Users of the platform will be able to invest directly with cryptocurrencies in real estate opportunities published on the platform.
Housers will use the foreign exchange services of Spanish startup Criptan to manage the exchange of bitcoins into euros. Following a previous funding round of half a million euros, Housers is again in the running to raise €4 million this summer, with the aim of expanding into other EU countries and attracting institutional investors.
How to invest in property with bitcoin
Southern Europe’s leading crowdfunding platform is now including the option of investing in their projects published on the platform using the benchmark cryptocurrency: bitcoin.
This means that all users of the platform will be able to invest in bitcoins in crowdfunding projects in the real estate sector and in several European markets. Housers has been very pleased with this initiative.
The company has signed an agreement with Criptan, Spain’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, which will enable bitcoins to be exchanged for euros in a way that is transparent to the user.
In doing so, Europe’s property crowdfunding benchmark joins major multinationals such as Tesla, Microsoft, Time Inc and Virgin Galactic, which already allow payments and transactions using this cryptocurrency.
The process for investing with bitcoins in Housers projects is simple: from the mobile phone, users can click on the transaction code and their wallet will open. The user can confirm the transaction from the wallet.
Although initially the service only accepts bitcoin, soon other cryptocurrencies will be included to invest in Housers.
From other devices, users can scan a QR code on the Housers website with their mobile phone, which will also open their digital wallet to confirm the transaction.
This new payment method incorporated into Housers will only have a commission charged by Criptan for the bitcoin to euro exchange service with no additional cost to the investor for investing through this service.
“The inclusion of Bitcoin as an investment method in Housers is yet another example of the company’s commitment to innovation”.
“In recent years, it has innovated in many areas at the forefront of the sector. For example, with the creation of loan projects with mortgage guarantees, or the use of guarantee agents, or the implementation of external scoring of projects, or being one of the first crowdfunding platforms in Europe with App” Juan Antonio Balcázar, CEO of Housers.
And now it’s innovating again by enabling investment with cryptocurrencies. It is always striving to offer new products and facilities to investors, and this project is an important step in that direction.
The agreement with Criptan guarantees a secure and reliable exchange service and gives us a foothold in the future. A future where cryptocurrency payments will be the order of the day.
“From Criptan is looking to bring the world of crypto closer to people’s everyday lives, as it truly believes it is facing a new form of currency. It’s a pleasure to be able to collaborate with such innovative companies as Housers, who are always looking to bring value to its users. This is another step on the road to standardising the use of cryptocurrencies.” Jorge Soriano, CEO of Criptan
Capital increase to finance new projects and further expansion
Housers has just completed a capital increase round of half a million euros, in which the majority of the company’s investors participated. Three new investors have joined the company’s funding round, and they were the ones who led a large part of the round, taking up important positions within the company’s structure.
The company will be launching another round of financing in the next few months, for €4 million, with the aim of extending the business to other countries in the European Union, taking advantage of the new European regulations on crowdfunding approved in October 2020.
Attract institutional investors, who see crowdfunding and crowdlending platforms such as Housers as the ideal vehicle for channelling their investments into real estate.
These operations will enable the company to meet its business plan for 2021, by stepping up investment in marketing and branding, mainly in the Italian and Portuguese markets, but also in Spain.
At present, investment in the projects developed through the Housers platform totals over €122 million, of which €53 million has already been returned (43% of the total investment), in terms of capital plus the interest generated by the investments.
About Housers
Housers is the leading fintech platform for crowdfunding and crowdlending projects in Southern Europe. The first crowdfunding platform to democratise investment in real estate, business and renewable energy projects. Today, thanks to Housers, thousands of investors can get the maximum return on their savings, with ease and diversification alternatives they had never imagined before.
