Tagged: real estate

February 15, 2016 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, stunned investors and supporters alike with a filing posted to the SEC that indicated Michael S. McCord, CFO of Fundrise, had been terminated for allegations of extortion. The statement filed with the SEC said; Strategic Investors & Advisors… Read More

February 12, 2016 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets (NSX code: CAX), a Singapore based crowdfunding platform, has announced the appointment of two new directors that will be joining the young company in the coming weeks. CoAssets became a publicly traded company last year establishing itself as the first real estate platform to… Read More

February 8, 2016 @ 10:33 am By Therese Torris  |  

Real estate crowdfunding started late in 2014 in France. But, hardly a year later, it is going strong with 26 platforms vying for a share of the market. However, as crowdfunding moves from real estate development to buy-to-let projects, new platforms are encountering some resistance… Read More

February 7, 2016 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Origin Capital announced it’s new real estate crowdfunding platform in September of 2015. Origin is a real estate investment management firm with approximately $500 million of real estate under management.  At the time of the announcement, Origin stated they wanted to facilitate far greater access for… Read More

February 3, 2016 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, iFunding, announced on Wednesday it has hired Daniel Drew as Vice President and Head of Real Estate. He will be in charge of expanding the organization’s business development and platform offerings for investors and institutions. Drew  joins the iFunding team from… Read More

February 3, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate, announced it has closed a $13.1 million two-phase deal for the acquisition of two Atlanta medical office buildings  This deal marks the third of the portal’s medical property deals in the city. Wealth Migrate CEO of Global… Read More

February 3, 2016 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding, for both debt and equity, is a natural fit between technology and asset class. While so much digital ink is dedicated to early stage companies raising capital online, it is the real estate sector that has captured most of the deal flow… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform  RealtyShares states it has raised $2 million in relation to a preferred equity investment in a Florida single family home fund.  The offer was completed in concert with Sun  Coast Property Management, a privately owned real estate investment company that has… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, iFunding, announced it has completed preferred equity financing for the construction of an 118-unit multifamily building, Eviva Midtown, in the Midtown District of downtown Sacramento, CA. The total project cost is $41 million. According to the funding portal,… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 12:47 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

Real estate crowdfunding is one of the most popular forms of investment-based crowdfunding in the industry today. That is why it has already accounted for millions of dollars in project funding in just the last couple years. As the popularity and viability of this market… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 8:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ben Miller, co-founder of real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise, has published a missive addressing some investor inquiries. In an annual letter to investors, Miller explains the side effect of high standards during a hot real estate market. Miller states the most frequent question he receives… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

iFunding, one of the earlier entrants into the real estate crowdfunding sector, has started the New Year on a bit of a sour note. In an article published in the Real Deal (TRD), it was revealed that iFunding had been sued this past December by… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, online marketplace platform EQUITYMULITPLE announced its second equity investment opportunity, which is a $12.9 million cash-flowing industrial park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This launch comes on the heels of the company’s successful equity raise for its first project: Bushwack Capital’s $7.1 million development… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, real estate crowdfunding platform DiversyFund announced its marketplace will be offering $120MM to fix and flippers for the acquisition and renovation of rest estate throughout California during the next twelve months. Founder and CEO of DiversyFund, Craig Cecilio, stated: “When you add the significant… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com states it has successfully funded $1 million as part of a $37.5 million capital raise regarding the acquisition of a 3 property student housing portfolio.  The sponsor was Student Quarters, the investment arm of St. Clair Holdings. The real estate crowdfunding portal offered investors the… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul.com has established an East coast beachfront by opening an office in New York City. Simultaneously the real estate crowdfunding platform has announced the hiring of Michelle Paretti as Senior Managing Director.  Paretti will manage the New York office and will report directly to CEO… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest Predicts it May Top £1 billion before Year’s End. Lendinvest has released that in the first few days of 2016 the platform topped £500 million in commercial property lending. According to the platform, today in the UK approximately 10% of all peer to peer… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Acquire Real Estate announced the launch of its online interactive calculator. This feature is said to help investors develop a better understanding about  their individual returns from potential real estate investments. Acquire Real Estate’s Cash Flow Calculator, which also displays legal fees, percent… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Early Shares announced on Wednesday it has unveiled its very own predictions for 2016’s real estate crowdfunding. The platform shared: “2013 marked the inception of the real estate crowdfunding market, and 2014 saw its rise, and 2015 saw it soar. Early estimates projected our young… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

  With it being new years eve and all, what better time to reflect on all the advancements made this year and to look ahead to all those still to come in 2016 and beyond. If you follow this industry at all, you know that… Read More