Real Estate

April 17, 2018 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, in the midst of a rebranding campaign, announced on Tuesday that more than 99,000 investors are now registered on its real estate crowdfunding platform. CrowdStreet operates a marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate and provides project sponsors with investment management software… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DiversyFund, a real estate crowdfunding marketplace, announced on Monday it has launched its Commercial and Multifamily Real Estate Growth Fund. The funding portal reported that investors in this fund will own shares of a variety of real estate investments, with 80% of the fund dedicated to… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 9:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Regions Bank announced on Thursday it has invested in and formed a partnership with fintech mortgage and consumer digital lending technology platform provider, Lender Price. According to the bank, the duo will focus on streamlining Regions’ digital process and simplify interaction between banks, borrowers, and… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

dv01, the data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers institutional investors transparency and insight into lending markets, announced on Friday it participated in its first mortgage securitization and acted as loan data agent for CSMC 2018-RPL2, a securitization of $275 million re-performing loans serviced by… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banking giant Bank of America announced earlier this week it has launched its new product, Digital Mortgage Experience, to guide clients through the mortgage process through its mobile banking and online platforms. According to Bank of America, with advanced application prefill capabilities, clients may apply for a… Read More

April 12, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendInvest, the specialist property finance lender, has partnered with mortgage sourcing partners Twenty7Tec and IRESS’s TriGold system to bring its Buy-to-Let product to more intermediaries. These sourcing systems now bring LendInvest BTL loans to the market in a faster, more efficient way to reach a wider… Read More

April 9, 2018 @ 2:44 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise.com, the online property finance marketplace, has successfully closed Farrier’s Way, its fastest investment raise to date, with two-thirds of investors using the ISA to benefit from tax free returns. The investment proved incredibly popular and the full amount of £1.4 million was funded by… Read More

April 8, 2018 @ 6:34 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingCoin has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating its intent to raise $69.5 million to launch a Blockchain based real estate lending platform. The Reg D 506c filed with the SEC indicates that the first sale of $80,000 from four different investors… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play announced on Thursday the 156 startups accepted into eight of its programs. These programs will run from April through June and include Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise 2.0, Health & Wellness, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Mobility, Real Estate, and Travel & Hospitality. The organization… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate investment platform, announced on Thursday the launch of new online user portals that fully optimize the real estate investment process from beginning to end, providing investors with the first ever UX solutions in the real estate investment industry. According to… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online real estate management firm, HomeUnion, announced on Monday it has launched a crowdfunding platform that allows investors to purchase stakes in funds of single-family rental (SFR) properties on its website. The firm reported that starting with a minimum investment of $10,000, retail investors now have the… Read More

April 1, 2018 @ 5:39 pm By Cali Haan  |  

People finding real-world REITs too sober, opaque, or boring, may soon be able to invest in slivers of digitally-tokenized real restate in the tony heart of Europe. If their forthcoming ICO-funded venture succeeds, Switzerland-based Swiss Real Coin will soon be offering a Blockchain token-based RE… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Aperture is a new platform that is focusing on the real estate marketplace putting a new spin on property crowdfunding. While not the first blockchain based real estate startup, Property Coin (PCX) is in the midst of a security token offering that is claiming first… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 3:40 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Hedderwick Limited has partnered again with Downing Crowd to revitalize UK pub culture.  In recent months, Downing Crowd also celebrated successful rounds with Oakman Inn’s The White Hart and Downoak Pub. This is an opportunity to lend to Hedderwick Limited and earn a fixed interest rate of… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest announced on Tuesday it has “fine-tuned” its approach to lending on commercial property and funding commercial-to-residential conversion projects, with a range of updates across its loan products. According to the lending platform, borrowers who wish to fund the purchase of, extend the lease on, or… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Purplebricks Group plc (AIM: PURP), a “hybrid estate agent,” has received a £125 million strategic investment from German conglomerate Axel Springer via its subsidiary of Fünfundachtzigste Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. Following the investment, Axel Springer will own approximately 11.5% of Purplebricks. Concurrently, Purplebricks will appoint Dr Andreas… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 11:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityMultiple, a real estate investment platform that caters to accredited investors has bagged general solicitation or accredited crowdfunding. No longer will EquityMultiple publicly promote its real estate offerings online and elsewhere. Previously, EquityMultiple has leveraged Reg D 506c – a new securities exemption created by… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  RealtyShares, a leading online marketplace for commercial real estate investing, today announced it is featured by Airbnb as a financing resource in its Multifamily Properties Toolkit, which is described as a website that gives owners, operators, and developers of multifamily buildings resources to support long-term… Read More

March 19, 2018 @ 9:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

American Home Preservation (AHP), a company that purchases distressed mortgages and then enables smaller investors to invest in the assets, has appointed a new CEO as long time founder Jorge Newbery become Chairman of the firm. AHP has hired DeAnn O’Donovan, a former executive with… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK based online marketplace platform for property finance, has announced a proposed issuance of  5.375% fixed rate bonds due October 2023 by its wholly-owned subsidiary, LendInvest Secured Income plc. Christian Faes, Co-founder and CEO of LendInvest Limited, said they were delighted to return… Read More