REAL ESTATE

Crowdfunded real estate has become a hot investment, attracting everyday folks with the hope of earning high returns. But it's also very risky. Read More: www.realtor.com

UK online property marketplace Zoopla is pushing into the rapidly growing property investment space. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

A FinTech startup, announced their proprietary SaaS cloud-based service had been successfully engaged to facilitate several hundred million dollars in commercial loan transactions. Read more: www.pressreleaserocket.net

Real estate-backed loan investment platform PeerStreet has raised $15m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Real estate marketplace Reali has unlocked a $2m seed round from Liquid2 Ventures and Dragonfly Investments Group as well as angel investors. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

The introduction of real estate crowdfunding has allowed for accredited individuals to invest in income producing real estate projects from a large number of people. Read more: www.retech.net

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares has raised $3m through its platform for Salt Lake City-based residential property developer Blue Mountain. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Gobi Partners and Kaitai Capital have jointly led a ¥95m ($14m) Series A round of funding for Momfo, a Chinese property financing platform. Read more: www.avcj.com

UK online mortgage broker Trussle has raised £4.5m in a new funding round as it reaches a milestone of £1bn worth of mortgages. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

The name-your-price feature may be a great thing for airfare and vacation planning, but your rent? Biddwell thinks it's great for that too. Read more: www.digitaltrends.com