Tagged: real estate

October 2, 2014 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise has boosted their executive team with the appointment  of Tom Lockard to Vice President of Real Estate and Institutional Sales. Lockard will manage the company’s new San Francisco office and seek to expand the company’s presence in California.  He will be responsible for… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Loquidity, a real estate investment crowdfunding platform, has opened a new securities offering to investors featuring a multifamily property in Allendale, Michigan, a suburb of booming Grand Rapids. Interested accredited investors may participate in the offer at a minimum level of $5000.  Loquidity will be… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding is booming.  The synergies between matching investors with investment opportunities online are incredibly compelling.  Real estate is a multi-trillion dollar industry on a global basis and the efficiencies delivered by crowdfunding will grow the pie – not just slice it up further…. Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate platform, Fundrise, announced on Wednesday (October 1st) that it has raised $650,000 from 37 investors in a private offering for 1326 Florida Avenue NE, a contemporary apartment development in the burgeoning H Street Corridor sponsored by Ditto Residential. 1326 Florida Avenue NE is expected to… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding provides investors with an array of projects to choose from, and American Homeowner Preservation, also known as AHP, is using this growing online marketplace to offer social impact investing opportunities that benefit homeowners and communities nationwide. In purchasing pools of distressed mortgages, AHP… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Followers of the investment crowdfunding space all know the real estate sector is very hot.  Big names and big deals are migrating to the new approach to fund all types of property.  iFunding is one of these companies that claims a top pedigree of founders… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Realty Mogul announced on Friday (September 26th) that it has successfully funded yet another mobile home park.  The crowdfunding platform’s accredited investors contributed more than $2.3 million to acquire an interest in Affordable Housing Community Fund 5, LLC, the eighth fund of this kind that has been… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

iFinding is kind of a unique entry in the real estate crowdfunding space as they have set up shop in the United States AND  in Singapore (they also have a very cool iPhone app so you can invest on the run too). Earlier this week… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

High Profile Industry Names  Join Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform’s First Round Series A. Fundrise, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, announced several new investors have joined the company’s first-round Series A including; Guggenheim Partners, Rockrose President Justin Elghanayan and James Ratner, Chairman and CEO of… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 7:03 am By JD Alois  |  

European crowdfunding record holder Weissenhaus has shared an update on the ongoing project stating that operating revenue for the month of August exceeded €1 million. Weissenhaus is a posh resort located on the North Sea near Hamburg, Germany, that was purchased by well known financiere… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month Harvard Business School published a case study on the real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network and its founder Rodrigo Niño.  Authors Karim Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Priar, reviewed the dramatic rise of Prodigy Network and the vision of Niño that “crowdfunding will… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

AssetAvenue, a peer-to-peer lending platform for commercial real estate has announced that commercial real estate executive Eddie Prosser is joining the company as Senior Vice President of Real Estate Investments. Prosser will be responsible for expanding key lender and broker partnerships as well as utilizing… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Hale, UK based crowdfunding property investment company, The House Crowd, has announced it has fundraised more than £5 million from investors over a two year period. Since it started operations, the company has bought and refurbished 78 properties in and around the Manchester area, totalling more… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Brennan Investment Group has stated the acquisition of Jackson Industrial Park has been completed.  This portfolio consists of four multi-tenant, light-industrial facilities totaling approximately 260,400 square feet in Indianapolis, IN.  Brennan Investment Group successfully utilized crowdfunding with Realty Mogul to complete the purchase. “We are pleased to… Read More

September 22, 2014 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Realty Mogul Receives Whopping $73 Million Commitment from Institutional Investor. Direct Lending Investments, described as the general partner of oldest and largest short term, high yield, small business loans fund has formed a new partnership with Really Mogul, a real estate… Read More

September 21, 2014 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding and real estate is a perfect match.  Either debt or equity the equation just works. Investors understand the asset class. The promise of higher returns on a tangible asset is a compelling proposition for investors both large and small.  The buy to let market… Read More

September 19, 2014 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Korman Communities and Prodigy Network Partner Up on Prime Real Estate: AKA United Nations. In their second joint venture, Prodigy Network and Korman Communities have closed on AKA United Nations, located at 234 East 46th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.  The stated purchase price,… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 6:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer (P2P) real estate lender AssetAvenue has announced funding of a retail building loan in Austin, Texas. “The Austin loan satisfied each of our four pillars of value: Market Location, Property Condition, Borrower Strength and Loan Structure,” said Kevin Arrabaca, President of Real… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based peer to peer (P2P) lending platform CrowdProperty has announced its first two property developments live on the site and ready to be financed. Investors may participate starting at £500 and up pledged towards the projects and receive either 5% or 10% gross returns. CrowdProperty,… Read More

September 15, 2014 @ 7:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Mainstreet has announced the launch of their new real estate investment site, MainStreetPlatform.com.  MainStreet focuses on commercial real estate loans. Investments made on the site have reached borrowers in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Illinois, for loans secured on retail-centers and office buildings.  The offers… Read More