Real Estate

November 14, 2016 @ 10:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingHome is a niche online lender that is focused on the mortgage market. In a relatively short period of time, LendingHome has gone from zero to well over $700 million in residential mortgages. The mortgage market is huge. FBR& Co. recently estimated that $1.9 trillion… Read More

November 11, 2016 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a leading online mortgage lender in the UK, has announced the speaker line-up for the inaugural Property Development Academy course, scheduled for today and tomorrow (November 11th & 12th).  LendInvest announced this new initiative this past fall as a way to help small developers… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Property Partner, a UK Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform, Updates on Results of Secondary Market for Property Shares Property Partner, a crowdfunding platform for UK real estate, has said that £10 million of shares in property have been exchanged on their unique secondary marketplace. Stating “bricks… Read More

November 8, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Erin Hobey  |  

 PROSPI, a new shared property investment platform launched by Manchester-based property expert McCafferty Asset Management, seeks  to enable investors with as little as £500 to take a proportionate holding alongside other stakeholders in specific, fully-tenanted residential properties managed by McCafferty’s team of experts. Investors will benefit from predictable… Read More

November 7, 2016 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, RealtyShares announced several developers have returned to its real estate crowdfunding platform for additional projects. The website confirmed that Chris Wooten of Own Home, LLC, which funded his second residential acquisition in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised $398,000 from investors on the RealtyShares platform in October. Wooten… Read More

November 4, 2016 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi, one of the largest online lenders in the US, announced this week the launch of its new program dedicated to helping homeowners pay off their student debt faster. The platform new offering, which is called the Student Loan Payoff ReFi, allows homeowners to have the… Read More

November 4, 2016 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Independent ratings agency 4thWay is out with an interesting report on the peer to peer property lending market in the UK.  This sector of alternative finance has been very popular due to the asset class and the solid returns. Even in light of Brexit turmoil,… Read More

November 3, 2016 @ 11:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Arbor Commercial Mortgage, a leader involved in many facets of the real estate industry, announced the public launch of its new platform, ArborCrowd.  The new real estate crowdfunding platform aims to bring vetted exclusive commercial real estate investment opportunities to accredited investors. By leveraging recent legislative changes, ArborCrowd seeks… Read More

November 3, 2016 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

AdaPia d”Errico, a long-time Patch of Land executive, has departed the real estate crowdfunding platform. In a note to stakeholders, Patch of Land CEO Paul Deitch stated; “It is with mixed emotions that we are announcing the departure of AdaPia d’Errico, Patch of Land’s Chief… Read More

October 28, 2016 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares announced last week it is now offering prefunded deals on its real estate crowdfunding platform. The website revealed that these deals are beneficial to investors because they reduce time to curated accrual deals. Director of Investor Relations at RealtyShares, Amy Kirsch, stated: “RealtyShares recently closed… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 8:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  Pittsburgh-based Small Change was approved as a Reg CF funding portal by FINRA, an approval the platform believes to be a first for a real estate funding portal.  Small Change is a real estate crowdfunding platform launched by urban evangelist Eve Picker targeting “transformational” real estate projects by connecting developers with investors. How?… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Switzerland-based equity crowdfunding platform Bee Invested announced the launch of its new campaign for a real estate project located in Luxembourg. The website stated the offering is designed to simplify investments by connecting developers and investors. It also claimed is is the first… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced on Tuesday it has provided a $2,450,000 bridge for a 120-unit low-rise multifamily property in Kansas City, Missouri. This new loan was provided to a commercial property owner to pay off a maturing first mortgage with detailed… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online commercial mortgage marketplace lender, LendInvest, announced on Wednesday it is now offering dates for a second London course for its Property Development Academy as a way to accommodate some of the applicants who were not included in the first Academy course. This second course… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Sharestates is poised to raise capital on SeedInvest. The offer is not yet live, but the listing points to indicated interest of $1.6 million for a Series A funding round of $3 million in preferred equity. Sharestates’ mission is described as… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, PeerStreet celebrated its one-year anniversary by revealing that it has funded $150 million investments with zero losses in the last twelve months. The real estate crowdfunding platform also declared it is offering investors average annualized returns between 6% and 12% to date and… Read More

October 21, 2016 @ 4:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a brief update, real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyMogul.com reported the platform has now returned over $50 million in principle and interest to investors. RealtyMogul.com called the accomplishment a “significant milestone for the company and the category. Investors have had zero principle loss since the… Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

As expected, Fundrise has officially launched three new eREITs described as a “revolutionary direct to investor crowdfunding model.”  These new real estate investment vehicles will put Fundrise “on track” to raise a quarter of a billion dollars during the coming year.  Fundrise now lists 5… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced on Monday it has provided an $800,000 bridge for the acquisition of a newly-constructed, single-tenant retail building, located in Raymond, Illinois. According to Money360, the borrower has secured a loan through its platform and was able to close before its 1031-exchange… Read More

October 14, 2016 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced earlier this week it has provided a $6 million permanent loan for the refinancing of a single-tenant industrial building that is located in Bryan, Texas. According to the lending portal, the new permanent loan will allow the borrower to… Read More