Real Estate

September 20, 2021 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM), which serves as an information resource for blockchain-enabled security tokens, recently published their August 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. The report, which now has an updated structure for their monthly real estate analysis,… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property lender CapitalRise has reportedly provided a mezzanine facility for a £4 million luxury penthouse located in Hyde Park. The facility — “agreed at 73% LTV on a 12-month term” — has been paired up with a development exit loan offered by a… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

In the final days of its security offering on Seedrs, GuestReady has cruised past €2.3 million in funding on a target of €1 million. Investors are receiving a convertible security that holds a 10% discount on a future round. To date, 873 investors have backed… Read More

September 14, 2021 @ 11:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty has announced the launch of its Planning Gain Finance product, a service line that affirms the business’s commitment to partnering with SME developers. According to CrowdProperty, Planning Gain Finance will assist developers in securing developments that have not yet received the… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru has raised €5.8 million in a Series A round of venture capital funding following a successful equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs this past spring. The funding round was led by TMT Investments Plc and an unnamed public company that was said to be an… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 11:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Homeppl, a UK-based Proptech, has raised $1.4 million in funding round at a post-money valuation $13.5 million. This most recent funding brings total seed capital to over $5 million. Homeppl combines anti-fraud technology with Open Banking data to protect landlords from tenant fraud, and ensure… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Oxane Partners, a tech-driven services provider to private markets, reveals that it has signed up two more clients, AllianceBernstein and Edmond de Rothschild REIM, for its Loan Servicing 2.0 offering. As mentioned in the announcement, lenders across the United Kingdom and Europe have signed up… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CalTier Realty, LLC (CalTier), the Fintech platform helping the average investor diversify their portfolio into cash-flowing commercial real estate, has formed a new partnership with Alto Solutions, Inc. (Alto) in order to enable investments from a self-directed IRA account into commercial real estate. As mentioned… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingHome, one of the country’s largest lenders to real estate investors, reveals that it will change its name in “coming months” and rebrand as Kiavi. According to a release shared with CI, the new name, which comes from the phonetic representation of the Italian word… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assurely and Otso have joined to offer commercial lease insurance. Assurely is an Insurtech that provides coverage to innovative new businesses like online marketplaces. This is Assurely’s first foray into the commercial real estate industry. Otso is a Fintech that offers an alternative to traditional… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO, a key player in blockchain innovation and liquidity for digital assets, reveals that its wholly owned, FINRA member broker-dealer subsidiary, tZERO ATS, has teamed up with MarketSpace Capital, a real estate private equity company. Through the partnership, the firms will support the trading of… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In the past, investing in real estate has been relegated to the very wealthy or very determined. Sure, there have been REITs for ages, but these securities lean towards the opaque. Innovation in financial services has democratized access to a host of non-traditional asset classes… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Molo Finance is pleased to confirm their partnership with In Partnership Group, a growing community of more than 500 investment, mortgage, and protection advisers. In Partnership aims to offer “high-end” services to its customers and will now provide Molo mortgages as a… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based P2P lender Blend Network notes that annual house price growth has “remained in double digits,” however, it “fell back to 10.5%” last month, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. It’s now down from the 17-year high of 13.4% that was recorded during the month… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ajar, a MENA region rental collection platform, reveals that it has expanded its business operations to the Kingdom of Bahrain. With an established presence in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the firm will be providing its property management and rent collection services in… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 1:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Real estate Fintech GROUNDFLOOR, is once again among the fastest growing private companies in the United States. Today, Inc. Magazine revealed GROUNDFLOOR is 2,075th on its list, with 212 per cent revenue growth over the last three years. This marks GROUNDFLOOR’s second consecutive appearance on… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (LON: LINV) has reportedly entered a £150 million partnership with Barclays (LON: BARC) and HSBC (NYSE: HSBC). UK-based LendInvest, an asset management platform that’s focused on property finance, has reportedly committed to £150 million partnership with Barclays and HSBC in order to get funding… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Real estate investing platform PeerStreet has another award for their trophy case. The company was named one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology. The honour was voted on by staff who received an anonymous survey sent directly to them by Best… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first “smartbank,” 86 400, reveals that it has introduced a new 85% Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) tier for Owner Occupied, Principal and Interest home loans, and has now “removed the need to pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) with a 15% deposit/equity, knocking thousands… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Today, nearly a year and a half since the Coronavirus pandemic began, we have all been forced to adapt to the new environment or the “new normal” in almost every aspect of life. As at any time, there are always “winners” in the economy and… Read More