Ignite Funding Dethrones Berkshire Hathaway for Best of Las Vegas Gold

Ignite Funding, a hard money lender, announced that it was voted as the Gold Medal winner in two categories in the Las Vegas Review Journal’s annual Best of Las Vegas competition. Ignite Funding, a small local company, achieved Gold for the “Best Real Estate Investment Firm” and rose to the occasion to unseat the much larger, national company Berkshire Hathaway (the reigning winner since the category’s inception in 2017) for “Best Commercial Real

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Realized Expands Its Popular Real Estate Investment Platform for Individuals

In an effort to help investors meet their income needs in retirement, manage their risk, and preserve their property wealth across generations—all while managing investment property wealth like they do other investments, Realized, a technology-enabled platform that provides Investment Property Wealth Management™(IPWM), announced the launch of Realized Direct. The new division enables direct investments in individual real estate properties and builds on the company’s existing offering that provides individuals with

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New Guide Shows Renters How to Protect Against Scams

Since the start of the pandemic, the number of fraudulent listings posted on the internet has been on the rise. Local authorities, Better Business Bureau’s local offices, and real estate companies warn renters looking for apartments to be extra diligent in their search and educate themselves on how to protect against rental scams. To this end, apartment search website RENTCafe.com came up with a helpful tool for renters that combines

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Offerpad Adds New Chief Growth Officer and Chief Legal Officer in Executive Team Build-out

As part of its strategy to advance its Real Estate Solutions Center and future business plans, real estate tech innovator Offerpad, based in Phoenix, Arizona, announced the expansion of its Executive Team. David Connelly, previously with Citigroup, joins Offerpad as the company’s new Chief Growth Officer, and from Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, Ben Aronovitch has been hired as its new Chief Legal Officer. “With the addition of David and Ben,

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American Homes 4 Rent Purchases 55 Acres to Build 198 Homes

American Homes 4 Rent and Etowah Land Partners announced today that AH4R recently acquired 55 acres of undeveloped land at Etowah Shoals Village, a mixed-use, multi-generational development in Canton, Ga. AH4R has commenced land development on the site and will invest approximately $50 million in developing River Ridge, a 198 single-family rental home community that will include a neighborhood amenity center, pool and fitness facility. River Ridge will be located

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GROUNDFLOOR Lowers Fees and Announces New Lending Initiatives

GROUNDFLOOR, the award-winning wealthtech platform that allows everyone to build wealth through real estate, is rolling out a series of initiatives to meet the growing demand for residential real estate investment capital and opportunities to supply it. The new lending initiatives from GROUNDFLOOR include: The Loan 100 Program. Available only to the most experienced borrowers in GROUNDFLOOR’s network, the Loan 100 product provides financing for up to 100% of total

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