2024-11-15T06:33:10-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/91758761/crowdfunding-for-investors-may-soon-get-easier Alexander Walter 2014-01-21T13:11:00-05:00 >2014-01-27T19:30:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2ca1940dec5629dbd099cc97068b76ab?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>[...] developer Ben Miller says, until now, it&rsquo;s been impossible for local people to invest in development right across the street. &ldquo;Who owns your environment? You don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s building your environment, who&rsquo;s building your city? Not you.&rdquo; Miller is co-founder of the group Fundrise, which has started selling shares of private real estate projects to the public online. [...] First they bought 1351 H Street with private capital, then crowdfunded about a third of it.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Related: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/59297615/crowdfunding-startups-let-you-be-your-city-s-urban-planner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crowdfunding Startups Let You Be Your City's Urban Planner</a></p>