Real Estate

UK’s Digital Bank OakNorth Lends $20M to JV between Sabal Investment Holdings, 12 North Capital

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has provided a $20m loan to support the latest acquisition project from Sabal Investment Holdings and 12 North Capital LLC. Founded in 2009, Sabal Investment Holdings is a real estate investment manager “headquartered in Irvine, California and serving institutional… Read More

UK Finance Urges Action to Boost Demand for Green Home Upgrades

As the UK strives to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from UK Finance highlights the urgent need for a coordinated strategy to drive demand for green home upgrades. Titled Greening Homes, Creating Growth: Unlocking Demand for Green Home Finance, the report… Read More

Barings and Crebrid Announce Credit Facility with $500M in Initial Capacity for Residential Transition Lending

Barings, one of the world’s investment managers, and Crebrid, the rebranded and fast-growing real estate lending platform formerly known as Wildcat Lending, announced a credit facility that will help accelerate Crebrid’s credit origination across the United States. Under the agreement, Barings’ investors will take “a… Read More

US Real Estate Report: Luxury Property Market Loses Spring Momentum

The luxury housing and real estate market tapped the brakes in April 2025. Financial volatility led both buyers and sellers “at the high end to hit pause,” according to Zillow‘s latest look at the luxury housing market. The typical luxury home — defined as the… Read More

UK’s Prime Property Finance Platform CapitalRise Bolsters Growth with New Development Loan Closure

UK’s prime property finance platform CapitalRise has solidified its position in the real estate lending market by successfully closing another bespoke development loan. This milestone underscores the company’s expertise in delivering tailored financial solutions to property developers, reinforcing its reputation as a trusted partner in… Read More

PEXA Reportedly Completes UK’s First Fully Digital Property Purchase

PEXA, the digital property exchange platform, announces the completion of the UK’s fully digital Purchase transaction. The transaction took place as part of the testing of PEXA’s Sale & Purchase proposition “ahead of its full launch and wider market roll out later this year.” It… Read More

Crowd Street Announces New Platform Features. Aims to be the Premier Self-Directed Private Market Investment Platform

As recently reported, Crowd Street is shifting its focus away from its real estate investment platform roots to further leverage its tech stack and provide access to a broader range of alternative private investments. Crowd Street seeks to become the premier self-directed private market investment platform on the… Read More

La Trobe Financial Introduces ASX-Listed Private Credit Fund

La Trobe Financial has launched its La Trobe Private Credit Fund. The Fund comprises a diversified private credit strategy, “targeting monthly distributions with a benchmark of RBA Official Cash Rate (OCR) + 3.25% p.a. (net of fees, costs and taxes incurred by the Fund and… Read More

Novaprime Leverages Tradeweb’s E-Trading Solutions to Enhance Mortgage Trading Platforms

Novaprime, a mortgage technology company dedicated to making homeownership more affordable, announced a collaboration with Tradeweb, a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. The collaboration leverages Novaprime’s lender-focused Loan Intelligence and Marketplace products and Tradeweb’s electronic trading execution platform,… Read More

UK Finance Report Highlights Increased Real Estate Market Activity Amid Stamp Duty Changes

The UK housing market has experienced a significant surge in activity in 2025, driven largely by changes to stamp duty thresholds, according to a recent update from UK Finance. Separately, the organization’s Annual Fraud Report 2025 highlights a notable decline in fraud losses, reflecting advancements… Read More

Rentvesting on the Rise: Young Aussies May Switch Rent for Mortgage Repayments

New research from digital-bank, Ubank, has revealed that rising rents have reshaped the housing landscape, narrowing the gap between renting and owning to create “a window of opportunity for young Australians to step onto the property ladder in 2025.” The research conducted by Cotality found… Read More

Latvian Real Estate Market Gains Momentum as Estateguru Reports Steady Investor Returns

The Latvian real estate market is experiencing a resurgence, driven by falling interest rates, a dynamic new-build sector, and competitive pricing, according to insights from Estateguru, a European investment and financing platform for relatively small loans. Coupled with the platform’s April 2025 results showcasing a… Read More

Majority of US Property Owners, Prospective Buyers Are Reportedly Uncertain About Real Estate Market

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) noted that uncertainty among current homeowners and prospective buyers is at a three-year high, with 60% saying they “can’t tell whether now is a good time to buy a home or not, compared to 48% two years ago,” according to… Read More

Real Estate Lender EquityMultiple Provided Acquisition Financing for New Site Following Loan from OakNorth Bank

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has provided an $21m note-on-note facility to New York-based real estate investment firm and lender, EquityMultiple. Co-founded in 2015 by Charles Clinton and Marious Sjulsen, the firm specializes in building investor wealth “through streamlined access to diverse real estate… Read More

Dubai Launches Region’s First Tokenized Real Estate Platform

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The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched the region’s first tokenized real estate investment project via the Prypco Mint platform, in a landmark step toward redefining property investment in the Middle East. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Prypco, VARA, the Central Bank of the… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank OakNorth Provides $26M Note-on-Note Facility to SME Capital Ventures to Support Property Scheme

SME Capital Ventures is a platform that manages a series of discretionary real estate credit funds providing senior secured real estate loans collateralized by high quality real estate properties located in premier micro markets. As of 2025, SME Capital Ventures has “structured, funded, participated and… Read More

Asia Pacific Real Estate Investment Rises 11% in Q1 as Investors Navigate Tariffs, Cap Rate Divergence

Asia Pacific’s commercial real estate market posted a strong start to the year, with investment volume rising 11% year-on-year to US$33 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to CBRE’s latest Asia Pacific Cap Rate Survey. The bi-annual report captures investor sentiment, cap rate… Read More

Leeds based Fintech CurveBlock Joins UK Digital Securities Sandbox

CurveBlock has been approved to join the UK Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS), a project led by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England. CurveBlock is a Leeds-based Fintech in the Proptech sector. The ambition is to pursue real estate tokenization. CurveBlock is… Read More

Shojin Structured and Funded Sharia Compliant Real Estate Investment for Development in Greater Manchester

Shojin has reportedly structured and funded our first Sharia compliant real estate investment for a residential development in Greater Manchester. They will continue to cater for global investors “seeking Sharia compliant opportunities in the UK market, particularly as real estate is one of the UK’s… Read More

Left Main REI Secures Funding to Expand AI-Powered CRM Suite for Real Estate Investors

Left Main REI, a CRM and data intelligence platform designed for real estate investors, has secured a strategic seed investment from Cofounders Capital. The funding will support the continued development of Left Main Genius, an AI-powered suite that aims to redefine how investors manage leads,… Read More

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