Real Estate

October 25, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YieldStreet, an investment crowdfunding platform for alternative assets, notes that they were founded on the principle that “access to and the distribution of income-generating investment products was fundamentally broken.” Yieldstreet’s primary goal is to offer investors access to alternative investments across asset classes that were… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate tokenization platform RedSwan CRE is raising preferred equity capital on SeedInvest seeking up to $5 million in funding. The securities are being issued under both Reg CF and Reg D so it is open to both accredited and non-accredited investors. The “tiered preferred… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

InvestNext has announced new product features for its real estate investing services, according to a company release. Recently, InvestNext closed on a seed round that raised $4.3 million. InvestNext is a digital platform that can facilitate real estate syndication, including engaging with investors, accepting payments,… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property investment platform CapitalRise announced on October 19, 2021 that it has now returned £66m in capital and returns to investors, “maintaining its unblemished track record of no investment losses or investment defaults since inception.” Of the total £66 million in redemptions, over… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 6:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced the launch of a new product range that offers reduced rates and fees for environmentally friendly properties. The move is described as the firm’s latest push to support sustainable landlords and reduce the environmental impact of the built environment…. Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 10:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Indian bank ICICI Bank this week announced the launch of Home Utsav, a virtual property exhibition that digitally showcases real estate projects by developers from cities across the country. The exhibition offers convenience to prospective home buyers as they can select a home by browsing… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 7:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

SimpleNexus a platform for mortgage lenders, has acquired LBA Ware – another mortgage lender software provider, according to a company release. The deal which is expected to close this week brings together 325 employees serving 425 lenders and tech integration partners. SimpleNexus CEO Cathleen Schreiner Gates says… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indata, an industry provider of software, tech and managed services for buy-side companies, reveals that Quay Global Investors is currently live with INDATA’s Architect AI OMS and Portfolio Management solution. Quay is a boutique fund manager specializing in the preservation and creation of wealth via… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 8:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, CrowdProperty announced an expansion into Australia. The property investment marketplace said the model that they have proven in the UK is a perfect fit for the Australian market. Today, CrowdProperty Australia is reporting that it has raised $1.5 million to expand its… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK-based property finance platform, will offer a new holiday product for lets and short term properties. The new credit offer was announced alongside a series of reductions across its standard property range. The Proptech has introduced a product catalogue with rates starting at… Read More

October 11, 2021 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mortgage platform Finova has reportedly acquired its competitor, BEP Systems, in order to expand its presence in the United Kingdom. Finova’s Cloud-powered software is being used by more than 60 lenders and around 3,000 brokers, meanwhile, BEP, which launched back in 2014, focuses mainly on… Read More

October 11, 2021 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that so far this year, they have funded the construction of 164 residential units, which is reportedly a mix of flats, houses and HMO units. As noted in a blog post by Blend Network,… Read More

October 4, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Real estate tech firm reAlpha, which is targeting the $1.2 trillion short-term rental market, is raising up to $75,000,000 pursuant to Regulation A+. reAlpha’s common stock is now available for purchase at a price of $10 per share.  “We’re thrilled to offer Main Street investors… Read More

October 3, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A £1.7m development loan to New Generation Developments is the latest move by Assetz Capital. The specialty lender has facilitated nearly £1.5bn of retail and institutional funds to UK businesses to date. New Generation Developments Ltd, a Cardiff-based construction company, secured the loan to build… Read More

October 2, 2021 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vtivek Ravi, Product Manager in the Risk and Compliance Department at EstateGuru, a property-backed loan marketplace catering to retail investors, joined the company at their Tallinn office around seven months ago. Vivek notes that his goal is to learn more about the overall risk and… Read More

October 2, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that the prospects of the United Kingdom’s macroeconomic environment are “becoming gradually more positive.” Blend Network writes in a blog post that the improvement is “reflected, among other factors, in job openings at a… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a property-backed loan marketplace catering to retail investors, has distributed an update on progress in Finland. In 2020, Estate Guru, which is based in Tallinn, entered Finland as a market expansion. At that time, EstateGuru said it had been actively talking to Finnish entrepreneurs since… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based P2P lending platform Blend Network reports that annual house price growth in the country surged to 11.0% in July 2021 from around 10.5% in June 2021. This, according to the updated figures from the Nationwide House Price Index. In MoM terms, house prices increased… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform Awning has exited stealth mode with the announcement of $9.3 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Global Founders Capital. Additional investors include: MassMutual Ventures and several angel investors including Side co-founders Guy Gal and Ed Wu, SafeGraph founder Auren… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

GROUNDFLOOR, a real estate investment platform, has announced The Stairs app that is described as combining the traditional savings and investing, dubbed “savesting.” The app is currently available on the Apple App Store as well as Google Play. GROUNDFLOOR states that by using the app… Read More