Real Estate

June 6, 2022 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zump, a professionally designed social network for property (think LinkedIn/Instagram for Real Estate),  has raised 94% (£236,380) of its £250,000 target from 131 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube (with  15 days left in the sale). Zump reports a… Read More

May 17, 2022 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a £10 million equity funding round late last year and a period of “rapid expansion” at Blend Network, the team is now expanding their UK local and regional footprint “with the opening of a number of satellite offices across the UK regions.” In March,… Read More

May 10, 2022 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Residently, which is focused on “building the brand” for the world’s $2 trillion long term home rental market, has acquired 161% (£2,015,460) of its £1,250,000 target from 481 investors through its crowdfunding campaign carried out via Seedrs (at the time of writing). Located in London,… Read More

May 10, 2022 @ 12:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry’s business partner – real estate developer SIB Group – successfully “closed the residential building project ‘Talino’” in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The real estate loan of €1 million, plus an interest rate of €74,490 (total amount of EUR 1 074 490) was reportedly… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Build to Rent (BTR) developments are “exactly” as they sound: purpose-built residential units designed “to be rented out rather than sold,” the CrowdProperty team notes. In most cases, these schemes usually “offer longer tenancy terms and are managed by the owner or operator of the… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

RentBerry, a long-term rental platform, is raising money on StartEngine using Reg A+. According to the offering page, Rentberry has topped $8.5 million from more than 5000 investors. The security offered is common shares at a pre-money valuation of $25 million. The Proptech hopes to… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Brickowner, a property investment platform, has revamped with a new and improved offering for its investors. Launched in 2017, Brickowner says it wants to enable investments in minutes – not weeks. The Proptech provides a full-stack service for developers, fund managers as well as property investors…. Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Point has raised $115 million in Series C funding in a round led by WestCap. Existing investors also participated in the round including; Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, Redwood Trust, Atalaya Capital Management, and DAG Ventures. New investors include Deer Park Road Management, The Palisades Group,… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blend Network CEO Yann Murciano has discussed the challenges of building a property “power team.” Yann recently focused on the “all-important” challenge of simplifying and streamlining “overly time-consuming processes and operations.” When speaking with property developers, one of the “most common” complaints that Blend Network… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Propy, which claims to be the “premier” blockchain powered, real estate transaction and offer platform, and Abra, a digital asset wealth management platform, have announced a partnership that will “enable Propy customers to buy real estate by securing a loan using their digital assets as… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 5:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform that offers a series of targeted funds to retail investors, says Q1 one results were solid even during a choppy market period. As everyone knows, interest rates are moving higher as inflation kicks in. Add some geopolitical conflicts like… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 3:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry’s business partner – real estate developer Lithome – successfully “closed the real estate project ‘Aurea Home’ in the center of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.” The real estate loan of EUR 1 million, “plus an interest rate of EUR 91 647 (total amount of… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 1:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

IMMO, a tech-driven residential investment platform that helps people sell, rent and invest in single-family rental (SFR) housing, has closed a $75 million Series B equity funding. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, a US-based venture and growth equity fund investing in healthcare and fintech, alongside Moore Speciality… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 1:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitero, the financial services firm that offers homeowners better options to access home equity, has announced that it has acquired $5.8 million in seed funding, “led by Gemini Ventures.” Additional investors reportedly include Permit Ventures, Fiat Ventures, and others.” As noted in an update shared… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 2:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tokens.com, a publicly-traded company that invests in Web3 crypto assets and businesses linked to the Metaverse and NFTs, announced this week that its subsidiary, Metaverse Group, has purchased the Music District in Decentraland, as a joint venture with 13th Floor Ventures, an institutionally-backed investment fund focused on virtual… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kiavi Funding, Inc., a provider of financing to real estate investors (REIs), announced it has closed a $271 million revolving securitization of “unrated residential transition loans.” This is the eighth broadly syndicated securitization transaction supported by Kiavi “since it began its sponsored revolver securitization program… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Blend Network has reportedly acquired a £120 million funding line from a group of family offices, which the firm said it would use to scale its existing loan book. Yann Murciano, CEO at Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, explained that obtaining the… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest PLC (LSE: LINV) noted on Friday (April 8, 2022) that platform assets under management (AUM) surged 36% on-year in fiscal 2022, and funds under management increased 18%. The non-bank mortgage lender also revealed that for the year ended March 31, 2022, funds under management… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 11:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jia Finance, an online residential mortgage platform for foreign investors, is scaling its offering in the U.S. for international buyers and announcing its $5 million seed round. The Fintech startup uses the latest data analysis tech as well as AI and identity verification to make… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anyone who has gone through the mortgage application process understands the system is pretty broken. Beyond proof of financial ability, banks and other mortgage originators require many different documents to be reviewed and approved. A mortgage can take weeks, or months, to close – delays… Read More