Real Estate

March 26, 2023 @ 8:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square, the provider of partnership enablement for the private funds industry, released a report tracking shifts in commercial real estate (CRE) investments “by property type over the past decade, as well as trends in transaction volumes, acquisitions, fundraising and more.” The 2022 CRE Market… Read More

March 24, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

High interest rates, persistent inflation, and the denominator effect hit private real estate hard in 2022. This, as private real estate funds “raised $128.6 billion across 267 vehicles, down 28.4% from the $179.6 billion raised by 549 funds in 2021,” according to an update by… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock says it has sold another tokenized home. The property is located in Georgia and leveraged RealT – a real estate tokenization service = to assist in the transaction. The settlement was via an NFT sold on OpenSea “enabled by”Roofstock onChain – part of Roofstock…. Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluestone Group, the European financial services business headquartered in the UK, announced that it has agreed terms for the sale of its UK mortgage lending and portfolio servicing operations, Bluestone Mortgages Limited (BML) to Shawbrook Group plc. Under the terms of the transaction, Bluestone’s holding… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty has returned to Seedrs to raise another funding round. CrowdProperty is a profitable Proptech that matches investors to borrowers. According to the offering page, CrowdProperty is seeking a minimum raise of £400,009 at a pre-money valuation of £41.9 million. This represents an equity interest… Read More

March 13, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Chief Executive of property finance platform, CapitalRise, Uma Rajah says she’s  responsible for all aspects of the business: from creating their strategy, “to execution of that strategy, and all aspects of running the company – including recruitment.” Uma Rajah notes that she approaches all… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the real estate platform that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, shares a significant moment for co-ownership with the passage of Utah SB 271. The passage of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Michael McKell and Rep. Val Peterson, means the benefits… Read More

March 10, 2023 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock, a successful real estate Fintech that enables the investment and management of properties, says it has topped $100 billion in assets tracked. At the same time, Roofstock revealed a new service dubbed “Stressa Pro,” a digital application providing tools for real estate investors. Roofstock… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, announced the launch of Universal Data Collection (UDC), the latest in the company’s suite of products designed “to support appraisal modernization.” UDC supports Fannie Mae’s newly announced Value Acceptance + Property Data program, as well as… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Shojin says it is hiring more executives as demand for its services grow. Shojin is a real estate investment platform that enables investors to access “institutional-grade property deals” for as little as £5,000.  Shojin offers fractional investment opportunities in real estate developments. The FCA-regulated… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

lettingaproperty.com says it’s on a mission “to become the go-to destination for renting.” The firm has raised 105% of its £850,003 target via Seedrs at the time of writing. As noted in the update, the offer is set to be closing soon.  At present, £900,284… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment and financing platform Estateguru is reporting having topped €500 million in loans in the Baltics. EstateGuru is an investment platform that enables individual investors to participate in secured loan offerings. The peer to peer platform launched in 2014 enabling property developers to borrow… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Homebase is the next platform to move into the non-fungible token (NFT) real estate investment offerings. Utilizing Solana, Homebase has a mission of enabling investors to generate returns from rental properties starting at $100. Investors receive returns via dollar-based stablecoin USDC. According to Homebase, each… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circles.house has secured 137% (€206,810) of its €150,000 fundraising target from 291 investors via Crowdcube at the time of writing. This convertible offer from Spain ends today (February 28, 2023). As explained in the update, rather than investing and immediately receiving shares, in this round… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kiavi, an online mortgage lender, has securitized $209 million in real estate loans, according to a company statement. This is the 12th securitiztion that Kiavi has completed and the second securitization this month. In total, Kiavi reports that  the company’s total issuance in notes now… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry and its partner Aventus Group continue a strategy to diversify the business by country and bring more diversity to investors. Recently, the Czech lender PůjčkaPlus joined the PeerBerry platform. The company reportedly “issues short-term non-bank loans with an average amount of around EUR 300.”… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The past few months have been choppy for AlphaFlow, a real estate investment platform. Last September, AlphaFlow listed a securities offering on Republic seeking to raise $5 million in a CrowdSAFE. The round never closed, and committed money was returned to investors – there was… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform, has topped $1 billion in total investment, according to a note from the firm. Groundfloor was launched in 2013 by co-founders Brian Dally and Nick Bhargava. The platform leverages Reg A+ (Tier 1), as well as the Invest Georgia… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

AKRU, a real estate investment platform, recently distributed an update on its platform. AKRU offers fractionalized investments in commercial real estate. Via tokenization, investors may purchase real estate-backed securities for as little as $1000. There is also a secondary trading marketplace for liquidity if you… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced that it has “acquired OJO Canada — the Canadian operations of U.S.-based real estate technology company, OJO Holdings Corp.” The acquisition further “enables RBC’s commitment to supporting Canadians at every stage in their home buying journey by offering intuitive,… Read More