Real Estate

April 16, 2019 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Groundfloor announced on Tuesday its 2019 first quarter results and momentum. According to Groundfloor, Despite the government shutdown of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for 35 days, it still experienced 123% percent non-GAAP first quarter revenue growth compared to the… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer property lender CrowdProperty has closed their £1.1 million equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs easily topping their £600,000 goal. CrowdProperty raised capital at a pre-money valuation of £15.7 million. Approximately 575 investors supported the round. The news of their successful equity offering was joined by… Read More

April 8, 2019 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate investment platform PeerStreet announced on Monday it is updating its Automated Investing product functionality to make it even easier for investors to diversify on the funding portal. PeerStreet reported that it has lowered its minimum investment to just $100 for small balance reinvestments… Read More

April 7, 2019 @ 11:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Two recent ransomware attacks on real estate companies may exemplify recent claims from cybersecurity experts that hackers are increasingly targeting medium-sized and smaller companies as larger entities tighten their online security. In January of this year, cybersecurity staff from BoostIT and workers at a real… Read More

March 29, 2019 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform SoFi announced on Thursday it has refreshed its mortgage offering as SoFi Home Loans. The lender reported that the offering is complete with a re-engineered process that helps people buy or refinance a home with an online application, no hidden fees, or… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 3:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Change, a real estate crowdfunding platform, was recently recognized in a write up in US News and Weekly report. The online investment site was included along with a short list of other prominent names in the world of real estate investing. What was unique… Read More

March 26, 2019 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mortgage marketplace lender LendingHome announced on Tuesday it has completed its first syndicated, revolving securitization of residential transition loans, issuing approximately $208 million of non-rated, asset-backed securities. According to LendingHome, the transaction totaled approximately $219 million in aggregate and was structured with a two-year revolving… Read More

March 25, 2019 @ 2:45 am By JD Alois  |  

France is a country that is pursuing a regulated path for the tokenization of securities. The Pacte Law (Loi PACTE) is predicted to be signed into law at some point this spring. Ostensibly, the legislation will define the issuance, and management, of digital assets. In… Read More

March 21, 2019 @ 6:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform The House Crowd has surpassed £100 million of invested capital through its platform. The House Crowd said the past year has been pivotal for the platform as the UK property market slowed. The Manchester-based online property lender reported several new… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate investment platform PeerStreet announced on Wednesday the launch of a new loan product for private lenders: Residential for Rent loans. According to PeerStreet, Residential for Rent loans have a 30-year term so borrowers can secure long-term financing for residential rental properties.  PeerStreet reported that… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, online property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise announced on Wednesday its latest two redeemed loans that have concluded within schedule and on target, delivering a total return of  20.6% on average for investors against prime properties located… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Point, a Fintech targeting home equity services, has closed on a Series B funding round led by Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) and DAG Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, and Bloomberg Beta. New investors included Financial Venture Studio and Enterprise Community… Read More

March 18, 2019 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer property lender CrowdProperty has launched an equity crowdfunding offer on Seedrs. The campaign has quickly topped the minimum target of £600,000 for a 3.68% equity stake in the platform. CrowdProperty has a pre-money valuation of £15.7 million. In 2017, CrowdProperty listed a pre-Series A… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Highly rated real estate investment platform PeerStreet has hired two new executives with extensive experience in the financial services and real estate sectors. PeerStreet reports that Ellen Coleman has joined the platform as Executive Vice President of Finance.  Additionally, Bob Brown has been hired as… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 2:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Groundfloor announced last week it has formed a new partnership with Dwolla, Inc. to make payments more efficient for borrowers and investors. According to Groundfloor, Dwolla’s white label platform will now help the funding platform’s users initiate the transfer of money to their… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, a property crowdfunding platform, is raising growth capital on Seedrs. The just recently launched campaign has quickly topped its initial goal of raise £1.5 million for 8.57% equity in the company. Today, 307 individual investors have participated in the offer that has a pre-money… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced on Thursday the launch of its new offering that allows investors to acquire equity interests in the Sioux Falls Multifamily Portfolio, a collection of class-B apartment communities located in Sioux Falls, S.D. According to ArborCrowd, the properties exhibit… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alto, a technology platform for investors to add alternative assets to IRAs,  announced on Wednesday it secured $2.8 million through its seed round in order to expand its offering and integrate additional investment platform partners. The new funding brings Alto’s total funding raised to $3.8… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 4:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Lyttelton, New Zealand based company, Collett’s Corner, has secured its NZ$300,000 minimum goal during its PledgeMe equity crowdfunding campaign.  At this writing, over NZ$355,700 has been raised by more than 190 investors for the community-minded property development. The campaign aims to raise NZ$2 million for 80%… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer property lender CrowdProperty announced on Monday the launch of its new autoinvest product, which is supposed to help investors diversify quickly and easily without a platform or financial advisor fees. According to CrowdProperty: “CrowdProperty AutoInvest is a stress-free way to invest money across… Read More