Real Estate

April 27, 2021 @ 6:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, reveals that the average UK house prices “grew by 5.7% year-on-year in March.” Blend Network added in its latest property market report that activity has slowed down from December 2020’s 6-year high growth of 7.3% year-on-year. But price… Read More

April 26, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Howsy, a UK-based rental marketplace platform, has successfully secured its initial £800,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round launched just a little over six months after Howsy’s raised £2,346,770 through its previous Seedrs campaign and has so far attracted… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Janover Inc., a U.S.-based fintech that specializes in access to commercial real estate and small business financing, is now seeking funds through its RegCF campaign on StartEngine. The latest funding round comes less than a year after Janover raised $714,052 through its Republic campaign. Founded… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Security Token Group (STG), which focuses on the fast-evolving blockchain-based security tokens space, has released their March 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. As previously reported, Security Token Market (stomarket.com) hosts live-trading data from 33 different security tokens across… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Modiv, formerly operating as Rich Uncles, is seeking to open up real estate investing for smaller investors with unlisted REITS. Recently, the company announced the filing of a registration statement for Modiv Acquisition Corp. or “MAC SPAC” – looking to gain entry into the hot… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech FirstClose announced on Tuesday it has acquired HomeScout, a real estate technology provider. According to FirstClose, HomeScout will bring together various services to the mortgage and title industries, including purchase and portfolio business solutions, lead generation, lead qualification, agent match, monitoring, and a… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s prime property finance platform CapitalRise has advanced a £2.5 million loan to fund a new development based in southwest London, according to a recent blog post by CapitalRise. The company – which has revealed that it had lent over £100 million to luxury property… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based money experience company MX announced on Tuesday it has partnered with digital asset verification platform FormFree to speed up loan approval processing and close more than one million loans. According to MX, FormFree improves lenders’ ability to make more informed decisions about borrowers… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Marketplace lending platform Assetz Capital is looking to boost loan originations in 2021 with a new bridge loan product. According to the Fintech, the lending product will have a 0.65% interest rate for bridge loans from £150,000 to £5 million with LTVs to 75% and terms… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LenderClose, a U.S.-based proprietary, real estate and home equity-focused lending platform, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Stefanie Rupert to its Board of Directors. LenderClose reported that Rupert will serve on LenderClose’s board of directors alongside Jordan and Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer at CO-OP Financial Services; Nick… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 6:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Proptech platform LendInvest has announced the promotion of Jan Gallagher from Business Development Manager to Key Account Manager for LendInvest. According to LendInvest, Gallagher joined LendInvest as a Business Development Manager in 2019 with over 30 year’s experience to source deals across the North West… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained final judgment concluding the fraud case against real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding and defendant William C. Skelley. iFunding was an early entrant in the real estate crowdfunding market that issued securities under Reg D 506c, a new… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Obligo, a U.S.-based fintech startup that’s focused on the real estate market, announced on Wednesday has launched a lease renewal incentive program, which is designed for residential landlords to increase retention rates, minimize the cost of concessions and provide renters with immediate cash they can… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Monday the launch of the Real Estate Opportunity Fund. According to YieldStreet, the Fund will provide investors exposure to opportunistic commercial real estate investments through a relationship with Harbor Group International (HGI),… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Properti,  a technology-driven real estate firm focused on modernizing residential properties in Europe, reveals that it remains focused on expanding its operations. Properti’s management noted: “As of April 1, 2021, we have expanded our team in the areas of marketing, business development,… Read More

April 3, 2021 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, notes that after a “short-lived” slowdown, the United Kingdom annual house price growth managed to recover with “renewed vigor” in February 2021. Blend Network writes in a blog post that January 2021 saw price growth… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest has teamed up with Credit Kudos in order to improve the underwriting process via Open Banking. Through the partnership, LendInvest and Credit Kudos will aim to provide brokers and clients a more accessible and secure service. The initiative also aims to enable LendInvest with… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealT, a US-based real estate investment platform, has chosen Bridge Protocol, the open-source asset tokenization technology by Switzerland-based Mt Pelerin to aid in its issuance of digital securities. RealT seeks to make access to property investments via tokenization. According to RealT, investors may participate in… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a digital platform for property finance, has appointed top UK law firm Blacks Solicitors to its legal panel for its Buy-to-Let product.  Blacks Solicitors specializes in providing legal advice to owners, landlords, lenders, and tenants of commercial and residential properties. Blacks will join four… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Property finance marketplace LendInvest has published a blog post in which it’s requesting people to support the company in certain Buy-to-Let, Bridging and Development Awards. LendInvest notes that it’s a busy award season in property lending. Like most years LendInvest has been recognized for its… Read More