The
advent of real estate crowdfunding has opened up a whole new world for investors looking to get a foot in the door of large commercial developments, residential projects and more.
So we teamed up with Nav Athwal,
CEO of the real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares, and Ben Jones, CTO at the Berlin - based blockchain startup Bitwala, to break down popular fintech lingo in simple terms.
In the wake of new regulation and
rise of real estate crowdfunding platforms, there's been significant growth in private real estate syndications where operators pool capital from a group of high - net - worth investors to acquire a property and execute a specific...
With all JOBS Act regulations now in effect, the ultimate question is whether we're on track to realize the hopes and
dreams of real estate crowdfunding, and what the future holds.
Real estate developers, asset managers, and, most recently, real estate agents are joining the
fray of real estate crowdfunding platforms, trying to unseat the handful of leaders who have already established a strong leadership position in this very young market.
The SEC's finalization of Title III of the JOBS Act opened the
doors of real estate crowdfunding to non-accredited investors but online marketplaces have thus far been slow to utilize this new regulation.
(Bloomberg)-- Last month a Houston - area entrepreneur took to Craigslist with a surprising offer: For $ 50,000, the author of the listing would part with 5
percent of a real estate crowdfunding startup that he said would generate profit within...
These offerings come from no
shortage of real estate crowdfunding portals — some that serve as a marketplace for third - parties to raise funds, and others custom built by companies doing their own deals.
Jilliene is like a hard - working politician who kisses babies at every campaign stop, and her ambassadorship has made her probably the most recognizable front
person of any real estate crowdfunding platform.
For example, in the current
trend of real estate crowdfunding, a series of smart contracts could be deployed to maintain records of the amount, time and conditions of investments, and source of funds.
The federal 2012 Jobs Act cleared the way for a
slew of real estate crowdfunding sites including CrowdStreet, based in Portland, Oregon; Loquidity in Grand Rapids, Mich.; and now PeerRealty.
All four
of these real estate crowdfunding platforms are registered as exempt market dealers either directly or through a third party (R2Crowd relies on the registration of Waverly Corporate Financial Services Ltd.).
Given 100 %
of my real estate crowdfunding are equity investments, there is no set monthly dividend.
Instead of buying a whole property on one's own, a lot of people find it less difficult to purchase a tiny portion of a property through one
of the real estate crowdfunding platforms that are now offered.