Real Estate

January 9, 2022 @ 3:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM) has published their Real Estate Report for December 2021. STM writes in a blog post that December’s edition of the real estate report has an updated structure and they’ve also shared their analysis. Previously, this report primarily focused… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsbank APAC Marketing Manager Darren Thang has taken a look at how property buyers are about to get an enhanced experience. Thang writes in a blog post that increasingly, nonbank firms are “warming to the idea of embedded finance experiences, offering banking-like services that provide… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, notes that as 2022 gets underway, they’ve reflected on the “strength” and “resilience” of the UK property market. With property prices and rents surging to double digit growth in some areas of the UK,… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Landbay, the buy-to-let mortgage market that leverages the latest Fintech and claims to be one of the fastest-growing tech firm in Europe, notes that 2021 started in the middle of a lockdown and at that time, no one would have “wanted to bet on prospects… Read More

January 5, 2022 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Findingaplace, which claims that it’s “revolutionizing” the rental search experience, removing the need to “even search at all,” has secured 88% (£221,870) of its £250,001 target from 225 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 5 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Here… Read More

December 31, 2021 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Housing markets in Australia began to cool off towards the end of 2021. Updated regulations for banking institutions in the country should “increase the cost of, and reduce the access to financing,” according to an update from Judo Bank. This should see house prices in… Read More

December 31, 2021 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Many more homeowners are now looking for all-digital solutions that are affordable and a lot more accessible. Digitalization and the platform concept are now finding their way into the real estate sector, which is not only an innovative breakthrough but has also become essential. That’s… Read More

December 30, 2021 @ 1:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at LendInvest, a leading digital financing platform for the UK market, has commented on the importance of rates and technology, as part of their preview of 2022. LendInvest Sales Director Leanne Smith notes that in her role (as sales director for their internal… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rentberry, which claims to be the first international home rental platform with complete automation, has raised $5,378,564 from 2,974 investors via StartEngine. Rentberry is described as a fully operational “long-term” rental platform that leverages technology to “ensure a seamless rental experience – offering tenants the… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Molo Finance has shared some notable buy-to-let hotspots in 2022. According to Molo Finance, which focuses on reimagining mortgages, buy to let continues to be a “popular way for people to invest their money.” And as we get ready to enter a… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Nationwide House Price Index reveals that the price of a “typical” home in the country grew by 10% YoY in November, which is a just bit higher than the 9.9% recorded in October 2021 (on a monthly basis, prices surged by 0.9%, up… Read More

December 27, 2021 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gazeal, which aims to transform the way property is bought/sold with “upfront information and binding Reservation Agreements,” has raised 164% (£591,249) of its £360,004 target from 217 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs. Based in London, United Kingdom, Gazeal operates in Property / Digital… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 3:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fractional real estate investment should continue to grow in 2022 as it is shaped by five trends, Andy Zhao said. Zhao is the CEO of Ark7, a fractional real estate investment platform offering passive income and value appreciation opportunities. He has managed a wide range… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer-to-peer lending platform for secured loans, says it has provided a £1.3 million loan to Amor Homes Ltd to complete its luxury development in Cheshire. Assetz Capital states that having built four luxurious homes in South Cheshire the developers are now exiting… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As we head towards the end of 2021, EstateGuru’s Head of Global sales, Mihhail Onohhov reflects back over the activities of the past year, and he also tries to look ahead to what he expects from 2022. As the person tasked with EstateGuru‘s sales strategy,… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Just Move In, which claims to be on a mission to build the United Kingdom’s highest rated home move platform, saving customers time, hassle & money, has secured 139% (£1,396,199 from 337 investors) of its £1,000,000 target via Crowdcube (at the time of writing) with… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Only a week after firing 900 workers via a Zoom conference call, Vishal Garg has decided that he’ll be “taking time off effective immediately” from his role as company CEO of digital mortgage platform, Better.com. In an email sent to employees, reviewed by Vice, the… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HOKO // The Homeowner’s Architect has raised 89% (£446,973) of its £500,000 target (at the time of writing) from 251 investors via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube. Currently, there are 11 days left in the firm’s campaign. The UK-based company reports a £15,000,000… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s P2P lender Blend Network notes that as we approach the year-end, they wanted to do a “throwback to some of the landmark projects we funded in 2021.” The Blend Network team writes in a blog post that they have shared some of the schemes… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:46 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nobul Technologies, a consumer-centric real estate technology company, announced this week it has crossed $5 billion in completed sales. The technology marketplace empowers home buyers and sellers to evaluate customized offers from real estate agents who submit bids to compete for their business. The platform… Read More