Real Estate

June 6, 2017 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

A new real estate crowdfunding platform has launched in Germany. Grundag GmbH & Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CrowdDesk, has launched to provide debt based crowdfunding for German real estate projects. CrowdDesk is a white label crowdfunding platform that powers several well established platforms in Germany…. Read More

June 4, 2017 @ 8:32 pm By Soren Godbersen  |  

In recent years, a growing number of online platforms have begun to offer direct investments in residential properties, allowing individual investors to access this asset class much more readily and at lower minimums. Some platforms offer investments in apartment buildings (multifamily properties, in industry lingo),… Read More

June 1, 2017 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealConnex, a platform that connects real estate professionals to both access to capital as well as investments, has announced a strategic partnership with the Miami Association of Realtors. According to RealConnex, the agreement will see the Miami Association of Realtors, and their 46,000 plus members,… Read More

June 1, 2017 @ 7:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendInvest Capital, a UK-based specialist real estate lender and fund manager, has announced that its flagship private debt fund, the Montello Real Estate Opportunity Fund, is now managing over £100 million ($128m) on behalf of private and institutional clients. “In such a consistently low-yield interest… Read More

May 30, 2017 @ 5:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK alternative lender Growth Street has revealed that 37.4% of its investors are under the age of 35, contradicting public figures who have chastised millennials for not thinking about saving and investment. Growth Street’s news follows comments made by property mogul Tim Gurner earlier this month…. Read More

May 26, 2017 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK housing market has struggled for years as high demand has challenged supply. The markets have reacted naturally by driving housing costs up. Home buyers and renters have struggled to keep up. London has become one of the most expensive property markets in the… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 12:20 pm By Therese Torris  |  

    After multiple formal and informal discussions with representatives of the crowdfunding sector, consumer associations and the German financial establishment, the Financial Committee of the German Parliament has drawn its conclusions from the review of one year of operation under the German crowdfunding regulation,… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Relendex has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) following authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Relendex offers loans for commercial real estate via its online marketplace. The UK Government introduced the IFISA in April 2016 as a vehicle for investors to… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender EstateGuru has shared that investors on its platform have now earned in excess of €1 million. The Estonia-based company said that nearly 6900 investors from 39 different countries have earned, on average, 12.63% since platform launch in 2014. EstateGuru also reports there… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 1:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Estate Baron, a Melbourne-based crowdfunding startup, has announced an initiative to allow property developers the ability to crowdfund their property development projects online by using the Estate Baron platform as a white label service. Estate Baron co-founder, Moresh Kokane, says that the concept will provide… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Kufflink is out with a report that UK investors are turning to property investment in response to Brexit uncertainty and the forthcoming snap election.  Kufflink is a relatively young P2P lender in the property sector so any shift in property investment… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

iintoo has announced it has launched in the U.S. to allow accredited investors  the ability to invest in high-yield  real estate projects. Starting at $25,000, iintoo will offer ownership shares in projects vetted and made available by the company. Management expects to deliver double-digit, annual… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 7:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

M0ney360, a leading commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, closed more than $45 million in loans in April, bringing the company’s total production to over $250 million in closed loans, with an expected $500 million in transactions by year-end. Money360’s recent loan closings span properties… Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingHome says it is ready to ratchet up platform growth. The marketplace lending platform that finances residential mortgages has made two announcements today. First, the online lender has announced that former Nationstar Mortgage CFO, Robert Stiles, has been appointed to become LendingHome’s CFO. Simultaneously, LendingHome… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender Lendy has surpassed £310 million in originations with £50 million coming in last 100 days. The P2P lender states that investors and developers are responding to post-Brexit slowdown in bank lending.  Lendy adds that quick turnaround, security and low Loan… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

AlphaFlow, an online real estate investment management platform, has appointed AdaPia d’Errico as Chief Operating Officer. The new hire was said to be part of an initiative to scale the investor platform and expand AlphaFlow’s channels. d’Errico has been well-known in the real estate crowdfunding… Read More

May 14, 2017 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commencement Capital LLC has launched a Reg A+ offer for the NY Residential REIT. The REIT is seeking a minimum of $1 million and up to $50 million, the maximum amount currently allowed under the securities exemption. The offer is open to both accredited and… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Yielders, and Islamic crowdfunding investment property platform, is out with a note saying non-Muslims now make-up over a third of users on the site. Yielders is a UK-based Fintech platform that offers ethical and Sharia compliant property investment through crowdfunding. The company said that a growing… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday that Edward Forst, former president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, was named the newest member of the company’s board of directors. According to RealtyShares, Forst oversaw 16,000 real estate professionals in 60 countries at Cushman & Wakefield. He joined… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday Arizona retail investment and brokerage firm, De Rito Partners, secured $800,000 through its platform for a Mesa-base shopping center. According to the funding portal, De Rito Partners acquired the property last year and is looking to capitalize on a… Read More