Real Estate

October 3, 2017 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Shojin Property Partners is the newest entrant into the property crowdfunding space. The London based, FCA regulated crowdfunding platform was officially opened on 27th September. Shojin seeks to will investors looking to invest in property with property developers looking for funding.  Interestingly, Shojin said that… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, privately held mortgage-banking firm CMG Financial announced the launch of its new crowdfunding platform mortgage payments, HomeFundMe. The company claims HomeFundMe is the first industry approved crowdfunding service providing homebuyers the support, education, and platform they need to crowdfund a mortgage down payment. CMG Financial… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Proplend, a UK based peer to peer lender in the property space, has now topped £25 million in online lending. Proplend revealed the accomplishment in a recent blog post where it also shared it has been shortlisted for the Best Peer to Peer Lender for… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Moose, (aka DFI Financial Services Limited) has appointed two senior finance professionals to its Board of Directors. The property crowdfunding site has added Richard Avery-Wright and Tim Parkes to the Board following a recent investment round, in which they both participated. Parkes previously was… Read More

September 29, 2017 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Assetz Capital, one of the UK’s fastest growing peer-to-peer finance platforms and the largest property backed peer-to-peer lender, announced on Friday it has lowered its entry interest rate for commercial mortgages from 7.9% to 6.9% in an unprecedented move to give access to even lower rates… Read More

September 29, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform LendInvest announced on Friday it has released the latest LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index report with a spotlight on university towns. Published quarterly, the LendInvest Buy-to-Let Index notably ranks each postcode area around England and Wales based on a combination of four critical metrics:… Read More

September 29, 2017 @ 2:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

The French real estate crowdfunding market grew by 50% in 2016 and keeps growing at the same linear growth pace in 2017. While new platforms continue to join, first entrants strongly dominate the nascent market. With €160 million worth of real estate projects funded, the… Read More

September 26, 2017 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced on Tuesday it is now offering a $40.8 million multifamily real estate deal to investors. The property, Quarry Station Apartments, is located in San Antonio, Texas. According to ArborCrowd, Quarry Station was built in 1993 and has 18 buildings… Read More

September 25, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online real estate marketplace Patch of Land announced on Monday the launch of its new platform feature, AutoInvest. According to the lender, AutoInvest automatically secures access to the platform’s investment opportunities that match participants’ pre-selected customized investment criteria. Additionally, the feature facilitates portfolio diversification with… Read More

September 25, 2017 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

  UOWN is a new online property crowdfunding platform that is offering potential annual returns starting from 6%. The company promotes “an innovative business model” which provides access to previously off-market “proven performer” rental properties. UOWN, based in Leeds, is the creation of brothers Shaan,… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Impact Housing REIT, LLC (ImpactHousing.com), an apartment real estate investment trust has announced its Reg A+ offering to raise up to $35 million has been qualified by the SEC. Backed by crowdfunding platform CrowdStreet‘s technology, the offer is now open to investors – both accredited… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform PeerStreet announced on Tuesday it was named one of the Top Ten Startups to Work For in Los Angeles. The list was created by Zippia, an online startup career platform. The funding portal revealed in a blog post: “We were proud to be… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Crowd, a UK property crowdfunding platform, is reporting “record levels of investor confidence”. According to the platform, the House Crowd is experiencing high demand for its property-backed peer-to-peer lending products, with over 1,270 people having invested in one. The House Crowd states that… Read More

September 20, 2017 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

AlphaFlow, an alternative investment platform for real estate, has closed on a $4.1 million seed round funding, led by Resolute Ventures and Point72 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management. Additional investors in the round included Upside Partnership, Social Capital, Y… Read More

September 19, 2017 @ 12:24 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Propy, the global property store and decentralized title registry, has raised $15 million from 6,597 participants in its PRO token sale to put the international real estate market on the blockchain. Prior to the start of the public sale, Propy and CEO Natalia Karayaneva secured $2 million in… Read More

September 18, 2017 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Moose, a property focused crowdfunding platform, has secured £850,000 of equity funding from RCP Holdings, a Guernsey-based Asset Management firm. DFI Financial Services Limited, DBA as Property Moose, has now raised more than £2 million since its inception in 2013. Several years ago, Property… Read More

September 16, 2017 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

DiversyFund, a real estate crowdfunding marketplace, is selling pre-IPO shares in a Series A crowdfunding round through a Reg D 506(c) offering. DiversyFund stated; “We are excited to become a customer-owned company, and our goal is to pursue an IPO in the next 2-4 years…. Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares announced on Thursday it raised $28 million during its Series C funding round, which included participation from Cross Creek Advisors, Danhua Capital, Barry Sternlicht (Founder of Starwood Capital and Starwood Resorts) and Bow Capital, along with prior investors Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and… Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate crowdfunding marketplace, has announced that Nicole Joseph has joined the executive team as the new Chief Operating Officer. Joseph will partner with the company’s CEO, Allen Shayanfekr, to run operations and compliance while broadening infrastructure to support the firm’s continuous… Read More

September 15, 2017 @ 2:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the peer to peer lenders most successful month in August, the EstateGuru’s loan volume has now exceeded €30 million. EstateGuru is an Estonia-based online marketplace for secured property loans. According to information provided by EstateGuru, in August the platform’s originations was nearly €4 million…. Read More