Real Estate

February 9, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, mortgage giant Quicken Loans announced it has formed a partnership with Airbnb to provide new home financing options by enabling the property rental company’s hosts to use rental income on a primary residence to refinance their mortgages. Jay Farner, Quicken Loans CEO, stated;… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, LendInvest announced it has completed a £16 million financing deal with development finance borrower, Yogo Group. According to the marketplace lender, the deal was completed in three weeks from initial introduction to site purchase. LendInvest reported that the development finance loan will fund the… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DiversyFund, a real estate crowdfunding marketplace, announced on Tuesday it secured $1 million during its Series A funding round. According to DiversyFund, the closing of funding round represents a significant milestone for its platform. It plans to use the additional capital to further develop online… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lender Money360 announced on Thursday Todd Ruppert, former CEO and president of T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, has joined its Board of Advisors. This news comes just after the online lender surpassed $500 million in commercial real estate loans closed since inception, which… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform LendInvest announced on Thursday it has completed a £12.5 million finance deal with repeat development finance borrower KMRE Group to build 111 new homes in Kirkstall, which is described as a popular residential district of Leeds, Yorkshire. The online lender revealed that the whole… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a California-based provider of automated mortgage transaction technology, announced on Thursday it has integrated with real estate marketplace lending platform LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE). According to Roostify, the new integration makes it easier for consumers to locate and apply with the right lender. Roostify also reported… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform offering Reg D (accredited) and Reg A+ (both accreds and non-accreds) investment opportunities in commercial and residential property, has hired a new President to help lead the firm. Aaron Halfacre, a 20 year real estate executive, has joined… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, loanDepot announced it is continuing the expansion of its mortgage and personal loan businesses by launching newly formed venture, mello Home, which connects pre-approved homebuyers with verified real estate agents in their local market and help consumers find and hire home improvement and other… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California blockchain startup Propy announced on Monday it has launched a pilot project in collaboration with South Burlington, Vermont city officials to utilize blockchain technology to record real estate conveyance documents. While sharing details about the partnership, Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of Propy, said: “The Propy… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 7:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform LendInvest announced on Friday it has been named exclusive lender of a long-term development scheme that aims to build up to 5,750 new homes outside Dover in Kent. According to the online lender, the borrower, Halsbury Homes, currently owns a site in Whitfield, four… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate marketplace Roofstock announced it has surpassed $1 billion in property transactions since the launching of its marketplace in 2016. The online lender also revealed it has upsized its Series C funding round to $42 million, which represents a 20% increase over the initial… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, PeerStreet announced the launch of its new investment product, 30-Day Note, to provide increased liquidity for accredited investors at 30-day terms. According to the online lender, the 30-Day Notes product was launched quietly in October as a pilot program, is now offered monthly. It provides… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Joy Schoffler, a well known persona in the investment crowdfunding world, has joined private equity group Casoro Capital as Chief Strategy Officer. Schoffler founded and managed Leverage PR, a marketing firm that worked with many crowdfunding platforms, Fintechs and funding campaigns. In early 2017 after… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Realty Mentors, an affiliate company of CreditVest and a commercial real estate diligence and underwriting firm headquartered in Pittsburg, announced on Monday its new investment advisory business, which specifically offers advice and analysis of commercial real estate investment opportunities for individual investors. The company… Read More

January 15, 2018 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based property crowdfunding platform Property Partner announced on Monday it is now offering direct investment in commercial property. The funding portal revealed that it will now enable non-institutional investors to buy and sell shares in a range of handpicked commercial properties. “Unlike traditional funds, which… Read More

January 13, 2018 @ 9:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property Master, a UK-based digital buy-to-let broker, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is looking to raise £250,000 through the funding round. Founded in 2016, Property Master states its fintech program enables real-time access to every deal from every lender so that… Read More

January 12, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares took a look back at 2017 with its Year-in-Review. While sharing details about the past twelve months the funding portal revealed: “Disruption in the commercial real estate industry hit a fever pitch in 2017. We saw a change in the tax code,… Read More

January 11, 2018 @ 4:36 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Roofstock, a leading US online marketplace for buying and selling leased single-family rental homes, announced the strategic hire of Suresh Srinivasan as chief marketing officer. Srinivasan has 20 years’ experience leading marketing, product, and e-commerce functions at Fortune 500 and high-growth tech startups. Most recently… Read More

January 10, 2018 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyMogul has announced the appointment of Chris Fraley as Chief Investment Officer. RealtyMogul says that Fraley has served as their interim Chief Investment Officer since June 2017, and has now joined full-time to continue overseeing credit and asset management for RealtyMogul’s… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 1:54 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Atlanta-based real estate investment platform Groundfloor has received regulatory approval to raise money under Reg A+. This crowdfunding offer has been in the works for some time now;  like all Reg A offers, the issuer must by scrutinized by the SEC before any securities may be… Read More