Tagged: real estate

August 11, 2016 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Estonia based EstateGuru has announced having surpassed €10 million in peer to peer lending for over 60 real estate projects. EstateGuru has been in operation for two years. Headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia – a country that has a vibrant startup scene, founders Marek Pärtel, Marko Arro… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Duocaitou, a Chinese real estate crowdfunding platform that’s dedicated to boutique hotels and home rentals, announced on Wednesday it has completed its Pre-A financing round and has received funds from three venture capital firms, Capital, Innovation Angel Fund, and Shunwei Capital Partners. Gengqian Zhao, CEO… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced California is a hot real estate market for its crowdfunding investors. This info was released in the website’s latest report on the state’s funding projects. RealyShares revealed that California borrowers and sponsors had raised more than $53 million… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Small Change continues to make a difference in the Pittsburgh market.  Its currently live campaign is offering is the Buvinger Building.  Located at 4407 Butler Street, the historic three-story building located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the developer is seeking equity investments of $238,500, which… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 9:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CapitalRise, the London-based property investing platform which was founded by property veterans Alex Michelin and Andrew Dunn of Finchatton and FinTech expert Uma Rajah, launched in July 2016, announces its second deal on prestigious Grosvenor Square, regarded as London’s most famous square. The project aims to… Read More

August 6, 2016 @ 6:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canaan Partners is a Silicon Valley VC firm that has over $4.0 billion under management with a good portion of their investments going into seed / early stage companies. They have also set up offices in Israel to be closer to the StartUp Nation phenomena… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding portal, RealtyShares, announced on Wednesday $1.2 million has been raised on its website to help finance the purchase and rehabilitation of a 76-unit multifamily property located in Jacksonville, Florida. RealtyShares revealed that the complex, which is sponsored by The Klutz Companies, received… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, an online peer to peer marketplace for commercial real estate loans, has published its quarterly research index deciphering the UK property market. According to their data, the UK Buy-to-Let Market, the top rental markets are areas where voters overwhelmingly voted for Brexit. Reflecting on the… Read More

July 23, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

  John Goodall and Gray Stern launched their company, Landbay, with the help of Seedrs.  Before their website was even live, Goodall and Stern were raising seed capital on the crowdfunding platform for their vision of mortgage finance.  Their first funding round was for only £50,000… Read More

July 22, 2016 @ 11:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The reverberations of Brexit aftershocks will be felt for months to come. So many unknown variables create market uncertainty and thus added risk. One of the most immediately impacted sectors of finance was real estate. London has been one of the hottest property markets in… Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday investors on its website have raised a total of $2.6 million for Parkside Townhomes, a 144-unit multifamily complex in Arlington, Texas. It was revealed a 98 accredited investors participated in the equity offering, averaging more than $25,000 per investment…. Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced it has secured $6.2 million in total financing for the recapitalization and renovation of a 26-unit, 6-story residential building in Asbury Park, New Jersey over the past nine months. iFunding revealed it originally provided acquisition financing totaling $2.85… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise deserves much credit for being a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding sector of finance. Officially launched in 2012, the concept of Fundrise was crafted before the JOBS Act even existed. Entrepreneurs and brothers, Ben and Dan Miller, conceived a plan to allow residents… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 1:58 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Australia-based crowdfunding platform DomaCom submitted a prospectus with ASIC and subsequently made a formal listing application with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Applications to invest are also now open, according to SMSF Advisor.  An AUS  $10 million target has been set for the raise, the minimum… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul.com announced on Tuesday the closing of six recent transactions, including equity investments in commercial properties, mezzanine financing for an industrial conversion project and equity raises for two real estate funds.  Jilliene Helman, CEO of RealtyMogul.com, stated: “Our mission has always been to give regular… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

RealCrowd, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has listed a new offer by real estate investment firm Mara Poling. The “Mara Poling Total Return Fund”, hopes to raise $20 million to acquire $50 million in multi-family property assets. The offer is for accredited investors only. Mara… Read More

July 3, 2016 @ 11:05 am By Waleed Esbaitah  |  

Real estate investor and philanthropist Louis Glickman is famously known for saying “the best investment on earth is earth.” As a man who made his fortune in real estate, it’s safe to assume that he knew what he was talking about. But, does his wisdom… Read More

July 2, 2016 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a report by BBC, United Overseas Bank (UOB) based in Singapore has suspended real estate loans for property in the UK. The UK property market has been one of the hottest markets in the world for the past few years.  Asian investors from… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network had a great June. In a communication to investors, Prodigy said June was one of the most successful in their history having completed the acquisition of The Assemblage / 25 street – their fourth New York City project.  They… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced on Friday it has secured $700,000 for the acquisition and renovation of a 40-unit multifamily community located in Dania Beach, Florida, which is located between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The sponsor of the project, KVR Properties, is known an experienced multifamily… Read More