Real Estate

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

February 8, 2017 @ 11:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise has shared an update on their initial public offer (IPO) using Regulation A+, an offer we first uncovered in January. As we reported last week, Fundrise filed an amended Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the name of… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 12:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Patch of Land has announced several management changes with two executives. Min Lee will be joining the real estate marketplace as the Chief Financial Officer and Robert Greenberg has been appointed as its Chief Marketing Officer.  Patch of Land said the… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider received a tip this past week that real estate crowdfunding platform AssetAvenue has stopped originating loans. Emails to the company have not been returned, and repeated attempts to contact AssetAvenue by phone have not been successful. Portions of the AssetAvenue site now generate… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform DiversyFund announced on Monday a seven thousand square foot luxury home investment opportunity in Monterey, California is nearing fulfillment. The project, which is offering an 18% preferred return with an estimated nine to twelve-month investment term, raised 90% of its funding target.  According to DiversyFund,… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

New peer to business property lender Credit Peers has launched today. The online lender allows individuals to lend £500 and up for property transactions. Credit Peers says that lenders may invest within minutes of registration and borrowers may gain access to capital within weeks.  Investors… Read More

February 4, 2017 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock, an online marketplace that facilitates direct purchases of rental property, has announced the appointment of Jason Altieri as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. Altieri was previously General Counsel at publicly traded marketplace lending platform Lending Club (NYSE:LC).  Roofstock has been growing rapidly aided in… Read More

February 3, 2017 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Crowd, a property crowdfunding platform, has published survey results highlighting a nagging issue.  UK individuals that are nearing retirement (55+ years old), are woefully ill-prepared to retire. This is a common theme not just in the UK but around the world. Much of… Read More