Real Estate Crowdfunding: Rehab Loan Risks
Many of the popular real estate crowd funding platforms offer a fix and flip, short term loans as an investment opportunity. Usually these investments have duration of 6-12 months with interest only...
View ArticleCalculating MarketPlace (P2P Lending) returns: Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Previously we discussed how returns on lending platforms are amortized. An exact calculation of returns can be complicated. It is not as simple as the quoted annualized return stated on many deals for...
View ArticleNew eBook: Passive Secured Lending
One of the questions REAMERGE gets is what is secured lending and how is that different from unsecured lending that happens at other platforms. We at REAMERGE are committed to educating investors about...
View ArticleIs it worth investing in P2P Lending (loans) : A short statistical analysis –...
Previously we had a major post on different asset classes and where P2P lending fits in a well diversified portfolio. Today, we would do a statistical analysis of annualized returns of loans in P2P...
View ArticleP2P (Peer to Peer) Lending Of Secured Loans
Peer to Peer Lending (P2P) continues to gain momentum thanks in part to platforms such as Prosper and LendingClub, the latter having launched a successful IPO driving further interest from investors....
View ArticleGoing to Lendit conference, as a select finalist
We have written quite a bit about the Peer to Peer lending industry, and there is no conference bigger than the Lendit conference. It is hosted three times a year in three different venues: USA, UK,...
View ArticleLendit Conference 2015 – Presentation Video
We had a phenomenal time presenting the Reamerge platform. Check our CTO presenting Reamerge to a room full of eager, encouraging audience!
View ArticleIs it worth investing in P2P Lending (loans) : Volatility revisited – part 2
Previously we did a short statistical analysis of LendingClub loan investments that have matured and how they rated against a bond ETF. However, risk mitigation / control is one of the cornerstones of...
View ArticleThe home of the brave?
Frank Rotman, one of the partners at QED venture capital firm, has released an excellent paper on small business lending. He has surmised that atleast 100 alternative lenders exist in the USA. Reamerge...
View ArticleMarketplace lending: An alternative in volatile public markets (Lending...
Picture is worth a 1000 words. Unfortunately for investors, there is not much to say when it comes to the volatility the public markets are having recently. Including dividend returns the S&P 500...
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