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ArborCrowd, the first crowdfunding platform launched by a real estate institution, is pleased to announce that its Lago Paradiso investment has become the latest deal to complete its lifecycle, providing investors with returns that outperformed initial projections. The property’s $98.9 million sale price generated a net internal rate of return (IRR) of 24.63%, surpassing the original return target of 14% to 17%.

We talked about commercial real estate investing, the legislative change that made crowdfunded investments possible, how the marketplace has evolved, and a framework for evaluating opportunities with Adam Kaufman, Co-Founder and COO of ArborCrowd, an org breaking down barriers to commercial real estate investing.

Many investors in retail, office and hotel properties, which continued to lag in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have turned to multifamily assets. It is expected that 2022 will be another strong year for the asset class.

As Adam Kaufman, co-founder and chief operating officer of real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd, explains: “By using 1031 exchanges, real estate investors are able to sell a real estate asset and reinvest the proceeds into a like-kind investment — another real estate asset — and defer the capital gains tax associated with the transaction.”

Adam Kaufman is a co-founder and the COO of ArborCrowd and is an authority on commercial real estate and crowdfunding. He takes a cautious and methodical approach to real estate crowdfunding.

The tax treatment advantage that equity investments have typically held over debt investments due to capital gains treatment on equity profits may soon disappear or be diminished because of tax reform plans.

With the emergence of the build-to-rent segment for single-family rentals, it’s clear the sector’s appeal is here to stay.

Watch ArborCrowd Co-Founder and COO Adam Kaufman discuss ArborCrowd’s model and the real estate market on Benzinga’s Power Hour with hosts Spencer Israel and Aaron Bry.

Miami-based Rovr Development and New York-based Arbor Management Acquisition Co. completed the Biscayne 112 apartments in North Miami.The developers used the crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd to raise money for the project, which cost $103.8 million. At 402 units in eight stories, this is one of the largest crowdfunded developments in South Florida.

ArborCrowd co-founder and COO Adam Kaufman joined Yahoo Finance Live to break down the pandemic’s impact on millennial home buyers.