Tagged: property market

December 13, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As we head towards the end of 2021, EstateGuru’s Head of Global sales, Mihhail Onohhov reflects back over the activities of the past year, and he also tries to look ahead to what he expects from 2022. As the person tasked with EstateGuru‘s sales strategy,… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s P2P lender Blend Network notes that as we approach the year-end, they wanted to do a “throwback to some of the landmark projects we funded in 2021.” The Blend Network team writes in a blog post that they have shared some of the schemes… Read More

December 7, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender that is owned by Computershare, has unveiled several new products as part of a range redesign intended to support greater energy efficiency in the United Kingdom‘s private rental sector. Zephyr’s management noted that their new EPC Deal products… Read More

November 23, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EWO place, a “ReTech” company that provides a no-rent model based on its own properties worldwide, notes that consumers are feeling frustrated as they are being “priced out” of renting or not being able to afford a place to live. The housing crisis is increasingly… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nationwide House Price Index for the UK reveals that the price of a typical home has exceeded £250,000 “for the first time.” As noted in a blog post by Blend Network, the annual house price growth “remained close to double digits for the sixth… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nationwide House Price Index (in the UK) reveals that the annual house price growth remained steady in double digits for the fifth straight month in September 2021. However, it eased back to 10.0% from 11.0% in August, the Blend Network team notes. The UK-based… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based P2P lending platform Blend Network reports that annual house price growth in the country surged to 11.0% in July 2021 from around 10.5% in June 2021. This, according to the updated figures from the Nationwide House Price Index. In MoM terms, house prices increased… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based P2P lender Blend Network notes that annual house price growth has “remained in double digits,” however, it “fell back to 10.5%” last month, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. It’s now down from the 17-year high of 13.4% that was recorded during the month… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first “smartbank,” 86 400, reveals that it has introduced a new 85% Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) tier for Owner Occupied, Principal and Interest home loans, and has now “removed the need to pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) with a 15% deposit/equity, knocking thousands… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Yair Benyamini, CEO and Co-Founder of Lendai. Founded during the COVID-19 crisis, the disruptive digital-first lender allows foreign and non-resident investors to buy US properties through an online mortgage approval process that takes around one week. According to Lendai, this is… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that it’s “no secret” that the country suffers from a “structural under-supply” of housing. Blend Network writes in a blog post that the UK government has said it’s committed to providing 300,000 homes every… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Sourced Capital, the home of property-backed peer to peer investing, notes that when you’re deciding to invest into property, selecting the appropriate location is a good place to begin, and the type of property investment strategy that Sourced Capital’s Borrowers choose… Read More

July 25, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Properti, a technology-driven real estate firm focused on modernizing residential properties in Europe, reveals that it remains focused on expanding its operations. They recently welcomed Umut Sentürk as their new Chief Operating Officer at Properti AG. As noted in an update from the… Read More

July 2, 2021 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Home buying Fintech firm Tomo, which is being led by ex- Zillow executives Greg Schwartz and Carey Armstrong, has acquired $70 million in capital as part of a seed round. Tomo’s latest investment round has been announced only eight months after the company launched its… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that recent market developments in the United Kingdom have seen investors preparing for expected growth and may also want to watch out for inflation. As mentioned by Blend Network, headlines and concerns regarding inflation… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Assetz Capital, a peer-to-peer lender that originates secured loans, notes that it’s pleased to be offering a summer rate “reduction of 0.45%” across all of its loan products to borrowers until July 31, 2021. As mentioned in a blog post by the Assetz Capital… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After an extensive and thorough selection process, Hometrack, an established provider of insight and intelligence to the United Kingdom’s mortgage sector, has decided to work with Moneyhub, an Open Finance data, intelligence, and payments service for customer-focused firms. Moneyhub will be serving as Hometrack’s preferred… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Blend Network, a peer to peer lending platform, revealed on Monday (June 1, 2021) that it funded its “largest-ever” project to date, a £5,630,000 Gross Development Value (GDV) project based in Dorset. As mentioned in a note shared with Crowdfund Insider, Blend Network “agreed… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s easyMoney, the investment platform from Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easy family of brands claims that it has “never lost a penny on its loans.” This, after over three years since its entry into the markets. However, easyMoney’s management states that their record of having no… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Sourced Capital, the home of property-backed peer to peer investing, notes that diversifying assets in an investment portfolio to address and mitigate the effects of market volatility is a widely-adopted practice. If you are looking to hedge against volatility in equity… Read More