Tagged: real estate

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

September 11, 2014 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Realty Mogul, one of the early entrants in the hyper growth industry of real estate crowdfunding, recently passed the $30 million mark in online funding.  The properties funded represent an incredible $220 million in value. This from a startup company launched in the Spring of… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding site Fundrise has announced they have hit their target to to raise $1 million for a posh waterfront project in the Hamptons.  Crowdfunding began several weeks ago to raise the funds as 64 accredited investors came together to finance a 3500 square… Read More

September 9, 2014 @ 11:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Billionaire founder of Easy-Jet, Sir Stelios Haji-Iannou, is going the equity crowdfunding route to finance his latest venture – online real estate startup EasyProperty.  Sir Stelios has offered 1.5% ownership in the new company for a substantial £1 million.  The offer, listed earlier today on… Read More

September 9, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cleveland, Ohio-based Vestor is a crowdfunding platform aiming to help real estate developers close the gap in their projects, while give investor access to compelling real estate projects.  Vestor, incubated at noted Cleveland based accelerator Flashstarts,  launched their site with the opportunity to invest… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

In a release, real estate crowdfunding platform Patch of Land has stated their site has grown 275% in just the past 3 months.  The volume of loans pre-funded, then syndicated through the e-commerce powered platform, has grown substantially as real estate crowdfunding “continues to make… Read More

September 7, 2014 @ 6:45 pm By Amy Wan  |  

Recently crowdfunding thought leader Anthony Zeoli published a thought-provoking piece entitled “Why You May Want to Reconsider How “Secure” You Feel About Your Real Estate Crowdfunding Investment.” Patch of Land sincerely appreciates the learned issues that Zeoli points out in his article; this piece intends… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 11:39 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

Do you remember that scene from the movie Tommy Boy where the store manager rants about the importance of having a guarantee on the product box “calling out, I’ll never let you down, but if I do I’m gonna make things ALL better.” I can’t… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Southeast Asian real estate crowdfunding site CoAssets has announced that The Lai Thai will be making their first payout to crowdfunders in Sep 2014. This 7% payout is to investors who co-funded a unit a year ago. “We are happy to learn that the developer… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Realty Mogul has announced today that it has successfully crowdfunded a large industrial real estate transaction in Indiana. Realty Mogul’s accredited investors contributed more than a million dollars through the online crowdfunding platform to acquire Jackson Industrial Park with Chicago based Brennan Investment Group.   The… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

EarlyShares investment crowdfunding platform, has listed an equity investment opportunity for Saglo Development Corporation, a Miami-based retail shopping center investment and management company.  The new offering allows accredited investors the opportunity to purchase equity ownership in Central Plaza, a prominent shopping center in a high-traffic… Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The team at real estate investment crowdfunding platform Fundrise has put together an infograpic highlighting some interesting numbers they are seeing through their platform. The developers referenced below all have networks on Fundrise and many have raised capital via the Fundrise platform. Fundrise points out… Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Prodigy Network, a real estate crowdfunding platform founded by entrepreneur Rodrigo Niño, has closed on their purchase of 17 John Street in Manhattan for a stated price of $85.3 million including over $25 million in crowdfunded equity.  Additional senior financing came from Deutsche Bank with… Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

AGENDA 08:00 am Registration/Breakfast 09:00 am Introductions: David Drake, Chairman of The Soho Loft Diamond Sponsor – American Homeowner Preservation Gold Sponsors – LDJ Capital, Victoria Global, Times Realty News, Global Crowd News and Victoria Partners 09:15 am Keynote Speech 09:30 am Panel 1: How… Read More

August 31, 2014 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Germany based investment crowdfunding platform Companisto has claimed Europe’s most successful crowdfunding offer ever. In a note to site followers, the Companisto site stated that Weissenhaus has set a new European record. The offer to fund a unique German resort in Northern Germany has raised € 3,450,615… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Homeowner Preservation, AHP, is rebuilding communities devastated by the foreclosure crisis, and August proved to be a successful month for the company as it sold vacant, abandoned properties spanning across nine states. In the last 30 days, AHP has found new owners for vacant properties… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty has announced its platform launch with a target of £20 million in funds to be raised from private individuals in its first financial year.  Crowdproperty estimates that around £80 million is the current size of the property crowdfunding market in the past 12 months…. Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 7:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Real Estate Crowdfunding platform Rich-Uncles has announced that it has purchased a Chase Bank building located in The Crossings shopping center of Antioch, CA. The purchase price was $3.78 million.  Rich-Uncles states that it provides commercial real estate investment access to the “true Crowd” –… Read More

August 19, 2014 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a micro lending / crowdfunding community for real estate, has shared they have raised $1 million in seed round funding from angel investors including Michael Olander, Bruce Boehm, Mark Easley Sr. and Inception Micro-Angel Fund. Groundfloor simultaneously announced the company has moved their corporate… Read More

August 8, 2014 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundbreaker, a platform to facilitate real estate crowdfunding sites, has announced updates to their service.  Earlier tin 2014, Groundbreaker announced they were transitioning to a SaaS approach due to client demand.  This past week the company shared new updates to support existing and new customers…. Read More