Awarded to the top real estate platform based on a combination of performance, volume, growth, product diversity and responsiveness to stakeholders.

PeerStreet has been recognized as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology (Fintech). The awards program is a project of SourceMedia and Best Companies Group.

These companies go out of their way to ensure their employees are having fun — whether it's competing in office Olympics or escaping to the nap pod. Others are focused on serving their communities through organizing 5k races that raise money for charity and hiring local artists to create masterpieces.

From free food to foosball to unlimited paid leave, fintech firms offer a variety of unique perks. All of those benefits — and more — are offered by the 50 companies that made SourceMedia’s second annual list of Best Fintechs to Work For.

PeerStreet, a real estate crowdfunding platform that has crafted an interesting niche that pairs retail investors with institutional money, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new integration with Liquid Logics, a market-leading loan origination software (LOS) platform.

“By creating this seamless integration, the loan submission process is easier. And when that process is easier, there are more opportunities for lenders to sell their loans to a diverse pool of investors,” said Brew Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO of PeerStreet.

“We have created a technology platform to empower lenders to make loans to borrowers in their communities. It’s about developing a more efficient way to provide capital to real estate industry participants,” PeerStreet CEO Brew Johnson previously told Think Realty.

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PeerStreet named among top companies in US by Comparably Report.

Disruptors show the way by bringing investments that are easier to understand and more purpose- and passion-driven, both of which are highly appealing to millennial investors.

Through a platform known as PeerStreet, investors can browse high-interest loans and decide to back them. The company itself purchases the mortgages directly from private lenders, and updates its list daily.

FinTech and Startup. Today these words are almost synonymous, and the journey that startups, these FinTechs, go through from glint of an idea to their success or failure is seen at every turn. From Uber and Lyft, to the dramatic rise of Facebook.

In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Brett Crosby from PeerStreet and co-founder of Google Analytics. Brett co-founded a company called Urchin software which was acquired in April 2005 by Google and morphed into Google Analytics.

Startups like Cadre and PeerStreet have built platforms that make it easier to invest in real estate. And other companies are offering new options for viewing homes online and getting mortgages more quickly.

PeerStreet, a crowdfunding platform for real estate loans, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing Fintech startups in the US. The 2nd annual CB Insights Fintech 25o list has included PeerStreet for the 2nd year in a row.

PeerStreet is being recognized as a leader in real estate investing for the platform’s innovative approach to making real estate debt an accessible asset class for retail investors.

"A lot of people want exposure to real estate without that equity-style risk," says Brett Crosby, co-founder and chief operating officer of PeerStreet. "We made it accessible and some people are much more comfortable with this level of risk."

PeerStreet, is a marketplace where accredited investors can invest in real estate loans. This crowdfunding debt platform, in conjunction with financial institutions, funds various real estate purchases. The investor can own a portion of the loan and receive a cash flow of the debt payments.

With the invention of real estate investment trusts in 1960, real estate ownership is a mouse-click away. REITs own income-producing real estate in various sectors. These investments are governed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, trade on major stock exchanges and pay regular dividends. Beyond REITs, there are numerous ways to own real estate, without buying a property.

“Our goal has always been to level the playing field between Wall Street and Main Street when it comes to real estate investing,” said Brett Crosby, COO at PeerStreet. “So we want to bring as much variety and diversification to our investors as we can and help them invest in real estate backed loans effortlessly – Cash Offer Loans is our newest addition to this end.”

According to PeerStreet, these Cash Offer Loans are an investment option that allows investors access to a security with a shorter duration than current bridge loans.

By investing in these loans, PeerStreet investors are helping families buy the homes they love in the communities they want to live in without having loan contingencies on their purchase.

The real estate investment platform is offering investors the chance to invest in shorter term loans ranging from 30 days to 36 months through its new Cash Offer Loans.

Graham has been a driving force in supporting and nurturing PeerStreet’s talented real estate team by retaining an impressive majority of his team year over year and almost entirely promoting from within.

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