Real Estate

July 28, 2017 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based real estate agency, Doorsteps, has successfully secured more than £500,000 as it enters the final week on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube.  As previously reported, Doorsteps was founded by Akshay Ruparelia, who notably has started and exited two online businesses. The company reports that during its… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday it has acquired technology-first, marketplace platform Acquire Real Estate. RealtyShares describes Acquire Real Estate as an innovative rival that has set a bar for product development within the industry. According to the funding portal, Acquire Real Estate was led by… Read More

July 26, 2017 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding in Germany is expected to experience rapid growth this year. Following a precarious moment where regulators were considering blocking real estate from the crowdfunding space, we are seeing a growing number of property deals come accross our desk. Zinsbaustein.de, luanched in 2016,… Read More

July 25, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bootstrap Legal is a new Legaltech and Fintech startup that has officially launched today. Bootstrap Legal is a software service that automates the drafting of complex legal documents for smaller real estate projects. The service was luanched in recognition of the fast changing world… Read More

July 21, 2017 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, a property crowdfunding platform that lets people invest in real estate for as little as £1000, has announced it has raised £.1.35 million for a luxury homes development in Hampshire. This is the platforms largest funding round to date. CapitalRise said their recently launched… Read More

July 20, 2017 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a leading online marketplace for real estate investing, has officially announced the availability of their new eFunds. Crowdfund Insider reported on the looming announcement this past spring when Fundrise filed a new Form 1-A, or Reg A+ offer, revealing the new investment vehicle. In… Read More

July 20, 2017 @ 8:18 am By Cole Lyons  |  

LendInvest, a UK based online property finance marketplace, has recently announced the launch of a new Retail Bond, with a fixed interest rate of 5.25% due in 2022. LendInvest will continue to provide three other investment channels including their online investment marketplace for individuals to invest… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate and crowdfunding is a perfect match. Real estate has always been a very popular investment class but unless you had big money, or tons of time on your hands, it was pretty hard to get into. Sure, you can invest in traditional REITs… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Crowd has topped the £50 million milestone following a record quarter, according to the platform. The House Crowd is a property crowdfunding platform launched in Manchester, UK in 2012. The House Crowd says it has raised £15 million in under 6 months representing… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 8:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Propy, the P2P real estate exchange platform built on blockchain technology, today introduced its advisory board. Michael Arrington (founder, TechCrunch), David Cowan (Bessemer Venture Partners), Vinny Lingham (Civic), Mike Costache (d10e), Bruce Cahan (Stanford University), and Jeremy Gardner (Blockchain Capital) will advise Propy in the creation… Read More

July 12, 2017 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrediFi, a fintech and commercial real estate finance platform, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new solution that streams CrediFi data into customer relationship management platform, Salesforce. While sharing details about the new solution, CrediFi CEO, Ely Razin, stated: “Anyone invested in CRE is invested in… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Landbay celebrated its third birthday. The online lender revealed that in the past three years, it has lent a total of £47.31 million, which is funding buy-to-let mortgages throughout the UK. CEO and co-founder, John Goodall shared details about the… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 3:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Propy announced plans for its global property store and decentralized title registry, created to put the $340 billion cross-border real estate market on the blockchain. Launched in 2016 by CEO Natalia Karayaneva and CFO Maria Angelova, Propy Registry aims to solve current real estate investment inefficiencies… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Residential property investment platform Property Partner appears to have an enviable challenge. Some of their listed properties are being fully funding in as little as 60 seconds. There are worse problems for a crowdfunding platform to have. Currently, Property Partner, the “world’s first stock exchange… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 6:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise , a property investment platform which has raised £4.2M in the last ten months, has launched its latest investment opportunity today. The investment aims to raise £1.35M towards a development of luxury homes in the prime Hampshire commuter belt – the largest raise via CapitalRise to date. This… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 7:01 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Londoners borrowed another £17 billion in new mortgages last year as the affluent southwest London neighbourhoods of Wimbledon and Wandsworth topped the borrowing league table and and 17 of the top 20 areas for new mortgage lending last year are in London, reported European P2P lending platform Lendy. “Lenders… Read More

July 2, 2017 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com has filed a new Form 1-A indicating its intent to launch a second MogulREIT using the Reg A+ securities exemption. MogulREIT II intends on raising up to $50 million to invest in multi-family residences targeting a Millennial consumer, according to the current Offering Circular…. Read More

July 1, 2017 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ezylet, a property platform that’s based in the UK, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, seeking £500,000 in funding. The company, which was founded by landlord and investor Paul Foy, describes itself as an exciting property portal that’s aimed at the “untapped” private… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday it has appointed Kristina Wallender as its new senior vice president of marketing. According to the funding portal, Wallender has both marketplace and marketing leadership experience spanning large enterprise businesses such as Amazon and early stage companies like… Read More

June 28, 2017 @ 12:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Each year CB Insights publishes The Fintech 250, recognizing the 250 top private companies changing the face of financial services around the world. From insurance to blockchain to lending to wealth management to regtech, the alphabetical list is comprised of companies in sectors from across… Read More