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Fintech Beat explores a new way of investing in real estate

Fintech Beat, Ep. 18

A for sale sign advertising a row house on Constitution Avenue, NE, is pictured on Monday, August 26, 2019, in Washington D.C. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Chris Brummer

Posted September 10, 2019 at 9:10am

Real-estate investing isn’t just for the rich anymore. Now, it’s possible for anyone to buy pieces of real estate from New York to Los Angeles on a phone. Fintech Beat talks with the CEO of Fundrise, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform, about radical changes coming to investing, and what an economic slowdown could mean.

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