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First-Ever Black Cultural Enriched Resort Crowdfunds Grassroots Funding on Invown
A real estate developer from Texas is building the first-ever residential community and resort for the Black community where Black culture, financial success, and freedom are shared and celebrated. Partnering with Invown, a new crowdfunding platform for real estate investments, Alyssa Phillips' Oasis Noir is raising funds needed to build [more]
A Limited Partnership Investment in Real Estate is Purchasing Securities in the Deal
A limited partnership (LP) investment in real estate is, from a legal perspective, buying a security. This is because an LP investment in real estate involves the purchase of an ownership interest in a real estate venture, which is considered a security under the federal securities laws. The federal securities [more]
What is the Legal Definition of a Security?
The legal definition of a security is a financial instrument that represents ownership or a financial obligation. Securities are used to raise capital and facilitate the buying and selling of assets, and they are regulated by government agencies to protect investors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines a [more]
Why Reg Crowdfunding Makes Sense for Real Estate as Interest Rate Increase
The Federal Reserve raised rates again last week. Fed Chair Jerome Powel has made it clear that he is willing to do whatever it takes to get inflation under control. Could interest rates rise into the teens? Absolutely. What does this mean for financing real estate deals? Of course, it [more]
Two Reasons Your Real Estate Fund is NOT an Investment Company and CAN Use Reg CF to Raise from an Unlimited Number of Investors
In this article you will learn two reasons why your real estate fund might not be an Investment Company and can therefore raise capital from an unlimited number of retail (even non-accredited) investors using Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). One of our clients is a real estate private equity fund [more]
What is the Cap Rate and How do You Take Advantage of It?
What is the Cap Rate? Many beginners do not know what Cap Rate means. The Cap Rate is just a number indicating the profitability of a property compared to other properties in the vicinity. Here is how you calculate a Cap Rate: Take the total Net Operating Income (NOI), divide [more]
You Need Money to Make Money, But It Does Not Have to Be Your Money
If you want to invest in fractional ownership of real estate on platforms such as Invown, you can do so with as little as $500. But most people think that if you want to buy an entire property, you need a lot of your own capital. While one certainly needs [more]
2 Powerful Ways to Own More Home Equity when Interest Rates are High
For many, real estate is the most expensive asset they purchase, and they obtain debt to close on a property in the form of a mortgage. On average, over the long term, across the United States, real estate increases in value at about the same rate as inflation, or about [more]
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This website is operated by Invown Corp (“Invown”), which is not a registered broker-dealer or funding portal. Unless indicated otherwise, all securities-related activity on this site is conducted by Invown Funding Portal, LLC (“Invown Funding Portal”), an affiliate of Invown and an SEC-registered funding portal and member of FINRA, located [more]
Regulatory Framework Rubric: 506c – 506b – Reg CF
Rule 506(b) 506(c) Reg CF Permitted Investors Accredited investors and up to 35 non-accredited investors. As long as the non-accredited investors are “sophisticated.” Accredited investors only. Anyone Verification of Accredited Investors Verification of Issuer may rely on a statement by the investor to reach a reasonable belief [more]
