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February 19, 2020 @ 11:02 am By Nick Bhargava  |  

Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to the definition of “accredited investor.” Many issuers and intermediaries hoped the SEC would expand the definition of “accredited investor,” to include qualitative conditions, such as education, or by lowering quantitative thresholds, such as income and… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Groundfloor, a direct real estate investment platform, has launched an online public offering enabling any Groundfloor account holder to purchase stock directly from the company. The platform indicated that the online public offering aims to “level the cap table” so members of the public can… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 6:00 am By Nick Bhargava  |  

In March of this year, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4263, better known as the Regulation A+ Improvement Act. The bill passed with bipartisan support, being co-sponsored by two Democrats: Representatives Sinema and Gottheimer, alongside two Republicans: Representatives Stivers and Hollingsworth. Signing this bill… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Groundfloor, a direct real estate investment platform, has reaped in an additional $4.2 million in its recent IPO. The total reportedly secured for the 2017-18 campaign to $6.2 million (1) from 2,304 investors and the company’s total fundraising to $13.8M. “The offering was very well-received… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 1:54 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Atlanta-based real estate investment platform Groundfloor has received regulatory approval to raise money under Reg A+. This crowdfunding offer has been in the works for some time now;  like all Reg A offers, the issuer must by scrutinized by the SEC before any securities may be… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate lending marketplace open to non-accredited investors, announced on Thursday it is expanding into 12 additional states. This news comes just one year after the platform qualified under Regulation A+. The lending website is currently available in 23 states, and the new states are Rhode Island,… Read More

April 7, 2016 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Groundfloor,a real estate crowdfunding platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, announced on Thursday it has reduced its loan interest rates by 10 to 50 basis points. According to the funding portal, the loan rates will now start at 5.9 percent for “fix-and-flip” renovations. According to Groundfloor, investors… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday during the Money2020 conference, real estate lending marketplace Groundfloor introduced three new tools that expand peer-to-peer real estate lending. These tools enable quick comparison of loans, automated investing and in-depth analysis of loan grading factors. Since announcing its historic qualification by the SEC on… Read More

September 1, 2015 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate crowdfunding platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, is claiming to have received the very first 1-A, Regulation A+, approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Groundfloor is also noting this will be the first real estate microlending offer as well and is… Read More

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

October 25, 2013 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a  real estate crowdfunding startup has closed its first round of funding led by investors Bandwidth Labs and the American Underground. The company connects independent real estate entrepreneurs with early-stage loans funded online by mass-market savers and investors. The seed capital will allow Groundfloor… Read More