Tagged: real estate

April 12, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendInvest, the specialist property finance lender, has partnered with mortgage sourcing partners Twenty7Tec and IRESS’s TriGold system to bring its Buy-to-Let product to more intermediaries. These sourcing systems now bring LendInvest BTL loans to the market in a faster, more efficient way to reach a wider… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play announced on Thursday the 156 startups accepted into eight of its programs. These programs will run from April through June and include Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise 2.0, Health & Wellness, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Mobility, Real Estate, and Travel & Hospitality. The organization… Read More

April 5, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharestates, an online real estate investment platform, announced on Thursday the launch of new online user portals that fully optimize the real estate investment process from beginning to end, providing investors with the first ever UX solutions in the real estate investment industry. According to… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online real estate management firm, HomeUnion, announced on Monday it has launched a crowdfunding platform that allows investors to purchase stakes in funds of single-family rental (SFR) properties on its website. The firm reported that starting with a minimum investment of $10,000, retail investors now have the… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest announced on Tuesday it has “fine-tuned” its approach to lending on commercial property and funding commercial-to-residential conversion projects, with a range of updates across its loan products. According to the lending platform, borrowers who wish to fund the purchase of, extend the lease on, or… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  RealtyShares, a leading online marketplace for commercial real estate investing, today announced it is featured by Airbnb as a financing resource in its Multifamily Properties Toolkit, which is described as a website that gives owners, operators, and developers of multifamily buildings resources to support long-term… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 10:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest announced on Thursday it has provided a £5.5 million loan to experienced borrower, Ross Harper, to fund the development of 24 new homes in Glasgow, Scotland. According to the online lender, the development finance loan is funding the conversion of a Grade II listed former… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, an online platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced on Thursday it has appointed Greg Galusha as Head of Commercial Real Estate. According to PeerStreet, Galusha brings more than 25 years of real estate investment management experience for both institutional and private capital. … Read More

March 7, 2018 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares, an online marketplace for real estate investing, announced on Wednesday the results from its Commercial Real Estate Investing Survey, which was conducted online among over 2,000 U.S. adults in December 2017 by Harris Poll on its behalf. The results revealed that many Americans believe… Read More

March 6, 2018 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property Master, a UK-based digital buy-to-let broker, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The initiative has attracted nearly 150 investors since its launch in January. As previously reported, Property Master was founded in 2016 and states that its… Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 9:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced its latest offering for investors to own an equity interest in a multifamily property with tremendous upside potential. Tower on Ryan Park (the Property) is a 141-unit, high-rise property located in downtown Mobile, AL. According to ArborCrowd, the total capitalization of the… Read More

February 22, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CrowdStreet announced on Thursday U.S. commercial real estate company KBS has launched a new $1 billion “no load” and no upfront commission growth and income properties fund on its marketplace. According to CrowdStreet, the KBS Growth & Investment Fund was launched in beta last… Read More

February 20, 2018 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, LendInvest announced the launch of its new buy-to-let (BTL) online calculator for intermediaries. According to LendInvest, the calculator is considered the latest in a series of ongoing improvements to the lender’s online calculators, aimed at making the loan application process as easy and straightforward… Read More

February 16, 2018 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Better Mortgage, a digital mortgage company working to improve access to home financing through transparency, honest guidance, and zero loan officer commissions, announced on Friday it has funded more than $1 billion dollars in mortgage loans to date. The platform, which launched in January 2016, claims… Read More

February 12, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, LendInvest announced the launch of its new process for development finance borrowers to transition seamlessly between products. According to the online lender, the Product Transition process allows existing borrowers to transfer easily between specialized loans that are tailored to support them at each stage in… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, LendInvest announced it has completed a £16 million financing deal with development finance borrower, Yogo Group. According to the marketplace lender, the deal was completed in three weeks from initial introduction to site purchase. LendInvest reported that the development finance loan will fund the… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lender Money360 announced on Thursday Todd Ruppert, former CEO and president of T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, has joined its Board of Advisors. This news comes just after the online lender surpassed $500 million in commercial real estate loans closed since inception, which… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, loanDepot announced it is continuing the expansion of its mortgage and personal loan businesses by launching newly formed venture, mello Home, which connects pre-approved homebuyers with verified real estate agents in their local market and help consumers find and hire home improvement and other… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California blockchain startup Propy announced on Monday it has launched a pilot project in collaboration with South Burlington, Vermont city officials to utilize blockchain technology to record real estate conveyance documents. While sharing details about the partnership, Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of Propy, said: “The Propy… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 7:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform LendInvest announced on Friday it has been named exclusive lender of a long-term development scheme that aims to build up to 5,750 new homes outside Dover in Kent. According to the online lender, the borrower, Halsbury Homes, currently owns a site in Whitfield, four… Read More