{"id":1004153204,"date":"2016-09-23T11:24:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T19:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004153204"},"modified":"2019-05-16T07:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T15:20:28","slug":"the-next-frontier-crowdfunding-reaches-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-next-frontier-crowdfunding-reaches-new-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Frontier: Crowdfunding Reaches New Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004153316\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004153316\" data-attachment-id=\"1004153316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-next-frontier-crowdfunding-reaches-new-heights\/dtc-exterior-night\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,599\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Denver Corporate Center 1, an office building acquired by Origin Investments partially by use of crowdfunding. Origin raised about $2.5 million via crowdfunding toward the $9 million purchase.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DTC Exterior Night\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Origin Investments purchased the Denver Corporate Center I office building partially through use of crowdfunding.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg?w=800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004153316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg\" alt=\"Origin Investments purchased the Denver Corporate Center I office building partially through use of crowdfunding.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/DTC-Exterior-Night.jpg?resize=768,575 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004153316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Origin Investments purchased the Denver Corporate Center I office building partially through use of crowdfunding.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Four years after the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act opened the door to a new way of raising funds for investments that included sponsors posting them on the Internet, crowdfunding for real estate deals has become more mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>But even the entrepreneurs who were the early adopters and real estate executives who were among the first to dabble successfully in CRE crowdfunding will tell you that it is a fast-growing, evolving industry with changes and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory changes from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission opened up the real estate investment world to those with thousands to deploy rather than millions. In March 2015, the SEC agreed to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/inside-the-first-reit-to-go-public-under-regulation-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> an update referred to as Regulation A+<\/a> that allowed smaller companies to sell as much as $50 million in securities in a 12-month period, with certain requirements and by accredited investors. This May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/navigating-the-post-title-iii-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Title III went into effect<\/a>, allowing sponsors and startups to raise as much as $1 million in a 12-month period from non-accredited investors.<\/p>\n<p>Other innovations have come from some of the crowdfunding companies themselves\u2014particularly pioneering firms like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/fundrise-expands-its-platform-overseas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fundrise<\/a> and RealtyMogul.com\u2014as they create new products and funds to attract more investors and have dedicated capital to deploy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re morphing into more traditional investment vehicles,\u201d said Michael VanderLey, the FTI Consulting senior managing director who leads the firm\u2019s real estate capital markets practice.<\/p>\n<p>Fundrise and RealtyMogul.com both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/realtymogul-enters-new-territory-with-reit-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now offer REITs on their sites<\/a>. For Fundrise, in fact, the only way to invest via its site is through two REITs, according to King Davidson, senior vice president of real estate.<\/p>\n<p>Fundrise took advantage of changes under Regulation A+ to launch its two REITS: the Growth eREIT, focusing on equity, and Income eREIT, focusing on debt. Aimed at retail investors, they have a minimum investment requirement of $1,000.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004153317\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004153317\" data-attachment-id=\"1004153317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-next-frontier-crowdfunding-reaches-new-heights\/denver-corporate-center-2-2400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Denver Corporate Center 1, an office building acquired by Origin Investments partially by use of crowdfunding. Origin raised about $2.5 million via crowdfunding toward the $9 million purchase.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Origin raised about $2.5 million via crowdfunding toward the $9 million purchase of Denver Corporate Center I.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004153317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg\" alt=\"Origin raised about $2.5 million via crowdfunding toward the $9 million purchase of Denver Corporate Center I.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=696,522 696w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=1068,801 1068w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=1920,1440 1920w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=560,420 560w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=80,60 80w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/Denver-Corporate-Center-2-2400.jpg?resize=265,198 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004153317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Origin raised about $2.5 million via crowdfunding toward the $9 million purchase of Denver Corporate Center I.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne, there is no more stigma. We\u2019re just like any other private equity fund,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cTwo, we can now write big checks. Before, we had to raise money per project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davidson said Fundrise recently was involved in a $14 million joint venture equity deal for a multifamily property in Florida with Joe Lubeck, founder of ELRH Investments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re at a point where we are talking to the best and the brightest, and we\u2019re having really good conversations,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had four years of execution, and now we have the ability to point to the deals we\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davidson said Fundrise, which sourced $75 million in transactions in 2015, is expected to reach $150 million this year. Average deals in 2015 were about $3 million each, he said, and this year the average should be closer to $5 million to $10 million. Fundrise has more than 80,000 members and has invested in nearly $3 billion worth of real estate, including its most high-profile deal: raising $2 million for Class 1 bonds to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/fundrise-markets-3-wtc-investment-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finance construction of 3 World Trade Center<\/a> in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>RealtyMogul.com, founded three years ago by CEO Jilliene Helman and CTO Justin Hughes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/realty-mogul-expands-launches-commercial-lending-division\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has also grown very quickly<\/a>. With about 85,000 investors, RealtyMogul.com has originated more than $220 million in transactions, Helman said. In May, RealtyMogul.com became the first real estate crowdfunding platform in the United States to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/realtymogul-com-marks-industry-milestone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fully fund $200 million<\/a> in debt and equity transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re now growing at a nice clip. And even more important, we are doing high-quality transactions,\u201d she said.While the company can work on a $50 million transaction, Helman noted that its \u201csweet spot is the $1 million to $2 million check size.&nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019re doing mezzanine financing and preferred equity financing,\u201d she said, adding that with a lot of CMBS loans set to mature soon, many will need gap financing, too.<\/p>\n<p>While RealtyMogul.com will continue to operate its traditional crowdfunding platform, it did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/realtymogul-enters-new-territory-with-reit-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch an online REIT<\/a> in August.&nbsp;\u201cOne of the ideas behind that is having dedicated capital that we can deploy as we see fit,\u201d she explained. \u201cThat allows us more flexibility. We\u2019re not raising on a real-time basis anymore. We\u2019re ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004147169\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004147169\" data-attachment-id=\"1004147169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-effects-of-brexit-on-u-s-cre\/jilliene-helman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"798,722\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jilliene Helman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jilliene Helman, CEO, RealtyMogul.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg?w=798\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004147169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg\" alt=\"Jilliene Helman, CEO, RealtyMogul.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg?resize=300,271 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/07\/Jilliene-Helman-e1472483757303.jpg?resize=768,695 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004147169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jilliene Helman, CEO, RealtyMogul.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>VanderLey said the changes are \u201cjust part of an evolutionary process,\u201d adding that the challenge to move to larger deals is demonstrating to sponsors that the capital has been lined up.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are sponsors like Trion Properties, a private equity investment firm that acquires and renovates multifamily value-add properties and used crowdfunding early on to raise capital for some of its deals. When the firm launched its first investment fund earlier this year, co-founders &amp; principals Max Sharkansky and Mitch Paskover again turned to crowdfunding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a no-brainer when we formed the fund,\u201d Sharkansky said. \u201cWe already had relationships in the crowdfunding space, so we said why not build on that with the fund.\u201d&nbsp;Sharkansky said the company is using two crowdfunding platforms\u2014RealCrowd and CrowdStreet\u2014to supplement what it is raising internally for the fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a game changer for both sponsors and investors,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had such an archaic industry in terms of how people could access investors. Now you can sit down at your computer and Google \u2018crowdfunding in real estate\u2019 and find plenty of real estate online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funds for the Future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things for the crowdfunding industry to be sustainable and work in the long term is to continue strong quality control and work with sponsors who are buying quality real estate,\u201d Sharkansky said.<\/p>\n<p>Trion, with a portfolio of approximately $150 million, has used crowdfunding for a portion of about half its acquisitions. The fund has achieved raises of more than $1.5 million, with a high of $1.9 million, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Origin Investments, a real estate investment firm that acquires office and multifamily properties, has also used the medium in raising capital. Origin, which manages more than $500 million in its portfolio, built its own digital real estate investing platform and found it has accelerated its investor base, according to co-founder Michael Episcope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took us about seven years to reach 70 investors. In the last seven months, we\u2019re up to 210 active investors and adding one to two every day,\u201d he said, adding that the firm is raising between $1 million and $5 million a week.&nbsp;While he credits a lot of that growth to the firm\u2019s marketing efforts and its solid reputation, he said the online platform has been successful, too, making it easier for qualified, high-net-worth individuals to participate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004153318\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004153318\" data-attachment-id=\"1004153318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-next-frontier-crowdfunding-reaches-new-heights\/32-037-buckingham-apartments-1-photo-credit-marcus-millichap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,844\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Buckingham Apartments in Redwood City, Calif., an asset acquired by Trion Properties in part through crowdfunding.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Photo courtesy of Marcus \\u0026amp; Millichap&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"32-037 Buckingham Apartments 1 &#8211; Photo Credit Marcus &#038; Millichap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Trion Properties acquired Buckingham Apartments in Redwood City, Calif., drawing on crowdfunding to raise a portion of the capital.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004153318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg\" alt=\"Trion Properties acquired Buckingham Apartments in Redwood City, Calif., drawing on crowdfunding to raise a portion of the capital.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/09\/32-037-Buckingham-Apartments-1-Photo-Credit-Marcus-Millichap.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004153318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trion Properties acquired Buckingham Apartments in Redwood City, Calif., drawing on crowdfunding to raise a portion of the capital.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Origin has used crowdfunding on several office acquisitions, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/origin-capital-partners-launches-crowdfunding-deal-in-denver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Corporate Center I<\/a> building earlier this year, raising about $2.5 million toward the $9 million total.<\/p>\n<p>Episcope said there were concerns at first. Some firm members felt it was \u201crinky-dink stuff\u201d and worried it might hurt their brand, he noted. But he and co-founding partner David Scherer believed it was important to be in the space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I regret is not doing it earlier,\u201d Episcope said.&nbsp;In fact, he said the technology has worked so well that the company plans to license it next year.<\/p>\n<p>Others look to companies like CrowdStreet, a software and services firm that offers CrowdStreet Marketplace, which allows sponsors to access accredited investors, and CrowdStreet Sponsor Direct, which enables sponsors to present offerings to their own investors under their own brand.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Powderly, CrowdStreet co-founder &amp; vice president of business development, said the firm launched Marketplace in early 2014 and now has some 10,000 in its investor community. Most of that growth\u2014a 300 percent increase\u2014came in the last six months.<\/p>\n<p>On the Marketplace, the average fund raise is $1.1 million, with a high of $4 million. At least 57 deals have been posted and about $45 million has been funded, with $6.3 million being raised each month. Sponsor requests to raise money on their own portals with their own investors resulted in CrowdStreet Sponsor Direct.<\/p>\n<p>Now the company\u2019s revenues are split evenly between the two sites, he said. He noted that a lot of clients use both.<\/p>\n<p>Just how much real estate crowdfunding activity has grown is hard to quantify, but Massolution, a research and advisory firm, last year put the number at $2.6 billion in North America and estimated it could reach $3.5 billion this year.<\/p>\n<p>Some speculate the addition of the Title III non-accredited investors might push the $3.5 billion estimate even higher. But others, like VanderLey, don\u2019t think Title III changes will have that big an impact.&nbsp;\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a big enough pool of capital to move the needle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Helman agreed that current limits are restrictive. She predicts the capital raise limit may expand from $1 million to $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, potentially one of the biggest challenges to the crowdfunding industry\u2014and so far untested\u2014is how the companies and their investments will perform in a down market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t really know yet,\u201d VanderLey said. \u201cBut we\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally appearing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluetoad.com\/publication\/?i=337502#{&quot;issue_id&quot;:337502,&quot;page&quot;:22}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 2016 issue of CPE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While crowdfunding for real estate deals has become more mainstream, the fast-growing fundraising platform comes with its challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1068,"featured_media":1004153316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1521,22251,21783,23891],"tags":[35534],"class_list":["post-1004153204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-in-focus","category-investment","category-national","tag-real-estate-crowdfunding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - 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