Real Estate

June 25, 2020 @ 9:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pass The Keys, a UK-based short let tech platform, is now seeking £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The platform is now offering 5.88% at a £7,997,542 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2015, Pass The Keys describes itself as a London based Airbnb… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm RenoFi, a platform that partners with lenders in order to make it possible for them to offer “the next generation of renovation loans,” has reportedly secured $6.4 million in capital through a Series A investment round. Established around two years ago by former… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 4:45 pm By Aaron Reuben  |  

Incentivize Affordable Housing through Crowdfunding Liberalization for Community Investors In recent decades, increases in urban employment and population have outpaced residential development in U.S. cities. Nationwide, from 1974 through 2008, the number of new homes exceeded the number of new households. But since 2009, the… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a property finance marketplace, has introduced a range of updates to its Buy-to-Let product including several special offers available for a limited time.  In a release, LendInvest said it is now offering its two year fixed 75% LTV product at a rate of 3.49%,… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 11:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance China Blockchain Institute, the research institute of crypto exchange Binance, has announced a partnership with Xinyuan Group (NYSE:XIN), a Chinese real estate company working on incorporating blockchain technology in the global real estate industry including in New York City. Xinyuan Group previously launched “UPRETS,” a… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Landbay, a buy-to-let mortgage marketplace lender that provides various borrowing opportunities, has reportedly joined the Lender Exchange, in order to streamline its conveyancing process. Lender Exchange has been developed by Decision First. It aims to facilitate effective communication between lenders and solicitors. Lender Exchange’s… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Crowdfund Insider reported on Republic‘s move into real estate crowdfunding. Republic was initially launched as a Reg CF funding portal targeting early-stage firms with a focus on underserved markets. Since platform launch, Republic has expanded into additional verticals including Republic Crypto, a game… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

George Whitridge, an analyst at ARK Invest, said during a recently held webcast, called The Future of Finance: How Fintech Could Disrupt Everything, that the future of finance will increasingly involve digital transactions and lending. He noted that back in 2005, there were around 7… Read More

June 20, 2020 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blend Network, a peer to peer (P2P) property lender, has reportedly repaid £2.282 million to lenders who had made strategic investments in six different loans. These loans included the Charterhouse loan, the Image House loan, and the four Crown House loans. Lenders were able to… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest a UK-based marketplace for property financing, announced on Wednesday it has joined Sesame and PMS’s lender panel to ramp up distribution of its Buy-to-Let and Bridging products. According to LendInvest, the network and mortgage club’s member firms will now be able to register with… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty announced on Tuesday it has lent more than £75 million to SME property professionals and has now funded the development of 1,000 homes that were worth almost £170 million, enabling over £60 million of spend on labor, materials, and services in… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, is expanding its investment offerings with the acquisition of Compound. While starting as an early stage offering platform, Republic is now providing property investment options with Republic Real Estate. Announced today, Republic has issued the following statement: “We’re excited… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitalRise, an online platform for prime property lending and investing, has reportedly facilitated 37.5% more loan volumes during the first five months of 2020, when compared to its overall lending during its initial 18 months of operation. CapitalRise is a Fintech that previously raised growth… Read More

June 6, 2020 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Toronto-based Manzil, a Fintech firm that provides halal (permissible for Muslims) financial services and solutions including mortgages, wants to give the public an opportunity to invest in the firm via a private placement conducted on FrontFundr, a Canada based crowdfunding platform. Manzil’s management noted that… Read More

June 3, 2020 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

QuantmRE, a real estate finance platform that originates and funds Home Equity Agreements, is raising growth capital on Republic. According to the offering page, QuantmRE is seeking up to $1.07 million under Reg CF for a Crowd SAFE at an $8 million valuation cap with… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The housing market is always a key metric for the economy. Robust demand can be indicative of thriving market. Of course, the COVID-19 crisis sucked the wind of the housing market around the world. In the UK, once the hottest property market in the world,… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a top Fintech providing property finance in the UK, has updated its bridge financing product suite with higher LTVs [loan to value] of up to 75% as the UK’s national lockdown eases.  In a release, LendInvest said residential bridging rates are starting at 0.55%… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mumbai-based Home Capital, a Fintech firm focused on supporting housing initiatives for younger people, has acquired seed funding via a round led by the Varanium NextGen Fund. Shalin Shah, Singapore Angel Network, JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation, Venture Catalysts, and Venture Gurukool also took part… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Groundfloor is turning to SeedInvest to raise additional growth capital.  Groundfloor has posted an offering page for indications of interest and, as of today, the “amount reserved” stands at $280,700. Indications of interest are non-binding. Groundfloor is seeking up to $10 million in a… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Thursday it is expanding its partnership with life insurance platform Ladder to include estate planning. SoFi reported that through the partnership expansion, its members may now have the ability to draft their will for free and can also access legal services… Read More