real estate platform that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, shares a significant moment for co-ownership with the passage of Utah SB 271. The passage of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Michael McKell and Rep. Val Peterson, means the benefits… Read More

March 10, 2023 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock, a successful real estate Fintech that enables the investment and management of properties, says it has topped $100 billion in assets tracked. At the same time, Roofstock revealed a new service dubbed “Stressa Pro,” a digital application providing tools for real estate investors. Roofstock… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, announced the launch of Universal Data Collection (UDC), the latest in the company’s suite of products designed “to support appraisal modernization.” UDC supports Fannie Mae’s newly announced Value Acceptance + Property Data program, as well as… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Shojin says it is hiring more executives as demand for its services grow. Shojin is a real estate investment platform that enables investors to access “institutional-grade property deals” for as little as £5,000.  Shojin offers fractional investment opportunities in real estate developments. The FCA-regulated… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

lettingaproperty.com says it’s on a mission “to become the go-to destination for renting.” The firm has raised 105% of its £850,003 target via Seedrs at the time of writing. As noted in the update, the offer is set to be closing soon.  At present, £900,284… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment and financing platform Estateguru is reporting having topped €500 million in loans in the Baltics. EstateGuru is an investment platform that enables individual investors to participate in secured loan offerings. The peer to peer platform launched in 2014 enabling property developers to borrow… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Homebase is the next platform to move into the non-fungible token (NFT) real estate investment offerings. Utilizing Solana, Homebase has a mission of enabling investors to generate returns from rental properties starting at $100. Investors receive returns via dollar-based stablecoin USDC. According to Homebase, each… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circles.house has secured 137% (€206,810) of its €150,000 fundraising target from 291 investors via Crowdcube at the time of writing. This convertible offer from Spain ends today (February 28, 2023). As explained in the update, rather than investing and immediately receiving shares, in this round… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kiavi, an online mortgage lender, has securitized $209 million in real estate loans, according to a company statement. This is the 12th securitiztion that Kiavi has completed and the second securitization this month. In total, Kiavi reports that  the company’s total issuance in notes now… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry and its partner Aventus Group continue a strategy to diversify the business by country and bring more diversity to investors. Recently, the Czech lender PůjčkaPlus joined the PeerBerry platform. The company reportedly “issues short-term non-bank loans with an average amount of around EUR 300.”… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The past few months have been choppy for AlphaFlow, a real estate investment platform. Last September, AlphaFlow listed a securities offering on Republic seeking to raise $5 million in a CrowdSAFE. The round never closed, and committed money was returned to investors – there was… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform, has topped $1 billion in total investment, according to a note from the firm. Groundfloor was launched in 2013 by co-founders Brian Dally and Nick Bhargava. The platform leverages Reg A+ (Tier 1), as well as the Invest Georgia… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

AKRU, a real estate investment platform, recently distributed an update on its platform. AKRU offers fractionalized investments in commercial real estate. Via tokenization, investors may purchase real estate-backed securities for as little as $1000. There is also a secondary trading marketplace for liquidity if you… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced that it has “acquired OJO Canada — the Canadian operations of U.S.-based real estate technology company, OJO Holdings Corp.” The acquisition further “enables RBC’s commitment to supporting Canadians at every stage in their home buying journey by offering intuitive,… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CubiCasa, a global-reaching real estate software company, announced that New Mexico MLS has joined its MLS Partnership Program launched in December. Through CubiCasa’s program, New Mexico MLS members now “have access to free floor plans based on scans completed via the CubiCasa app, a discounted… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock is best known for enabling individuals to invest in real estate online.  Roofstock is an online investment platform that has gotten really big very quickly, having enabled over $5 billion in transactions. It also provides services like property management as well as portfolios of… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform that recently entered the early-stage investment sector, has filed to raise $19.7 million in a sale of Class B Common shares. Fundrise has raised growth capital for itself in the past using the Reg A+ securities exemption. The $19.7… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Lettingaproperty, a UK-based Proptech, is looking to raise £850,000 on Seedrs. Recently launched, the securities offering has almost raised its funding target. As of today, over £800k has been raised, backed by 123 investors. According to the offering page, Lettingaproperty is offering equity at a… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2022, EstateGuru reportedly saw €183.0M worth of loans on ther platform (10% less than in 2021), with €11.8M produced in December. Estonia was “the best performing market in terms of volume, in December (€5,3M), and also in 2022 overall (€69.2).” Finland followed “with €2.2M… Read More