Real Estate

June 19, 2016 @ 6:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise filed three more 1-A’s with the SEC indicating its intent to expand its service of providing access to real estate investment to a wider audience under Reg A+.  Currently Fundrise is offering two different “eREITs” to investors. The first, the Income eREIT, focusses on… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, the leading online lender of commercial mortgages in the UK, has appointed Stephen Wilcke as a Senior Advisor.  Wilcke is the former Executive Chairman of OneSavings Bank – a FTSE 250 specialty lender.  According to LendInvest, Wilcke led OneSavings Bank on an extensive turnaround,… Read More

June 16, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Landbay, Gray Stern, sat down with The Asian Banker to discuss the peer-to-peer lender’s growth along with the importance of transparency in the fintech industry. Landbay, which founded by Stern and John Goodall, allows individuals to invest in… Read More

June 16, 2016 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform PeerStreet has updated its platform to “further improve the investing experience.” The feature enhancements include updates to the automated investing tool, instant account funding abilities, a new notification center, payment schedule and a streamlined investing program.  PeerStreet stated the improvements were… Read More

June 12, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Eve Picker  |  

Title III of the JOBS Act, aka “Regulation Crowdfunding,” is now here. Enacted on May 16th, the rules make equity crowdfunding a reality for both accredited and non-accredited investors looking to invest in small businesses and buildings. Yet before the rules have even had a… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Patch of Land has added institutional investors to its marketplace. According to information provided by the company, Prime Meridian Capital Management and AlphaFlow have committed to investing in the offers on an ongoing basis.  The agreement should help shore up any… Read More

June 3, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ShareProperty, a new crowdfunding platform that’s dedicated to UK’s real estate, recently debuted its Seedrs initiative to raise £80,000 as it prepares to expand its website. The new funding portal stated that it is aiming to provide a range of carefully curated investment opportunities. ShareProperty explained with a minimum… Read More

June 2, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paul Niederer, former CEO of ASSOB, has been appointed CEO of Wealth Migrate’ Australian agency. Wealth Migrate is a global real estate crowdfunding platform. Niederer is a well-known proponent of internet finance having traveled the world on behalf of ASSOB – an early pioneer of… Read More

May 24, 2016 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

AssetAvenue has added another product to its portfolio mix: 30 year fixed rate loans. The real estate crowdfunding platform has added the new product due to customer demand.  The new mortgage option may be used to purchase single family homes, rental properties, multi-tenant, condos and… Read More

May 23, 2016 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Title III crowdfunding kicked off a week ago today (May 16th).  The launch of retail crowdfunding took a long, circuitous route to realization with much discussion and debate along the way.  The platforms that are leveraging the new securities exemption believe it is a viable… Read More

May 23, 2016 @ 7:31 am By JD Alois  |  

  RealtyMogul.com has topped $200 million in debt and equity in funded real estate crowdfunding. The platform is now the first site to surpass the $200 million milestone for US-based real estate finance.  The company also revealed it has now returned $40 million, in both… Read More

May 22, 2016 @ 10:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based EthisCrowd has closed a S$500,000 seed round for their Islamic real estate crowdfunding platform.  The funding round may be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The new capital was led by Azmi Global, a subsidiary of Asmi & Associates – a top… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Propellr, an accredited investment crowdfunding platform focusing on the real estate sector, has now registered as a broker-dealer.  Simultaneously, via a small group of existing investors, Propellr has raised $1.6 million in convertible debt.  Proceeds from the new funding will be utilized for business expansion… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

 RealtyMogul.com, one of the leading online marketplaces for real estate investing, announced today that the platform has closed an investment into a $21.6 million acquisition. The platform helped finance the acquisition of The Edison Apartments, a mid-rise multifamily property in Chicago, by Spirit Bascom Ventures,… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 12:29 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With Title III of the JOBS Act is set to take effect next week, the crowd is opining.  The legislation intends to bring non-accredited investors into the equity crowdfunding fold and make Title III more workable for real estate; RealtyMogul.com CEO and real estate crowdfunding guru Jilliene… Read More

May 6, 2016 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Rodrigo Niñ0, CEO of real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network, recently spoke with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg’s “Trending Business” segment. Prodigy has raised over $370 million from their network of 6200 investors (as posted on the video below).  Nino, speaking from Singapore, explains they currently… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyMogul.com is reporting the sale of two properties: Jackson Industrial Park in Indianapolis and Cumberland Metro Office Park in Chicago.  Chicago-based real estate firm Brennan Investment Group purchased both properties with financing provided by RealtyMogul. The two properties have been sold to… Read More

April 28, 2016 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has introduced a second eREIT to their current offerings. The “Growth eREIT”, as one would expect, is intended to generate much higher returns at the end of the term. The current eREIT is an income generating vehicle and holds lower… Read More

April 27, 2016 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The property crowdfunding sector is a very hot space. The ability to allow smaller investors to gain access to the real estate finance market has gained solid traction with several investment crowdfunding platforms experiencing robust growth.  Intro Crowd, the most recent entry as an online property… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 12:53 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

RealtyMogul.com, one of the leading online marketplaces for real estate investing, announced the closing of a $1,000,000 equity investment in an industrial property in Glendale Heights, IL, within the Chicago metropolitan area. The sponsor for the acquisition is Clear Height Properties, a real estate investment and… Read More