How to Tokenize a Property: A Guide for Developers and Owners
The issuer’s side of property tokenization: the legal wrapper, U.S. and Canadian securities exemptions, token design, trading venues and ongoing duties.
Topic
Raising capital
Articles about raising capital in real estate financing and investment.
10 articles
Debt vs Equity Financing for Hotels and Apartment Buildings
How the capital stack works for hotels and apartment buildings: senior debt, mezzanine, preferred and common equity, and what each costs in money and control.
Joint Ventures in Hotel and Apartment Building Projects
What a real estate joint venture is, who the partners usually are, how it compares with syndication or a sale, and when it suits a hotel or apartment project.
Securing Funding for Your Hotel Development
How a new or converted hotel is funded: the full project budget, each layer of the capital stack, where the equity comes from and what lenders need first.
Financing a Shopping Center Development: A Practical Guide
How shopping center developments are financed: pre-leasing and anchor tenants, construction and permanent loans, equity, and what lenders ask to see.
The Path to Funding Your Apartment Building Development
How new rental apartment buildings are funded in Canada and the U.S.: construction loans, CMHC and HUD programs, equity partners and the capital stack.
Attracting International Investors to Commercial Real Estate
What foreign investors check before backing a property deal, and the U.S. and Canadian tax, ownership and securities rules that apply to them.
How to Raise Equity for a Commercial Real Estate Deal
Where first-time sponsors find equity for a commercial property, from friends and family to family offices, and the securities rules for raising it.
Profit-Sharing, Participating and Convertible Financing for Real Estate Deals
How participating loans, profit-sharing agreements and convertible notes work in property deals, what to negotiate, and the securities and interest-rate rules.
Real Estate Crowdfunding, Investment Platforms and REITs Compared
How crowdfunding platforms, tokenized offerings and REITs let you invest in property without buying a building, and the U.S. and Canadian limits that apply.