Real Estate

March 8, 2017 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyShares, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has published data on real estate projects located in the midwest that have been financed via their online marketplace. To date, developers, sponsors and borrowers in Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois have raised $32.9 million from investors on… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based fintech startup StackSource launched its real estate loan marketplace product during the 2017 LendIt conference, as part of the PitchIt @ LendIt competition. The company revealed: “StackSource’s new marketplace product lets commercial real estate owners and developers easily connect with bank and non-bank lenders…. Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commerical real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it has provided a $3.25 million bridge loan to the owner of the Regency Business Center, a four-building office property in Jacksonville, Florida. According to Money360, the loan was secured by a first-lien deed of trust and… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 6:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P lender RateSetter announced a partnership with national mortgage aggregator Connective which aims to give accredited brokers access to their personal loan products. “We believe natural synergies exist between Connective and RateSetter given both companies were founded as industry disruptors which challenge the status quo… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerStreet, announced on Monday it has integrated with Betterment, an independent online investment advisor through Quovo. The portal stated that customers of both it and Betterment may now view their PeerStreet positions within the context of their investment portfolio on the… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 6:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land Prepares to Add Lending Products for $6 trillion Single-Family Rental Market. Patch of Land, an online real estate marketplace lender and crowdfunding platform, has announced the hiring of Matthew Zall as Chief Investment Product Officer. The new executive was added to the… Read More

March 5, 2017 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Money360 is experiencing rapid growth in the marketplace lending sector for real estate. Recently Money360 announced it had surpassed $200 million in commercial real estate loans after exceeding $100 million last August. Money360 expects to top $500 million in real estate financing by the end… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Friday it completed its first full stack capital transaction, securing both debt and equity financing totaling $5.9 million, for the acquisition of Courtship Village, a 132-unit garden style apartment complex in Lancaster, Ohio. The property acquisition was led by Hamilton… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, Prosper Marketplace President and prominent Fintech investor, has taken a stake in Money360 – a fast growing real estate investment marketplace.  Suber will also play an active role as a Strategic Advisor to Money360 to help boost platform growth. Money360 has grown exponentially…. Read More

February 28, 2017 @ 6:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LeBruin has launched a new online lending platform branded Profunder to specialize in providing loans of between €1m and €3m.  Profunder allows borrowers to apply for a commercial real estate loan through a four-step online application process. Feedback is provided to borrowers at each stage, and… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Labeled a landmark event for Islamic Finance, Yielders has claimed to be the first UK Fintech company gaining a Sharia Compliance Certification. The equity-based property crowdfunding platform, founded by Irfan Khan,  successfully completed the independent sharia certification conducted by IFC and overseen by a prominent scholar. Achieving… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 9:21 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Crowdfund Insider had the opportunity to interview the co-founder of Canadian real estate crowdfunding platform, RealStarter. Jean-Sébastien Drolet is a Université Laval graduate who is leveraging his legal training in his work in the real estate market, along with co-founder and programmer Do Nguyen and real estate… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Sharestates announced on Thursday it received a nomination for LendIt Conference Industry Awards’ emerging real estate platform award. The winner will be announced on March 7th at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Speaking about the nomination, Allen Shayanfekr, co-founder and CEO of Sharestates, stated: “We… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform Small Change announced the launch of its latest offering. Marlboro Pike, which is located just outside Washington D.C., is seeking $442,000 to renovate and increase bedroom count of 21 of the 44 affordable housing units. The complex is also incorporating solar… Read More

February 22, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyMogul.com announced on Wednesday it will now be accepting retirement funds from self-directed IRAs as a new investment option for its MogulREIT I trust. The funding portal reported that the new investment option would allow investors to gain exposure to commercial real estate… Read More

February 20, 2017 @ 12:43 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Anaxago Immobilier, the real estate arm of leading French equity crowdfunding platform announced last Saturday that it has secured € 10 million of funding pledged by a group of French institutional investors, qualified investors, and family offices to finance real estate development projects alongside retail… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ArborCrowd announced on Thursday the launch of its latest real estate investment opportunity that is open to accredited investors. According to the portal, the “Southern States Multifamily Portfolio” features three multifamily properties in both Alabama and Mississippi. As previously reported, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, announced the public launch of… Read More

February 13, 2017 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360 announced on Monday its commercial real estate fund affiliate, M360 Advisors, successfully registered with the South Korea Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). According to the marketplace lending platform, the FSS registration allows South Korean hedge funds, corporations, pension funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors to participate… Read More

February 13, 2017 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrediFi, a fintech and commercial real estate company, announced on Monday it raised $13 million during a Series B funding round led by Liberty Interactive’s Liberty Israel Venture Fund. Other investors in the round included 31 VENTURES Global Innovation Fund, along with existing investors Battery… Read More

February 13, 2017 @ 1:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The Housing Market is broken in the UK. The demand / supply imbalance has driven up prices of residential property not just in London but across the UK.  While good for sellers, buyers have struggled.  The UK government has recognized the economic challenge and has… Read More