Real Estate

September 4, 2019 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise has raised over $22 million for their Opportunity Fund. The information was revealed in a recent Form D 5o6c filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Fundrise Opportunity Fund benefits from the newly minted “Opportunity Zone” designation created… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a marketplace for property finance, has announced rate reductions for their products as well as a “cashback” program for legal fees. According to a release from the platform, LendInvest will now contribute up to  £750 for legal fees on “select LTVs.” Buy to Let… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property investment platform the House Crowd is crowdfunding on Seedrs. Founded in 2012, the House Crowd explains that it has evolved from an FCA regulated P2P platform in the buy to let space to doing multi-million-pound property developments. The House Crowd states:… Read More

August 29, 2019 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change is planning to launch an Opportunity Zone fund enabling access to investments in the newly minted tax-advantaged designation. As explained by the IRS: “Qualified Opportunity Zones were created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These zones are… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Groundfloor has announced a new feature that the “wealthtech” company is claiming is an industry first. Groundfloor is now providing non-accredited investors access to fractionalized real estate loans so investors may better manage risk – something previously only available to accredited… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based homeownership platform Better.com announced on Monday it closed its Series C funding round at $160 million, bringing its total funding to $254 million in total. According to Better.com, Activant Capital, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, Ally Financial, Citi, AGNC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan… Read More

August 14, 2019 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yielders, a property investment platform based in the UK, completed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a total of £661,135 in funding raised. Through the funding round, Yielders offered 4.76% in equity with a £10,004,118 pre-money valuation. As previously reported, Yielders claims to be… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has announced the impending launch of a new “crowd-designed” mortgage product for UK consumers.  In a release, Tandem said it plans to offer competitive mortgages to first-time buyers and “property ladder hopefuls” based on a range of financial data points. Tandem said… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a crowdfunding platform based in Estonia, is out with a release predicting it will claim €3-5 billion of the European real estate financing by 2025 EstateGuru adds that approximately 70% of SMEs lack access to credit and this is a major constraint to their… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner has successfully secured its initial £225,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The company is currently offering 2.31% in equity at a £9,504,690 pre-money valuation. As previously reported, Brickowner reported investment through its platform has grown from £347,000… Read More

August 7, 2019 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online marketplace for secured, short term loans, has launched in Portugal, according to a note from the company. EstateGuru is now providing crowdfunding services in six different countries including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, and Spain. EstateGuru said by opening in the Portuguese market… Read More

August 2, 2019 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change is raising capital for a homeless housing project in Los Angeles. As most people may know. Los Angeles has a profound problem with its growing homeless population and the city is struggling to come up with solutions. To quote… Read More

July 31, 2019 @ 6:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, an investing and lending platform for real estate investment loans, has closed on a $3 million public offering raising equity capital from 1580 new and existing investors. To date, Groundfloor has now raised $18.3 million in growth capital and 20% of its shares are… Read More

July 31, 2019 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Assetz Exchange, a UK-based property crowdfunding platform, is now seeking a minimum £350,000 in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2018, Assetz Exchange describes itself as a revolutionary new crowdfunding property investment platform. This is the buy-to-let you know, without the… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fraxtor Capital Private Limited, a real estate “co-investment” platform, reports that it has closed an equity round by investors backing a freehold development project in Singapore. Accredited investors could access the offering via the online platform. Incorporated in January 2017, Fraxtor stands for “Fractional Investors”… Read More

July 25, 2019 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

A security token offering backed by real estate has been launched by Property Token SA in Luxembourg. This is the first STO issuance in the Grand Duchy. The digital offering has been completed with the support of Tokeny Solutions, a law firm and consulting firm… Read More

July 24, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, a UK-based online marketplace for mortgages, announced on Wednesday it has added new members to its Business Development team. According to the online lender, Nigel Robbins was named Business Development Manager, Abby Challen has taken the position of Business Development Manager to cover Central… Read More

July 23, 2019 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Smartlands, a blockchain-based crowdfunding platform, says it will tokenize “real-world assets” for a total of $1 billion by the end of 2023. The UK based, FCA regulated platform is making the bold claim as part of its four-year roadmap. Smartlands says it will tokenize assets… Read More

July 23, 2019 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany is on a bit of a securities token roll. Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider covered the launch of a blockchain-based investment platform for early-stage companies that has received regulatory approval. Today, the Fundament Group has announced a €250 Million blockchain-based real estate bond – blessed by… Read More

July 22, 2019 @ 10:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

PeerStreet, a real estate investment platform, has integrated with Mint. This is the fourth “integration” with PeerStreet already forming partnerships with Betterment, Wealthfront, and Personal Capital. PeerStreet has emerged as a leading property crowdfunding platform. While some early leaders rushed to scale at all cost,… Read More