Real Estate

March 17, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  LenderClose, a U.S.-based proprietary, technology-focused lending platform, announced on Wednesday it has launched Home Equity Express (HEx), which is described as a cloud-native technology for placement of collateral verification data and reports through an intelligent, automated workflow, reducing the time it takes credit unions and… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending software provider Blend says it has entered into a definitive agreement with Mr. Cooper Group (NASDAQ: COOP) to acquire Title365, a provider of title insurance and settlement services. Blend will acquire Title365 for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million, less… Read More

March 13, 2021 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuania-based Debitum, which offers borderless small business financing, notes that many people are now beginning to understand that making smart investments can be a good way save money for later or for making bigger purchases. However, Debitum claims that companies or businesses “rarely” think about… Read More

March 13, 2021 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, notes that today’s “online” or digital world has made it easy for us to engage in e-commerce, work online or remotely, and even make investments via Internet-based platforms. Blend Network confirms that they’ll be conducting… Read More

March 13, 2021 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowdinvesting or crowdfunding for real estate has long been considered a major potential market. However, there are a number of platforms that have downsized during the past year, even some established players like Exporo. Notably, the first Germany-based firm that’s set to go public through… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer-to-peer lender facilitating secured loans, has released its loan portfolio overview report for the month of February 2021. EstateGuru reports that in February, they continued to apply their “proactive” business model, and this led to the financed loan amount exceeding €10M (again),… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance marketplace LendInvest has enlisted Jumio to streamline LendInvest’s digital application process for its Buy-to-Let (BTL) product.  According to a note from LendInvest, the company will now incorporate Jumio’s biometric ID verification technology to speed up the lending process. LendInvest says this partnership makes… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thomvest is a VC firm that is heavy into Fintech with investments in firms like SoFi and Figure or Kabbage and Creditjusto. Several investments (IE Kabbage and SoFi) have been successfully exited, while others remain portfolio companies. Overall, Thomvest touts 9 investments in unicorns and… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZERO has partnered with Earn.re a digital asset issuance platform for real estate securities. According to a release, tZERO ATS and Earn.re will work together on commercial real estate tokenization. Earn’s network of U.S.-based commercial property issuers will now be able to elect to provide… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZERO has partnered with ROI Group, a real estate development company, to digitize up to $50 million of preferred equity in a luxury hotel and residential development located in downtown Dubai, according to a release. The tokenization will utilize the Tezos Blockchain. This is said… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest notes that supporting Limited Company Buy-to-Let clients is one of their “specialties,” with criteria tailored to support professional and portfolio landlords to “get the most out of our product range.” At LendInvest’s recently-held 2021 Broker Kick Off Event, their expert BDM… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online peer-to-peer lender Blend Network notes that the UK was the world’s first country to authorize and begin administering the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on December 8, 2020. The vaccine had been on track to immunize 15 million individuals by February 15, 2020. The immunization efforts have… Read More

February 27, 2021 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced Strategic Partners for 2021 with 35 broker firms joining the program.  LendInvest explains that they recognize key broker firms as those that submit a high level of consistent business to LendInvest. Strategic Partners may access dedicated staff to service… Read More

February 25, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Security Token Group (STG), which aims to reinvent capital markets with blockchain-based security tokens, has published its January’s edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. The report, which was released on February 22, 2021, notes that their security token market tracking site… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubitquity LLC, an enterprise-grade blockchain-enabled platform for real estate and title recordkeeping, is teaming up with LavaTrust Consultancy in order to gain key insights into the US real estate closing sector. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, LavaTrust Consultancy aims to bring its industry expertise and… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

OakNorth Bank says it has completed a £5.6 million loan to convert vacant pub and hotel, Antigallican Hotel, in Charlton into a mixed-use building with 60 studio apartments. The loan was made to Gallican Investments Limited, which is led by the team behind Dandi founded… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chris Macklin, Chief Risk Officer at Assetz Capital, a peer-to-peer lender that originates secured loans, has provided a loan book update. As noted in a blog post by Assetz Capital, Macklin explained how the platform managed the loan book during the COVID-19 pandemic and shared… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform using Reg A+ to provide access to “eREITs and eFunds,” notes that it’s hard to imagine a single person or industry who may have been left untouched by the unprecedented events of 2020 (following the COVD-19 outbreak). Fundrise is… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Brickowner, a property investment platform, has launched a secondary market for securities purchased on their site. Investors may now buy and sell their securities for properties funded on the Brickowner platform. The London-based investment site said this brings liquidity to investments that originated on their… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a digital property finance platform, has issued a new range of Buy-to-Let products. The Fintech says it has reduced rates across its five-year fixed rate BTL range, with its 65% LTV product now available at 3.29% with a maximum loan of £1.5 million. Additionally,… Read More