CrowdStreet, a Portland, Oregon-based technology provider with an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate, crossed the $500 million threshold in total online investments in March. The news accompanies a record quarter in which CrowdStreet saw individuals invest...
Month: April 2019
New Millennium Trust API Designed to Increase Access to Investments
Millennium Trust Company has launched an API that is designed to allow investment sponsors and advisor systems to reduce processing times, control the user experience and increase transaction volumes. Millennium Trust is a provider of specialized retirement and institutional custody solutions. The...
OS National to Expand Headquarters
Title and escrow provider OS National has announced a $15 million headquarters expansion that will create more than 1,000 new jobs in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The company is based in Duluth. “In selecting Gwinnett County for our national headquarters, we believe we can support OS National’s...

More First Quarter Home Sales Data to Consider
Last week REI INK shared data about U.S. average homeownership tenure and sales price gains from ATTOM Data Solutions’ first quarter U.S. Home Sales Report. This week, we’ll look at the report’s data on cash sales, institutional investor sales, distressed sales and FHA buyers share. All-Cash Sales...
Forge Acquires IRA Services
Shortly after announcing its rebrand and the expansion of its Series B funding to $85 billion, Forge has acquired IRA Services. The acquisition is designed to enhance Forge’s ability to serve private-market investors. Forge will now be able to provide an integrated investing experience for...
REI INK E-Newsletter Debuts
Robert Rakowski President & CEO Welcome to the first newsletter of REI INK! REI INK is the weekly e-newsletter companion to the print version of REI INK magazine. Since REI INK is published bi-monthly, we thought it was important to send out weekly e-newsletters to keep our readers abreast of...
ATTOM Data Solutions’ First Quarter U.S. Home Sales Report Reveals Some Softening
ATTOM Data Solutions released is first quarter 2019 U.S. Home Sales Report on April 25. Among its findings are a slight dip in U.S. average homeownership tenure and average sales price gains. “We are starting to see homes sales prices and profit margins softening for the nation, and the average...

Jeremy Brandt: The Innovator Who is Making a Difference
Jeremy Brandt, CEO of WeBuyHouses.com, has just returned from a 10-day mastermind session in Cuba with nine other CEOs. They relaxed, smoked cigars and even toured a tobacco plantation while exchanging ideas.

Kansas City: Stable Growth in a Hot Market
Many locals boast that Kansas City, Missouri, is experiencing a modern-day Renaissance. They aren’t alone in their assessment. The metro has been racking up numerous national accolades the last few years.