Crypto Certified Agent Course
The Real Estate marketing is changing fast. Learn everything you need to know about crypto, blockchain, digital wallets, and tokenization. Get smart about what is happening in real estate today, and be prepared for the wave that is upon us.
Tokenization of Real Estate is all ready happening. NFTs are proving to have more value than just hawking ridiculously expensive GIFs.
A Florida four-bedroom house had a starting price tag of $650,000. The Florida home was auctioned off as an NFT (non-fungible token) .
The Gulfport four-bedroom house sold for $653,163 of ether, and the winning bidder now holds the NFT, signifying ownership on-chain. The home’s property rights were minted as an NFT, tokenized and put on the blockchain.
Real Estate Smart Contracts make sense
For those who are familiar with real estate, smart contracts might sound awfully similar to putting one’s home in escrow (a legal arrangement in which a third party temporarily halts the transfer of money or property until a particular condition is met). As such, the Ethereum blockchain is becoming increasingly attractive as a new, avant-garde avenue for real estate transactions. Instead of hiring an escrow officer, for example, buyers and sellers can simply reply on Ethereum-based smart contracts.
NFTs could disrupt the lending industry
It gets better! Not only can NFTs aid with “tokenizing” ownership and streamlining contracts, but it can help property owners use their homes as collateral for loans sans the convoluted approval process.
As it stands now, you can already use cryptocurrency to secure a loan. For example, if you have $10,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC), crypto-lending platform Nexo will loan you half of your collateral value (i.e. $5,000). Crypto lenders won’t check your FICO score nor will they put you through a grueling approval process. Why? Because they have access to your BTC if things go awry. As a cherry on top, crypto-backed loans have a quick turnaround time.