Max Crowdfund has a spot in THE crowdfunding top 100 list of 2020 for the Netherlands! At the end of each year, DB&P creates a list of the biggest crowdfunding projects of the year. Our biggest project of 800.000 euros claims the 36th spot.

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Max Crowdfund is continuously looking for the best and the latest Real Estate investment opportunities. Right now the purchase of a plot of ground where 13 homes in the center of Roermond will be built, is being crowdfunded on our Website. Investing in these types of projects will give you an 8% annual interest on your investment.

https://maxcrowdfund.com/en

Max Crowdfund allows you to quickly and easily arrange funding for purchasing real estate.
Below you will find a nice article by Vastgoedjournaal about our platform!

https://vastgoedjournaal.nl/news/47614/zoekt-u-financiering-voor-uw-vastgoedproject

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Translated from DeTelegraaf, the largest daily morning newspaper in the Netherlands. (Note: Some of the content has been changed in translation from the original Dutch)

Rotterdam — You can now invest in an apartment complex or a renovation project from just one hundred euros.

Previously excluded from these opportunities, because developers often imposed high entry levels, private individuals now have access to the real estate market through crowdfunding platforms- where their investment can be monitored continuously by way of a digital network.
Crowdfunding, the raising of money by groups of people (for an apartment, for example) is more than twenty years old. Platforms such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Gofundme and Sellaband, became the best known global crowdfunding resources. In the Netherlands, Collin Crowdfund made a name for itself by collecting and providing loans to SMEs.

Rotterdam’s Max Crowdfund is now the first Dutch online platform that works via the blockchain and has received approval from the financial regulator AFM. It is authorised to offer loans from companies in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom, secured by real estate assets.

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https://medium.com/maxpropertygroup/max-crowdfund-is-allowing-people-to-create-a-digital-piggybank-3123393c30d4

Property owners can raise funds on Max Crowdfund, as long as they have a registered company with which to apply for funding.

You need to have a verified personal account and a verified company account and own real estate to give as security.

Max Crowdfund will perform credit checks on you as a person and your company and we will request a recent valuation of the property.

You will also need to provide a business plan and in case you are developing a project, the building license.

If all is in order, we will set the execution value in regards to the securities provided and that is the amount you may borrow.

You can set your own terms, such as amount of months you need the loan for and the interest payments you want to make (monthly, quarterly, yearly, bullet or full bullet).

We will recommend the interest amount based on the risk profile and once our Investment Committee approves the loan, it will be published on Max Crowdfund.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wjorrldCM

In this uncertain health climate, more and more people are taking the “staying home” concept as far as their summer holidays, with domestic accommodation bookings skyrocketing, holiday home popularity rising and camping spots disappearing rapidly.

Since the pandemic began, the concept of the “staycation” has increased in popularity, according to Google Trends. The percentage of staycation bookings made on Airbnb increased from one-third in February to over a half by May, and TUI has reported an increase in car holiday bookings of up to 100 percent from last year.

“Staycations” offer advantages beyond the obvious infection precautions, both financially and psychologically. This, in turn, is boosting domestic tourism and making people rethink their property investment decisions.

“In an economic climate where so many businesses are on the brink of collapse, there is one industry which is booming. Holiday homes are in higher demand than ever, and the trend doesn’t look to slow down any time soon,” says Anne Visser, Director of Max Crowdfund, an international real estate crowdfunding platform.

In a world where international travel is often subject to Covid testing, quarantine measures and additional bureaucratic procedures affecting the crossing of borders, staying close to home is often cheaper and certainly more practical than traveling further afield, especially for families with children. Many holidaymakers are opting to travel in their own vehicles this year, which is economically preferable, and safer, than flying, taking a train or going on a cruise.

The global tourism industry, which has suffered a violent and unforeseen blow, is counting on this surge in staycations for its recovery. Increasingly, hotels, holiday homes and resorts are designing staycation packages, intent on limiting the damage to the floundering tourism economy.

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https://medium.com/maxpropertygroup/staying-at-home-this-summer-is-boosting-holiday-home-sales-3f641e191505

June provided us with a steady stream of developments, surrounding the digital securities sector. We saw new regulations, new platforms and services, and the demise of various others.

Regulatory Advances and Findings
Multiple regulatory bodies made news in June. This was first evident with the anticipated release of findings by the OSC, pertaining to the QuadrigaCX fiasco. South of the border, the SEC was no stranger to making waves. Not only did the Supreme Court weigh in on SEC capabilities, but news broke of the possible exodus of Chairman, Jay Clayton.

OSC Finds Extensive Evidence of Fraud/Theft by Gerald Cotten and QuadrigaCX

Supreme Court Reins in SEC on Disgorgement

SEC Chairman, Jay Clayton, Moving On?

Pivots and Bankruptcies
Blockchain and digital securities are both in their infancy. As such, companies developing services around each are still finding their footing. This was on full display throughout June, as multiple companies announced either their imminent closure, or a pivoting focus.

Neufund Freezes Operations of Issuance Platform

SeedCX Refocuses Efforts on Settlement Service ‘Zero Hash’

Factom Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Bid to Survive

Real Estate
DeFi continues to convince many that it is the first ‘killer app’ surrounding cryptocurrencies. Various companies involved with digital securities are trying to emulate this success, and find the perfect implementation for the technology. A few of these companies are banking on real estate being the perfect avenue for achieving this.

For examples of this, look no further than the recent actions of companies like Vertalo, Tokensoft, and Tokai Tokyo.

More: https://www.securities.io/a-month-in-review-june-2020/

We have some exciting news for the MPG community.

A few weeks ago we reactivated trading of MPG tokens on the exchanges on which MPG was already listed; namely Stex.com, Probit.com, P2PB2B.com, Sistemkoin.com and Txbit.io).

Since then, we have been communicating with some additional exchanges and we can now announce that MPG will be listed on Tokok.com sometime during June. (Please click here to read the TOKOK announcement)

The TOKOK exchange already has Ardor, NXT and IGNIS listed and is a popular exchange in Asia. TOKOK has 40,000 active international users and 20,000 active Chinese users. Having originally registered the domain name on the 2nd of October 2014, the exchange has been operational for several years.

TOKOK has (according to the official website) obtained an FCA Financial License (UK), an EU MTR Digital Currency License (Estonia) and a Digital Currency Exchange License (Singapore). TOKOK is Chinese based, located in the British Virgin Islands, affiliated to Kindly Keep Network Technology Limited (with registration number 1967379).

A trading competition and other promotional activities are being structured to ensure that TOKOK users are made aware of the MPG listing announcement. More news about this will come up on our social media channels, so don’t forget to follow Max Crowdfund

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https://medium.com/maxpropertygroup/mpg-to-be-listed-on-tokok-9538d78f94d7

Property markets worldwide are far from transparent. Middlemen drive prices upwards, red tape impedes the dynamic development. Blockchain, however, may change it all. Digital Asset Live Editor-in-Chief talked to Mark Lloyd, Max Property Group MD. His firm has developed Max Crowdfund, a blockchain-based solution to the above problems.

Q1: In your view, which functions of the current property market may be placed on the Properblockchain?

A1: The most obvious property transactions to be placed on the blockchain are land registries (ownership, property details, historic transfer details), property management (maintenance instructions and invoices), investments (loans, bonds, mortgages) and licenses (construction and occupation). Once all is placed on blockchain technology we would have a truly transparent property world.

Q2: Which of the above is already implemented in Ardor, your blockchain?

A2: With Ardor you could essentially implement all of the above, but obviously apps need to be built on top of it. The main important requirements are that the assets created on a blockchain are controlled assets (tokens only transferable between approved accounts to ensure compliance with financial regulators) and phased transactions (for property management, so the tenant has a complaint (boiler broken), the property manager accepts the complaint, the repair man accepts the job, the job is signed off by the tenant and the property manager and the invoice is added, approved and paid).

Q3: Is this your own proprietory blockchain?

A3: No. Ardor is a blockchain owned by Jerlurida. We opted for a BaaS solution as the child chain solution offered by Ardor had all the functionality we needed. This eliminates the expensive task of developing your own blockchain, maintain a node network, etc. Ardor is also proof of stake and we like this energy efficient system.

Q4: Do you envisage a more global application of Max Crowdfund platform? Let’s have a look at a utopian scenario.

A4: Our ambition is certainly to go global. From a utopian perspective we would like to have all land registries on blockchains that can communicate with each other, as this would allow 100% transparency on ownership, values, historic transactions, etc.

Read more: https://digitalasset.live/2020/01/09/max-property-interview/

Raising funds the traditional way of doing business does not provide the tangibility for business growth and exploring the prospects in the right instance. An sto is a way forward.

Raising funds the traditional way of doing business does not provide the tangibility for business growth and exploring the prospects in the right instance. Looking out for investors for a development concept at an early stage through ICO (Initial Coin Offering) model holds business benefits across all channels. It can be defined as a fundraiser through cryptocurrency tokens in an unregulated environment. However, there are some limitations to this system. Security Token Offering (STO) is a step forward into this scenario.

ICO Vs STO

ICO, in a nutshell, refers to the token offering by a company for the purpose of raising capital for a project or concept. However, it is unregulated in nature. This proves to be risky for investors. Security token offerings (STOs) on the other hand operate in a regulated environment with a similar concept to that of ICO. The security token offering is the definition of reduced scam risk and protection of investor rights in an effective manner.

Source: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/security-token-offering-future-of-cryptocurrency-and-crowdfunding/