REAL Property Funds is Australia’s only dedicated website for property funds. “Our aim is to be the no.1 website where investors can find details about current property fund offerings and to be the most comprehensive list of property funds in Australia. Surprisingly, nothing like this existed until we created this site”, says co-founder John Stuart.
Both Stuart and his co-founder Luke Borg have significant experience working for different property funds managers and know the lay of the land. “We know the managers, we know the funds, and how to deliver information on those funds in a clear and detailed manner to investors” says Borg.
Currently there are approximately 50 individual property funds listed on REAL Property Funds, ranging from unlisted property funds, property debt funds, and property securities funds. Each fund has its own dedicated listing which includes key attributes such as yield and return targets, minimum investment, term and liquidity, and details on the manager and assets.
The intention is for the list of funds to grow substantially over the next 12 months and to enhance the functionality of the website.
Is there a cost to investors? “No, our aim is to keep the content free content for investors and financial advisers and instead charge the fund managers”, says Stuart.
So what’s the future for REAL Property Funds? “If we can deliver something similar to what iSelect has done for car insurance, but for property funds, then I think we have achieved our goal.” says Stuart.