Purpose: This paper aims to collect data from a unique database provided by LendInvest and to study the key differences in the lending features for the two types of lending solutions. Findings: Peer-to-peer (P2P) loans are prevalently short-term financing solutions (bridge financing), and the...

Purpose – In real estate industry, managers' choices in portfolio construction impact directly on the performance of real estate fund. Looking at the literature, real estate diversification criteria are related to tenants' characteristics, to endogenous and exogenous risk and to financial...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define an approach useful to evaluate real estate funds on the specific characteristics of the Italian market and on the basis of international best practices. Design/methodology/approach – The first step is to identify specific factors and portfolio...