Real Estate

April 13, 2020 @ 5:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Fundrise, a real estate investment platform using Reg A+ to provide access to “eREITs and eFunds”, has hit the pause button on redemptions to “maximize cash reserves and ensure the portfolio is in a position of strength.” The goal is to protect… Read More

April 13, 2020 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform that is open to anyone, is launching a new program designed to keep capital flowing for property development flowing during the COVID-19 crisis. According to Groundfloor, the program expects to allow investors to earn an additional 4% interest rate… Read More

April 13, 2020 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The emerging Real Estate Security Token (REST) ecosystem has been experiencing steady growth and development this year. Three new real estate properties were listed on RealT, a tokenization platform, last month. Real estate token trading reportedly doubled in March 2020 (when compared to the previous… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Better.com is one company that appears to be benefiting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Better.com is an online lender in the mortgage sector. Crowdfund Insider reported last year that Better.com was funding $375 million in mortgages a month. A different report said that amount stood at… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propetly, a UK-based property investing marketplace, is now seeking to raise a minimum of £225,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is now offering 6.97% in equity at a £3,004,320 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2018, Propetly describes itself as a marketplace that… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HouseCanary, a U.S.-based fintech firm focused on providing a real estate analytics solution, announced on Thursday it has acquired real estate technology startup, Dropmodel. HouseCanary reported that this is the first acquisition since its secured $65 million through its Series C growth funding round. Founded… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tavant, a U.S.-based AI-powered digital technologies provider, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new proptech business. Tavant claims that the platform implifies the home shopping and buying process and the company has leveraged its years of experience in Fintech, Digital Transformation, AI and Machine… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Habito, an online platform that streamlines the entire home mortgage process, has topped £4 billion in mortgage submissions, according to a Tweet from the company. Habito is a Proptech firm that was launched in 2016 “to end mortgage hell forever.” You have to love that…. Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 3:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online property financing marketplace, has joined TMA. According to a note from TMA, the addition of LendInvest is the latest in a series of lenders the Club has partnered with, as it continues to develop its lending proposition for brokers with landlord clients. TMA… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

GroundFloor, a real estate investment platform, has added a new investment product that may appeal to individuals interested in shorter-term investments. The new product called GroundFloor Notes, is said to be similar to publicly issued, non-traded secured debt. The security includes a guaranteed rate of… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Sourced Capital, a platform that facilitates property investment, is out with a note demanding that the UK government extend next month’s ISA deadline. Currently, the deadline is set for the 5th of April. Sourced Capital would like to see it moved to the 1st of… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet is one of a group of real estate crowdfunding platforms that got in early and appears to have established a sustainable model. Founded to democratize investment opportunity in commercial real estate, CrowdStreet provides direct access to a range of vetted, institutional-quality commercial real estate… Read More

March 20, 2020 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bee Mortgage App, a U.S.-based mortgage mobile app, announced on Thursday it has extended its RegCF raise on Fundopolis, a recently approved funding portal. Founded in 2019, Bee Mortgage App claims to be the first eMortgage mobile app powered by VLO, a virtual loan officer…. Read More

March 20, 2020 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has completed its second securitization that was said to be oversubscribed during a time of intense volatility. LendInvest said that it securitized £285 million of prime buy to let (BTL) loans – 9 months after its first securitization. The first securitization… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 1:08 am By JD Alois  |  

KlickOwn has launched its first security token offering for real estate in Germany. Launched in mid-2019, the first digital security is for a building based in Lüneburg, Germany. The offering is debt-based seeking up to €1.5 million. As of today, the offering has raised over €350,000…. Read More

March 16, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, it was reported that Prodigy Network – once a prominent real estate crowdfunding platform focused on prime Manhattan real estate- has endured some challenging times. Several lawsuits in 2019, and the reported departure of its founding CEO, have allegedly caused a certain amount… Read More

March 14, 2020 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital has received £15 million in funding from British Business Investments (BBI). According to Assetz Capital, this is the first time a property-focused marketplace has received funding from BBI, a subsidiary of the British Business Bank. Assetz Capital states that the funding will support… Read More

March 14, 2020 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PropertyGuru, an online property marketplace, revealed on March 12, 2020, that it will be  expanding into home finance with the launch of PropertyGuru Finance. According to a release, the proptech company’s management noted that it aims to help Singapore’s residents save money and have a… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The former CBRE Senior Director and Head of Loan Advisory, Anurag Sharma, has joined LendInvest as Fund Manager. LendInvest is a profitable UK Fintech that has created a marketplace for property finance. According to LendInvest,  Anurag has worked with the company in an advisory capacity… Read More

March 8, 2020 @ 7:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Compound: Reach is an App-based real estate investment platform. The company is “re-imagining” the way people invest in real estate by enabling everybody to “participate in the growth and prosperity of the cities and neighborhoods they are helping to build.” The company currently lists several… Read More