Tagged: real estate

June 18, 2021 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, has introduced a series that aims to highlight some of its great team members that “make Yieldstreet possible.” Mitch Rosen, Senior Director, Head of Real Estate, has been with the Yieldstreet… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amro Partners, the leading Build to Rent and PBSA investor and operator, has introduced a Venture Capital division that aims to invest in transformational Proptech and Fintech initiatives that address major pain points and promote new, customer-focused business models. Supported by a family office, Amro… 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

June 3, 2021 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, revealed on Wednesday (June 2, 2021) that it has secured $100 million in capital through a Series C round, as alternative investments “heat up.” Michael Weisz, YieldStreet Co-Founder and President, told Yahoo Finance that… 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

May 27, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    NestEgg, a U.S.-based residential rental property management startup, announced on Thursday the launch of its Freedom plan, which gives real estate investors access to affordable property management services. “With NestEgg’s Freedom plan, real estate investors are able to turn their long-term rentals into… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 6:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, reveals that April 2021 saw the largest monthly rise in United Kingdom’s house prices since February 2004. According to the Nationwide House Price Index, average UK house prices increased by 2.1% in April compared to March after the… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, notes in a update published on Wednesday (May 26, 2021) that the CPI report released mid-May of this year had managed to attract a lot of attention. Most industry participants had been predicting that… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BuyProperly, a Canada-based real estate investing platform, announced on Tuesday it raised $2 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Nurture Ventures with follow-on participation from FastBreak Ventures and notable angel investors. Founded in 2019, BuyProperly describes itself as an online marketplace… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alternative Investment Exchange (AIX), the platform that aims to  make it easier to purchase, own, and sell alternative investments, has revealed that Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation chose the AIX platform as one of its electronic platform providers in order to onboard new funds and… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 1:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Kyle Sonlin, CEO at Security Token Market (STM), which is focused on supporting the nascent blockchain-based security tokens space. Sonlin explained how the global financial system is evolving rapidly and how security tokens can help streamline many traditional business processes. Sonlin… Read More

April 30, 2021 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform using Reg A+ to provide access to “eREITs and eFunds,” notes that their annual letter to investors (released in January 2021) had revealed that they rang in 2021 with an updated version of their proprietary fund infrastructure, “enabling the… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 6:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, reveals that the average UK house prices “grew by 5.7% year-on-year in March.” Blend Network added in its latest property market report that activity has slowed down from December 2020’s 6-year high growth of 7.3% year-on-year. But price… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Security Token Group (STG), which focuses on the fast-evolving blockchain-based security tokens space, has released their March 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. As previously reported, Security Token Market (stomarket.com) hosts live-trading data from 33 different security tokens across… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LenderClose, a U.S.-based proprietary, real estate and home equity-focused lending platform, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Stefanie Rupert to its Board of Directors. LenderClose reported that Rupert will serve on LenderClose’s board of directors alongside Jordan and Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer at CO-OP Financial Services; Nick… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Monday the launch of the Real Estate Opportunity Fund. According to YieldStreet, the Fund will provide investors exposure to opportunistic commercial real estate investments through a relationship with Harbor Group International (HGI),… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 9:53 am 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. Properti’s management noted: “As of April 1, 2021, we have expanded our team in the areas of marketing, business development,… Read More

April 3, 2021 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, an online P2P lender, notes that after a “short-lived” slowdown, the United Kingdom annual house price growth managed to recover with “renewed vigor” in February 2021. Blend Network writes in a blog post that January 2021 saw price growth… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it has extended its Bitcoin cashback reward program to include MogoMortgage. Mogo reported that under the program its members who take out a new mortgage or refinance may earn up to $3,100 cashback deposited into… Read More