Real Estate

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

May 3, 2017 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crowd Invest Summit is out with statement that it intends on targeting the real estate crowdfunding sector at this years LA conference. Real estate crowdfunding has become one of the most successful sectors of alternative finance. The combination of a hard asset and the… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Lendy, a UK based peer to peer lending platform in the secured property sector, believes 2017 is the year for P2P lending to finally mature. Management says that P2P will shift from alternative finance to “main challenger to the traditional banks.”  But to accomplish this… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 6:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Propertista, a Spanish real estate agency online that connects buyers and sellers directly, is overfunding on Crowdcube Spain. ¡Sigue ganando tracción! Since launching 9 months ago, the platform reportedly saved its customers more than 300,000€ in agency commissions and touts a real estate portfolio worth more than 8M€. 60%… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate investment marketplace, has announced the launch of a new financing capability; Shareline Solution. The new service is a hybrid between lending and brokering a loan. Private lenders will have access to Sharestates lending capabilities to directly serve their clients all… Read More

April 30, 2017 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online marketplace for investing in real estate, has filed a Reg A+ offer with the SEC to sell additional shares in their Income eREIT. This will be the second round for the Fundrise Income eREIT. The first round sold out raising the maximum… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change announced this week the launch of Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bank Building real estate offering. The funding portal noted that the project is seeking $300,000 to fund development of the building into co-working operator Beauty Shoppe’s flagship location. According to Small Change, Beauty Shoppe currently… Read More

April 26, 2017 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

POD Point announced on Wednesday it has formed an initiative with global real estate service provider, Savills. The company reported that the new partnership will encourage electrical vehicle (EV) charging across Savills’ managed retail parks and shopping centers throughout the UK. The POD Point team revealed:… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

      Patch Homes, a new home equity financing platform, has secured $1 milion in Seed funding led by some pretty impressive names. According to Pach, investors include Techstars Ventures, KIMA Ventures, Eric DiBenedetto and Nathan Blecharczyk – who founded unicorn AirBnB. Patch Homes also… Read More

April 24, 2017 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Manchester property crowdfunding, the House Crowd,  is celebrating five years of operations having raised more than £44 million since it launched it 2012. According to the platform, the House Crowd now serves over 15,000 investors who have received over £9 million in returns. The House Crowd… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ohio-based real estate crowdfunding platform Brelion announced on Thursday it has completed its acquisition of PeerRealty. The funding portal revealed that this acquisition is expected to strengthen the core offerings of both companies along with creating more resources for real estate investors and commercial developers…. Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares, announced on Thursday findings from its new Real Estate Investing Survey, which was conducted online among over 2,000 U.S. adults in March 2017 by Harris Poll on its behalf. The report revealed Americans’ interest in real estate investing. According to… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Tuesday its network of accredited investors has collectively funded a $3 million investment for the acquisition of Clarendon Park Apartments, a 138-unit multifamily property located in Phoenix, Arizona. The property is located in midtown, which is between the city’s two largest… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Landbay released the March 2017 Rental Index. This report reveals details about the country’s rental market. The lender stated: “Since March 2016, average rents in the UK have risen by 0.9% to £1,191. In England, rents were up 0.87% to £1,222;… Read More