Post on 16-Apr-2017
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Why Real Estate Crowdfunding could be the
next BIG thing
Getty GohCEO & Co-Founder
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Imagine...
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$1,000,000
$500,000
EmploymentAffordable HousingCommunity Building
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W.I.I.F.M.(What’s.In.It.For.Me)
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AttractiveReturnsEmpowerment
Access toExclusive Deals
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It is NO LONGER just a concept
That was a genuine deal that happened in Apr 2014
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25 Apr 2014: S$700,000 pledged in 1 hour
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Brief Introduction – Background
• CEO & Co-Founder of CoAssets. We are South East Asia’s First RE Crowdfunding platform
• CoAssets.com is funded by the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore under the iJam Reload scheme
• Director of Ascendant Assets – a real estate think tank
• Education:– Masters of Science (Real Estate) from National University of
Singapore– Bachelor of Science (Building) from National University of
Singapore
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CTO – Dr Seh Huan Kiat• Received his PhD from MIT• Received his Degree from Imperial
College• Worked at Intel for 6 years
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SMART Expo 2010
Steve MelhuishPropertyGuru
Mhd IsmailPropnex
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Real Estate Crowdfunding
vs. Real Estate Coinvesting – what’s the difference?
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There are 2 main differences
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The other difference?
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Crowdfunding in Asia – a
different ballgame
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Crowdfunding in Asia• There is NO JOBS Act in Asia• Crowdfunding sites that want to come to Singapore will
have to comply with:– Company’s Act (Not more than 50 shareholders)– Securities & Futures Act– Estate Agent Act (specific to real estate transactions)
• Real estate investment is exempted from the Securities & Futures Act
• How funds are raised comes under Securities & Futures Act
• US Firms keen to start in Singapore can consider adopting a PE model
• So how do we do it…?
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Get a Legal Opinion
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Crowdfunding in Asia• Unlike some of the crowdfunding websites,
CoAssets does NOT handle money • CoAssets is a targeted leads generation site –
allow Opportunity Providers (i.e. developers, funds, other RE crowdfunding sites) and Funders to connect
• CoAssets’ niche:– Helping Opportunity Providers access funds
between S$1million and S$5milllion– Helping the mass affluent find viable opportunities
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Isn’t Real Estate
Crowdfunding risky?
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Isn’t it a matter of perspective?
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What are the 3 main risks/challenges
• The Singaporean “LAR”• Legal – how to manage
stakeholders from different regions ?
• Accountability – will the project materialize?
• Recourse – what happens if projects fail?
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So what do we exactly
do?
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We aggregate our users in 3 ways
Co-investCo-own Co-purchase
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Why it works?• Greater Disclosure – Opportunity
Providers can put their deals on the site and attach relevant project details
• Greater Accountability – Funders can meet the Opportunity Providers to view the relevant documentations
• Greater Empowerment – Funders can do property research before they proceed
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How have we done?
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We are the top 3 RE crowdfunding site globally
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The growth is encouraging because…
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What about Fundrise?
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Value Added Service: Real Estate Research tools
Singapore Research Tools
Penang Research Tools
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Research Collaboration with A*Star –
Real Estate Online Sentiment Charts
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Does this business model work?
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CoAssets and YOU
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Help developers reach out and aggregate funders
Established Developers
Private Landowners
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Help funders who are looking for opportunities
Man on the streets
Professional Investors
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What does this mean to the investors?
Your risks are lowered There is no “down time” to growing your money
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Democratizing the funding process
You have greater say on which project to support
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CoAssets means Security and Connectivity
Security Connectivity
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How do we achieve that?Online Cross Border
Legal ContractsOnline Cross
Border Payment
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Help to open new marketsResidential projects
Infrastructure
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In the pipeline: Solar farm project in India
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What do we want to be?
1. A market place 2. An online infrastructure
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BUT
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We are all here to make dreams
happen…
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How does crowdfunding really
work?
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Join us in our EPIC quest…
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