Tagged: fundrise

December 9, 2014 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

  Groundfloor, a real estate investment crowdfunding platform based in Atlanta that offers “micro-loans”, posted a comment letter on the SEC site in mid November sharing their opinion on the hot topic of State Blue Sky Pre-emption:  something viewed by many as a compelling aspect… Read More

December 2, 2014 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, Fundrise, has teamed up with GlobeSt.com to release a document that highlights the ins and outs of commercial real estate crowdfunding. The presentation, which is titled, Why the Future of Real Estate Fundraising is Online: How Crowdfunding is Changing Capital Sourcing, gives readers a… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Takes Just 24 Days to Raise Quarter Million for Williamsburg, Brooklyn Apartments. Fundrise, a real estate crowdfunding platform, announced it has raised $250,000 from 10 investors in 24 days for 136 North 8th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Investors are reported to receive a… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has boosted their executive team with the appointment  of Tom Lockard to Vice President of Real Estate and Institutional Sales. Lockard will manage the company’s new San Francisco office and seek to expand the company’s presence in California.  He will be responsible for… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate platform, Fundrise, announced on Wednesday (October 1st) that it has raised $650,000 from 37 investors in a private offering for 1326 Florida Avenue NE, a contemporary apartment development in the burgeoning H Street Corridor sponsored by Ditto Residential. 1326 Florida Avenue NE is expected to… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

High Profile Industry Names  Join Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform’s First Round Series A. Fundrise, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, announced several new investors have joined the company’s first-round Series A including; Guggenheim Partners, Rockrose President Justin Elghanayan and James Ratner, Chairman and CEO of… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding site Fundrise has announced they have hit their target to to raise $1 million for a posh waterfront project in the Hamptons.  Crowdfunding began several weeks ago to raise the funds as 64 accredited investors came together to finance a 3500 square… Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The team at real estate investment crowdfunding platform Fundrise has put together an infograpic highlighting some interesting numbers they are seeing through their platform. The developers referenced below all have networks on Fundrise and many have raised capital via the Fundrise platform. Fundrise points out… Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 3:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fundrise has been a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding world, according to Crowdfund Insider‘s own JD Alois,  “The first to offer ‘Regulation A’ type investments,  a process that allows anyone not just the wealthy class,  to participate in real estate investments that generate solid… Read More

June 27, 2014 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise has been a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding world. They were the first to offer “Regulation A” type investments – a process that allows anyone – not just the wealthy class – to participate in real estate investments that generate solid returns. Fundrise… Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently I was attending a real estate finance conference on crowdfunding and I was fortunate to hear Brandon Jenkins, the Fundrise Director of Product, speak about the future of real estate from the perspective of Fundrise.  His comments were coming off the exciting announcement that… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has raised more than $31 million in financing from a consortium of real estate, technology, and financial institutions. The financing round was led by Chinese social media site Renren, Marty Burger and Tal Kerret, the CEO and CIO of Silverstein Properties, and… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman McHenry Proposes Striking Title III from the JOBS Act & Replacing it With More Effective Legislation. The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 1st and the list of witnesses include some well known names… Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 12:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Fundrise recently announced their entry into the Washington DC real estate market as a crowdfunding intermediary. If deal number three is any indication, there is certainly some interest among the non-accredited crowd even as participation remains limited to investors in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. The… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate equity crowdfunding platform Fundrise has announced a new offering for a real estate investment in Washington, DC.  The building located at 1539 7th Street, NW is available to any investor located in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. This offering highlights title IV of… Read More

March 5, 2014 @ 11:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Fundrise has slowly but surely been expanding their ability to offer shares of real estate-backed securities to non-accredited investors. The equity crowdfunding platform has just crossed a major hurdle in that fight, and it could spell a big opportunity for Maryland’s Main Street investor class…. Read More

January 25, 2014 @ 6:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Marcus Books, the nations oldest black owned bookstore located in San Francisco, is facing the possibility of displacement. Fundrise, a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, is helping them raise $1 Million to buy back the property. Fundrise is seeking accredited investors to save a property…. Read More

September 7, 2013 @ 12:56 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Fundrise and Popularise Co-founder Ben Miller was recently on Bloomberg talking about the real estate niche of the crowdfunding space. He briefly hits on the current state of real estate funding and continues on to explain how crowdfunding will help drive capital into real estate… Read More

July 31, 2013 @ 10:48 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Real estate news provider Inman News posted video of a recent panel where four real estate crowdfunding industry stakeholders discussed their platforms, the real estate niche and the power crowdfunding has to drive capital toward real estate investments. The four participants are: Jilliene Helman, founder… Read More

July 25, 2013 @ 10:22 am By David Drake  |  

Fundrise is churning a lot of attention, by  pioneering investing in real estate through the crowdfunding platform. It has empowered large numbers of average folks to pool their money and invest in local projects. Believing that everyone should have the opportunity to invest in real… Read More