Real Estate

December 8, 2021 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Telos has announced that Telos Kitchen DAO LLC has purchased 35.84 acres in Laramie River Ranch, Wyoming with block rewards received from the network. Telos is a decentralized blockchain. Telos Kitchen is a block producer on the Telos blockchain. The property was purchased with tokens… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender that is owned by Computershare, has unveiled several new products as part of a range redesign intended to support greater energy efficiency in the United Kingdom‘s private rental sector. Zephyr’s management noted that their new EPC Deal products… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GO MODULAR, which aims to create low impact, “bespoke,” modular housing solutions for small and medium-sized developments, has acquired 93% (£304,613) of its £325,000 fundraising target from 284 investors via Crowdcube with 17 days left in the platform’s crowdfunding campaign. GO MODULAR or GM explains… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty says it has surpassed £100 million paid to investors. According to the investment marketplace, investors have earned, on average, 8.3% IRR. Importantly, CrowdProperty reports that it has maintained 100% principle and interest payback for its marketplace lending service since 2014. In… Read More

December 2, 2021 @ 6:07 am By JD Alois  |  

OakNorth Bank, a challenger bank that focuses on entrepreneurs, has completed a £531,000 loan to Sincere Homes, the development arm of Midway Care Group. OakNorth focuses on supporting two main divisions. In the UK, the Fintech serves as a banking challenger that provides loans from… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 1:46 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Assetz Capital has provided a £2.3 million commercial mortgage to Roseberry View Lodges. The capital infusion allows the luxury holiday site to refinance an existing development facility and fund five new lodges in North Yorkshire. In a statement, the company said the loan follows 18… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Robo.cash team has published an update that covers (what they claim to be) high-yield investments in the United Kingdom. Robo.cash aims to introduce people to different “safe, high yield investments, what they offer and how to go about them.” As mentioned in the update,… Read More

November 23, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EWO place, a “ReTech” company that provides a no-rent model based on its own properties worldwide, notes that consumers are feeling frustrated as they are being “priced out” of renting or not being able to afford a place to live. The housing crisis is increasingly… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nationwide House Price Index for the UK reveals that the price of a typical home has exceeded £250,000 “for the first time.” As noted in a blog post by Blend Network, the annual house price growth “remained close to double digits for the sixth… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

nCino  (NASDAQ: NCNO) has agreed to acquire SimpleNexus for cash and stock valued at $1.2 billion or $240 million in cash and approximately 13.2 million shares of nCino common shares. SimpleNexus is a digital consumer-facing platform that is said to touch 1 in every 7 mortgage… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate lending platform LendingHome has rebranded as Kiavi as part of a larger strategic initiative, according to the company.  The new brand is said to reflect the company’s mission of helping “real estate investors realize the full potential of their real estate investment strategies…. Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network has noted that we should focus on getting Britain moving again by improving lending services. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge (a commitment to “Get Britain moving again”) had been made following the end of the first lockdown in… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Proplend says it has completed its first ever investor funded commercial property VAT loan. Proplend is an online investment platform that allows individuals to participate in first charge security commercial property loans that earn on average 5-12% per year. Proplend reports that it… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based StepLadder, which claims to be a fast-growing Fintech focused on helping consumers buy their first home, reveals that it has secured 91% (or £686,050) of its £750,000 target with 26 days left in its crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs. Here are some key business highlights… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ABN AMRO (AMS: ABN) confirmed that it’s the co-founder of the new Energy Efficient Mortgages NL Hub (EEM NL Hub). Charissa Cardon will reportedly represent the banking institution on the EEM NL Hub’s board. As mentioned in the announcement, the EEM NL Hub was “initiated… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RealBlocks, a white-label alternative investments tech platform that supports international distribution capabilities for asset managers, has announced its successful completion of the independent, “exception-free” SOC 2 Type II audit. RealBlocks has been designed to access sensitive investor data and this certification “confirms that RealBlocks’ internal… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 3:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraxtor, a Singapore-based real estate tokenization investment platform, has raised $1.25 million in a pre-Series A funding round, the company announced this week. The event saw participation from family offices such as Baksh Capital and Andes Fund Management. The funds raised will be utilized to… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 8:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SimpleNexus, developer of the homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has announced the launch of Nexus Bilingual, a feature that makes the loan process more accessible to homebuyers who want to communicate in Spanish by obtaining  loan information in… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock, a real estate investment platform, has launched the ability for investors to participate in fractional shares of managed rental properties thus enabling a higher degree of diversification for property investors. Roofstock One is a turnkey vehicle where accredited investors can purchase shares in rental… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  Agora, a real estate investment management platform, has raised a $9 million seed round to further develop its software and to expand its activity in the United States. Agora reports that the funding was led by Aleph, with participation from River Park Ventures and… Read More