DomaCom to integrate with major real estate platform
One of the major real estate platforms has entered an agreement with DomaCom which will see its property listings integrated into DomaCom’s crowdfunding platform. In an ASX announcement, DomaCom said it has entered an agreement with Domain which will connect Domain’s vast property listing data with DomaCom’s crowdfunding technology. The agreements will also see Domain’s market intelligence integrated into the DomaCom Crowdfunding platform in order to provide analytics to investors. DomaCom said the arrangement will help the platform target the consumer market directly, particularly the Generation Y market. Once a campaign starts, DomaCom said its crowdfunding platform facilitates external independent due diligence on the selected property bringing additional rigour to […]
DomaCom partners with Moody’s Analytics
Fractional property investment company DomaCom has struck a deal to gain access to the CoreLogic – Moody’s Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value Index. The partnership will allow DomaCom to create “highly targeted, research-backed residential property investment strategies for independent financial advisers and direct investors”, DomaCom said in a statement. DomaCom intends to use the 10-year CoreLogic – Moody’s Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value Index to create residential crowdfunding campaigns for each Australian capital. “While independent financial advisers are typically at the core of most client’s investment decisions they have not previously been able to offer clients a comprehensive property investment solution, effectively excluding the world’s largest asset class from the […]
DomaCom launches two crowdfunding campaigns
DomaCom has launched two crowdfunding campaigns that will seek to raise $6 million and $4.3 million, respectively, that will offer investment opportunities in affordable housing for the retirement sector and clean energy infrastructure and jobs in regional Australia. The first campaign, Akuna Residential Estate, which would seek to raise $6 million with $1.4 million already pledged, would aim to provide affordable housing for the ageing population. According to the company, the money would be used to purchase the land in Cobram, complete development approvals and build the community facilities. Following this, the developer would build and sell 147 houses on a Residential Land Lease Community (RLLC) model. The project was […]
DomaCom acquires property via HUB24
DomaCom has completed its first fractional property transaction on investment and superannuation platform HUB24. DomaCom chief executive, Arthur Naoumidis, said: “Increasing our footprint on platforms is validation that our fractional property fund is gaining wider acceptance and a place in portfolio construction that can fit into any structure”. “We’re very pleased to add HUB24 to the list of platforms coming on board with DomaCom and in this case it is GPS Wealth adviser clients who have completed a crowdfunding campaign to acquire two properties in Victoria and Queensland,” he said. DomaCom’s fractional property investment model allows advisers to approach property as a portfolio strategy investing across multiple properties, property types […]
DomaCom reaches crowdfunded property deal
DomaCom has signed an agreement with a property developer to help launch a residential community land project in regional Victoria. The deal with Akuna Lifestyle Estates will involve a $6 million capital raising comprising $1.65 million to acquire the land and $4.35 million for development planning, approvals and construction of the civil works, and common facilities including a clubhouse, sports centre, pool and bowling green, according to a statement. The Cobram-based project is planned to be developed and sold in eight stages over three to four years, starting this year. DomaCom said it will use its fractional property investment platform to offer an attractive yield to investors for acquisition and […]
DomaCom signs off on new crowdfunding deal
DomaCom has finalised its first venture into agricultural assets with a deal that gives 90 retail investors a stake in a property in Victoria’s prime Western District pastoral land. The 150-hectare property, ‘Doyles’, outside Casterton near the South Australian border, is in the heart of prime beef and sheep region. Prior to entering into a contract to purchase the property, the fund was successful in securing a strong local operator as the tenant. The tenant will use the property to run beef cattle. “The identification of good operators to work with in the leasing of the property was key to the transaction. We are striving to deliver a packaged opportunity […]
DomaCom signs distribution deal with US crowdfunder
Australian crowdfunder, DomaCom has signed an exclusive distribution deal with a New York-based real estate crowdfunding platform, Prodigy Network. The deal aimed to expand investment opportunities for Australian investors wanting to invest in US real estate assets. DomaCom’s chief executive, Arthur Naoumidis, described the agreement as “the start of several overseas property crowdfunding opportunities for Australian investors”. “Enormous buying power exists in our large industry and retail superannuation funds and our growing A$600 billion self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market. There are vast sums of money sitting there, some of which must be looking for an opportunity to invest in global real estate markets,” he said. “Whilst crowdfunding is still a […]
DomaCom clears regulatory hurdle for Mortgage Crowdfunding
A recent squeeze on investment loans for new customers by banks have led listed crowdfunder DomaCom to offer investors the opportunity to invest in residential mortgages after clearing a regulatory hurdle. The news broke this week that the fractional property investment firm was given ASIC approval to extend its crowdfunding model to securities, which means it can now offer fractional investment in corporate bonds as well as peer-to-peer mortgage bond sub-funds. According to the Australian Financial Review, the DomaCom platform allows investment in fractions of real property through collective investment schemes and crowdfunding. Its offerings target self-managed super funds and are on the approved product list of 41 financial adviser […]
