Real Estate

October 16, 2023 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry’s business partner – real estate developer Lithome – repaid investors a EUR 320 000 (real estate project “City Stories”, funding of the first construction stage) loan and paid EUR 30,406 in interest. PeerBerry closed one more record month – in September, PeerBerry investors funded… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Home values took an uncharacteristic step down in September, albeit a small one, according to the latest Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) market report. Competition is easing faster than normal this fall “as buyers contend with the highest mortgage rates in more than 22 years.”… Read More

October 14, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While the summer may traditionally be a quieter time of the year for many businesses, CrowdProperty says that it bucked the trend by funding £100 million in property development projects within the last quarter. The CrowdProperty team of experts claims that they “continued to be… Read More

October 6, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (LSE:LINV), which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has made key reductions to its Residential Mortgage range as it continues “to improve its offering for key workers, the self-employed and those with complex income streams and credit histories.” The lender’s Residential… Read More

October 6, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Habyt, the flexible housing provider, has raised €40M in a series C round as it expands globally and consolidates its market share. This investment round is “led by the new investors Korelya Capital (Paris-based) and Deutsche Invest (Munich-based). It was also participated by new investors… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Homki, which aims to transform the real estate industry, has raised 118% (€355,308) of its €300,000 target from 157 investors (at the time of writing) via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube with 14 days left in the sale. Homki says its mission is… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitero, the financial technology company that provides homeowners better options to access their home equity, announced the launch of its new real estate brokerage and affiliate company, Splitero Homes. As a home equity partner, Splitero has a vested interest in helping homeowners get the best… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Six months into 2023, private real estate was still “weathering ongoing macroeconomic headwinds,” according to an update shared by Pitchbook. In the US, the federal funds rate “has steadily increased since March 2022, hovering within a range of 5.0% and 5.25% as of the end… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

eCredits and Rocksolid Estate AG, based in Austria, says it will commence tokenized real estate investments by partnering with eCredits Blockchain. The “decentrally governed organization” or “DGO,” the Peoples SCE, builds applications using Credit Blockchain. According to a release, Rocksolid wants to offer fractionalized real… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, the company transforming the way construction and real estate commerce works by connecting lenders, owners, contractors, and suppliers, announced the hiring of Sam Kemp as its first Chief Financial Officer. Kemp will oversee Built’s finance, accounting, and analytics functions in his role as… Read More

September 30, 2023 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. housing market has rebounded strongly in 2023 after a short-lived downturn late last year. The total value of the U.S. housing market has surged by more than $2.6 trillion over the past year, a new Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) analysis shows. The… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 4:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

It seems like only yesterday when buying a home meant locking into 30-year mortgage rates of just 2.25%. Well, those days are long gone as rates today are topping 7% as wicked high inflation has compelled central bankers to hike benchmark rates to get rising… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland reportedly “fell by 14% between January and August 2023, compared to the same period in 2022,” according to the latest Bank of Scotland First-Time Buyer Review. This fall is not as sharp as the picture “for the UK… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has shared its economics report which finds house / property prices are expected “to rise gradually over next nine months and then surge in FY25.” In Australia, home / real estate prices will “rise nationally by 4.9% over the next 9 months and then… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, released its 2023 marketplace resale report. Pacaso homes have historical resale gains “from the time of the ownership interest purchase to the time of reselling of more than 10%.”… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 4 out of 5 prospective home buyers consider climate risks as they shop, new Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) research shows. Most say their major concern “is flood risk, followed by wildfires, extreme temperatures, hurricanes and drought.” Zillow senior population scientist Manny Garcia… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has reportedly invested more than £32m into building more than 400 new social homes in the north east of the country last year, the team at UK’s Blend Network has noted. Blend Network, a development finance lender, says it’s… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HouseStars, the UK’s AI-powered, all-inclusive app, connecting tradespeople to property owners, has secured 97% (£121,369) of its £125,001 target from 67 investors with 26 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in the United Kingdom, the firm operates in the… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financement Participatif France, the French crowdfunding association, has provided an update on debt-based platforms in the country. This means platforms that enable peer-to-peer lending, bonds, and mini-bond services. As part of a best practices charter, FPF instituted a requirement for member platforms to post performance… Read More

September 15, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertifID, a wire fraud protection company, today announced $20M in new funding. CertifID’s Series B raise was led by Arthur Ventures, which also invested in CertifID’s $12.5M Series A in May 2022. CertifID’s Series B investment round comes on “the heels of strong adoption of… Read More