Real Estate

November 4, 2018 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

99homes, a UK-based hybrid agency that provides a one-stop shop service for clients looking to either sell or rent their property, has successfully secured its initial £295,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Located in London, 99home stated it offers a competitively online priced package… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 6:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the 2019 budget speech by the Malaysia Minister of Finance, YB Tuan Lim Guan Eng, the government introduced capital market measures designed to reinforce the role of tech in driving the economy. Lim explained: “We need to create an environment for our human talent… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prop-tech startup Brickowner announced on Monday it has reached a significant milestone. The investment platform reported its first loan was redeemed securing investors an annual return of 8%. According to Brickowner, the loan was monitored and managed on behalf of the platform by E&H Ltd. and… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform iintoo is offering a new service. The investment platform is now providing principle protection for accredited investors using their platform. The new service dubbed “Epiic” or Equity Protection Investment Community is similar to a self insured vehicle. iintoo has hooked up… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia based real estate crowdfunding platform, has launched an updated website and rebranding. EstateGuru COO Mihkel Stamm said their objective is to provide “hassle-free, flexible financing to property developers and entrepreneurs as well as diversified property backed cross-border investment opportunities to our international investor base.”… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

PeerStreet, a crowdfunding platform for real estate loans, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing Fintech startups in the US. The 2nd annual CB Insights Fintech 25o list has included PeerStreet for the 2nd year in a row. PeerStreet was founded in 2013 and… Read More

October 18, 2018 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender, CrowdProperty say they have now repaid over £10,000,000 to lenders. The online lender reports they continue to hold a 100% capital and interest payback track record. According to CrowdProperty CEO, Mike Bristow, the £10,088,967 paid back includes £9,221,876 capital and… Read More

October 17, 2018 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial property investment marketplace CrowdStreet announced on Wednesday it is now raising $25 million for the company’s first CrowdStreet Blended Portfolio investment offering. The investment platform revealed that in order to provide individual investors and registered investment advisors another way to diversify their investments with commercial… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AvidXchange, a U.S. fintech that provides accounts payable and automated payment solutions to midsize businesses, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with ClickPay, a provider of comprehensive electronic payment solutions for the multifamily, HOA, condominium and co-op segments of real estate industry, to help… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a U.S.-based digital lending platform provider, announced on Tuesday its platform now offers a bidirectional integration with Ellie Mae’s Encompass digital mortgage lending platform. According to Roostify, the integration allows lenders to easily pass information between the two systems, driving quality and efficiency in the loan origination… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Aspen Digital Security Token has apparently successfully closed its offering. CI has been told that trades have already been registered via Templum, an alternative trading system (ATS) that is targeting the emerging STO marketplace. Aspen Digital was created to raise capital for the St…. Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Eliot Bencuya  |  

A house in the suburbs, career tenure and pension with the same employer, and a portfolio of stocks and bonds for retirement. Every baby boomer’s vision of the American dream. Until it wasn’t. The nest eggs of today’s retirees have been rocked by a seemingly… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain-based real estate marketplace QuantmRE announced on Thursday it has teamed up with global financial services technology Securrency to create the infrastructure to support its real estate trading platform and launch globally compliant stablecoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem EQRE. Founded in 2017, QuantmRE is seeking to become the… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer property lender CrowdProperty announced on  Thursday it has funded its 50th project. The latest milestone comes just a little over a month after CrowdProperty surpassed £20 million in funding for property projects. The 50th project raised £867,000 for a 24-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, online lending platform SoFi announced it has formed a new partnership with home improvement platform Kukun to offer advanced new tools to help homeowners gain a greater understanding of how much their home improvement project could cost and how it can affect the resale value of… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online lending platform for property finance, has announced the addition of Chief Financial Officer, Angelie Panteli, to the board of directors. According to LendInvest, Panteli joined the company in January 2018 and is responsible for all financial aspects of the business including financial… Read More

September 27, 2018 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding, along with co-founders William Skelley and Sohin Shaw. The complaint alleges that Skelley and Shaw pursued a “fraudulent scheme to misappropriate investor funds.” CI Senior Contributor and securities attorney… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 6:00 am By Nick Bhargava  |  

In March of this year, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4263, better known as the Regulation A+ Improvement Act. The bill passed with bipartisan support, being co-sponsored by two Democrats: Representatives Sinema and Gottheimer, alongside two Republicans: Representatives Stivers and Hollingsworth. Signing this bill… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

AlphaFlow, an online investment platform for real estate assets, has announced the hiring of two new Fintech executives and the opening of a New York City office. AlphaFlow connects institutional and accredited investors with high yield real estate bridge loans by partnering with local hard money… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Groundfloor, a direct real estate investment platform, has reaped in an additional $4.2 million in its recent IPO. The total reportedly secured for the 2017-18 campaign to $6.2 million (1) from 2,304 investors and the company’s total fundraising to $13.8M. “The offering was very well-received… Read More