Real Estate

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

April 17, 2017 @ 3:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Are you looking at purchasing a home? Do you not quite have enough cash on hand to purchase the home you really want? If this is the case, there may be a solution to your challenge as Unison may be willing to provide a portion… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares released data showing the total amount of crowdfunded real estate investments in Texas. Real estate crowdfunding platform stated that to date $28.1 million has been raised for 31 real estate deals, ranking Texas among the most popular states for investors on the RealtyShares platform along… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer-secured lending platforms, Lendy, announced on Monday its latest report reveals that the number of new residential mortgages worth over £1 million went up by 24% last year (ending September 30, 2016), as banks continue to favor lending to owner-occupiers and reduce lending to property… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech firm, Yielders, announced on Monday it is now regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company claims it is the UK’s first ever Islamic fintech firm to be directly authorized by the FCA and the milestone shows significant validation by the supervisory body of… Read More

April 9, 2017 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Intro Crowd, a land investment platform, has signed up Chris Robshaw, the England rugby union player, as its brand ambassador. Robshaw will soon be featured in marketing and promotional material for the crowdfunding plaform. Intro Crowd said that Robshaw has an interest in housing provision and… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a buy-to-let online marketplace launched in 2015, has surpassed £50 million in funding. The peer to peer lender also shared interesting statistics regarding platform performance, including: The number of investors has increased 57% to 10,361 in 12 months £12.5 million of property has… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise is adding a new investment vehicle to its growing list of opportunities for smaller investors. This time the real estate marketplace has filed a Form 1-A with the SEC for a “Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFUND”. Fundrise started as a pure real-estate crowdfunding platform offering… Read More