Real Estate

Estateguru Says Investors Received ā‚¬36 million in Repayments in Q4

Estateguru, an online investment platform for small loans, said that investors received over ā‚¬36 million in repayments during Q4 of 2024. This includes both principal and interest, with ā‚¬3 million earned as interest by investors. During the quarter, investors funded ā‚¬20.6 million in loans, each… Read More

UK’s LendInvest Introduces Residential Mortgage Products and Increases LTV on MUFB BTLs

LendInvest Mortgages (LSE: LINV), a fintech platform dedicated to specialised lending, has announced the release of a suite of new and enhanced products designed to better serve the diverse needs of todayā€™s borrowers. Recognizing that not all borrowers fit the traditional lending mold, these updates… Read More

Digital Money Transfer Firm Paymints.io Acquired by CertifID

CertifID, a provider of wire fraud protection for the real estate industry, announced on Jan. 14 that it acquired Paymints.io, a solution that enables digital money transfers by title companies, law firms, and real estate brokerages. According to the FBI,Ā $1.9 billion in fundsĀ have been stolen… Read More

Real Estate Investment Platform Italy Crowd Shuts Down

Italy Crowd, an investment platform focused on Real Estate offerings, has shut down. Italy Crowd was reportedly the first platform of its kind in Italy. Last year, Italy Crowd withdrew its application from the CONSAB (the securities regulator in Italy) to issue securities under the… Read More

UK’s Assetz Capital Introduces Challenger Development Finance Rates from 9.35% via Brickflow

Assetz Capital has announced the launch of 9.35%+ development finance rates via a renewed partnership with Brickflow ā€“ the digital marketplace for specialist property finance. Brickflowā€™s interface with advanced search and application capabilities helps brokers quickly and clearly “identify the best funding options for bridging,… Read More

Crowdfunding has Become Major Boost for Baltic Real Estate Market: Estateguru CEO

Estateguru noted that the crowdfunding sector, which gained growth momentum worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, has opened up opportunities for the public to invest their free capital and boosted the expansion of small and medium-sized businesses. Estateguru pointed out that over the past 10 years,… Read More

Real Estate Report: Buffalo, New York Projected to Be Hottest Major Property Market in 2025

Buffalo, New York, will be the hottest major property / real estate market in 2025, according to a new analysis by Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG), the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years. Real estate firm Zillow noted in its… Read More

PeerBerry Investors Reportedly Received ā‚¬11.8M in Interest Payments in 2024

Last year, PeerBerry investors were paid ā‚¬11.8 million in interest, of which over ā‚¬1.2 million was paid to investors in December. Since PeerBerry platformā€™s inception, its investors have reportedly earned a total of “ā‚¬39.19 million in interest.” PeerBerryā€™s portfolio (the total amount invested) amounted to… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank OakNorth and REL Finance Complete Co-Loan to JMK Group

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs and structured real estate lender, REL Finance, have completed a Ā£16.6m co-loan to JMK Group, a family-run hospitality business. JMKā€™s story began when an entrepreneur, John Kajani, made “a decision to move from textiles to the hospitality… Read More

Real Estate Marketplace Pacaso Releases US Luxury Vacation Home Markets Report

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy, co-own, and sell a luxury vacation home, released its fourth annual Top Vacation Home Markets Report, identifying the “leading” luxury vacation home markets for 2024. The report reveals the top 20 counties across the United… Read More

Estateguru CEO Says European Investment Platform Aims to Surpass ā‚¬1B in Total Loan Volume

Estateguru CEO Mihkel Stamm recently stated that their goal is to surpass ā‚¬1 billion in total loan volume. The total volume of loans issued by investors on the Estateguru platform over the course of its roughly 10-year operation “may exceed the ā‚¬1 billion mark next… Read More

UK Property Market Beat Expectations in 2024 with Recovery Supported By Lower Mortgage Rates – Report

Lloyds Banking Group has shared the Halifax UK housing / property market review and outlook for real estate in 2025. Here are the key takeaways from the extensive research report on the United Kingdom‘s property market: UK housing market beat expectations in 2024, with recovery… Read More

Real Estate Developer SIB Group, a PeerBerry Partner, Has Repaid Investors ā‚¬500K Loan and ā‚¬102K in Interest

PeerBerryā€™s business partner, real estate developer SIB Group, has reportedly repaid investors a ā‚¬500 000 loan (real estate project ā€œVytenio55 IIā€) and paid their investors ā‚¬102,368 in interest. PeerBerry also mentioned in another recent update that it is processing the last repayment of war-affected loans…. Read More

CFPB Targets Rocket Mortgage for Alleged Kickbacks

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Rocket Homes claiming kickbacks for real estate brokers and agents who steered customers to use the platform for mortgages. The CFPB reported that it had also sued Jason Mitchell, his real estate brokerage firm,… Read More

Real Estate Report: Erratic US Mortgage Rate Movements May Continue to Play Major Role in Property Markets

Erratic and dramatic mortgage rate movements that heavily influenced the housing market in 2024 are destined to “play a major role” in the coming year, according to real estate firm Zillow‘s (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) latest market report. Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen said: “There’s… Read More

Macquarie Real Estate Partners Invests in Australia’s Investment Manager IDA

Macquarie Real Estate Partners (MREP), a real estate fund managed by Macquarie Asset Managementā€™s Real Estate division (MAM), announced it has invested in IDA, an Australian specialist real estate private credit and investment manager. The investment by MREP will provide funding to support the growth… Read More

JLL Income Property Trust and iCapital to Deliver Core Real Estate to Private Wealth Market

JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX) with appr. $6.6 billion in portfolio equity and debt investments, announced a partnership with iCapital, the fintech platform enabling the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management sectors. The partnership results… Read More

EveryRate.ca Survey Shows Most Canadians Can’t Afford Small Housing Cost Increases

Results of a new survey from online mortgage marketplace EveryRate.ca show that most Canadians would struggle with a 15% increase in their housing expenses. The survey was conducted with polling firm Leger in mid-November and asked 1,526 Canadians: ā€œIf your mortgage or rent increased by… Read More

Global Real Estate Deal Market Exhibits Early Signs of Recovery in 2024 ā€“ Report

Preqin, the global firm focused on alternative assets data, tools, and insights, released its Preqin Global Report 2025: Real Estate. The report fromĀ PreqinĀ shows that globalĀ real estate aggregate transaction value in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific (APAC) all saw “a rebound during the first three quarters… Read More

UK’s Mortgage Lending and Household Savings Continue to Grow – UK Finance Report

UK Finance released its Household Finance Review for Q3 2024, which explores trends in household spending, saving, and borrowing. According to the update from UK Finance, mortgage lending grew for the second successive quarter, rising by “15 per cent year-on-year, despite the continuing affordability challenges… Read More

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