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·Apr. 21, 2017

CB Insights Reports on Real Estate Tech Investment

According to CB Insights, real estate tech received $2.6 billion in funding in 2016 across 277 deals; the category is broad including companies providing technology to brokers, investors, lenders, mortgage providers, property owners, managers and buyers; given current run-rates total volume for 2017 is expected to increase; notable financings include Homelink, PropTiger, Placester, Knock, OfferPad and Nested. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate Regulation

·Oct. 28, 2016

Chinese Regulators Raid Real Estate and Social Financing Companies

Chinese regulators raided over 40 companies in China to investigate for illegal activities pertaining to the country's newly disseminated laws; investigators found property agents listing homes that owners had not agreed to sell and providing false information about properties; with a focus on real estate property investing, the investigators also found P2P lenders offering down payment loans after they were recently restricted by regulators. Source

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News Roundup Real Estate USA

·Oct. 26, 2016

Commercial Real Estate Investing Metrics Indicate Increasing Risk in Market

The Debt Exchange notes how US regulators are flagging some concern with commercial real estate investment concentrations, even as pricing shows steady demand for properties; regulators are finding bank ratios of commercial real estate loans to total risk-based-capital are approaching 300% in certain property markets (300% is possible through leverage) and loan-to-deposit ratios are approaching 100%, both flags on the risk side; the article notes that loan sales, to private investors as well as through securitizations, are an effective way to reduce these ratios. Source

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Asia/Pac News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate USA

·Apr. 13, 2017

CrediFi Launches CredifX for Commercial Real Estate Loans

CredifX will add to the firm's data services which provide data on over two million US commercial properties and $13 trillion in loans; the CredifX platform will offer a marketplace for commercial loans, providing access to financing and investing for commercial real estate borrowers, brokers and lenders; the new commercial real estate loan platform is expected to increase market competition and pricing for loans. Source

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Asia/Pac Fintech News Roundup Real Estate

·Apr. 19, 2017

CreditEase and Tishman Speyer Partner for Global Investment

New York-based commercial real estate developer Tishman Speyer has partnered with CreditEase Wealth Management to invest $1.4 billion in China and other countries within the next three years; according to Tang Ning, CreditEase founder and CEO, the partnership will focus on long-term development, providing clients with globalized and diverse portfolios. Source

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Fintech News Roundup Real Estate USA

·Aug. 18, 2017

DreamFunded Expands Its Real Estate Investment Offerings

DreamFunded is launching new offerings under Reg CF; real estate investments on the platform will now be available for any investor; its first Reg CF offering is a fix and flip real estate loan secured by a first mortgage with a minimum investment of $500; the loan is offering 10% interest paid monthly. Source

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LatAm

·Oct. 4, 2022

Fintechs take aim at LatAm’s underpenetrated mortgage market

In Latin America's highly concentrated banking industry, financial technology startups are venturing into one of the region's most undeveloped and tightly held loan markets: mortgage financing.

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Fintech News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate USA

·Mar. 22, 2017

Forbes Talks with Jilliene Helman of RealtyMogul

Jilliene Helman won the LendIt Fintech Woman of the Year award at LendIt's first industry awards show and has led RealtyMogul since 2013 as the firm's founder; offering debt and equity real estate investments as well as a REIT, RealtyMogul is one of the most innovative real estate investing platforms that has evolved from the JOBS Act's new regulations for crowdfunded investments; Helman talks with Forbes about the firm's REIT investment, the experience of its management team, and how economies of scale and the firm's technology are helping the firm succeed. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate USA

·Mar. 16, 2017

Forbes Talks with Matt Humphrey at LendIt USA about LendingHome’s New Consumer Loans

LendingHome was founded in 2013 and is the second startup business founded by Matt Humphrey; the firm announced its new consumer loan mortgage product at LendIt USA 2017; since its initial launch, the business has originated over $1 billion in mortgage loans with a focus specifically on fix and flip property owners; the new product will expand the capabilities of the firm's technology by offering consumer mortgage loans to first time homebuyers; the product expansion is a natural extension of the business and talking with Forbes, Humphrey says it has been a part of the firm's plan since founding the company. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate

·Apr. 11, 2017

Funding Circle Announces Changes for Property Lending

UK online lender Funding Circle has announced it will be slowing its property lending with plans to fully end the product by mid 2018; the firm is primarily focused on SME lending and says the refocused strategy will help it to increase SME lending and shift its resources for international expansion; property loans have previously only been available to UK borrowers and the product has accounted for approximately 5% of the company's revenue. Source

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