A number of private lenders have joined forces to provide the DomaCom Fund access to an initial lending line of $100 million, which will allow the fractional property investment company to acquire up to $250 million in property.
“We have been seeking a default lending solution for our platform for three years as it is clear that advisers are seeking to use debt to deliver long-term tax-effective returns for their clients,” DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis said today.
“In addition to the recently announced capacity to being able to crowdfund their own debt, advisers can now simply select the debt level they are seeking for a particular property investment and the DomaCom platform will manage the loan application process.
“As the loans are non-recourse and will be secured against the properties and taken out by the fund, investors and advisers will not be required to complete any loan application or provide servicing information.”
The fund has a conservative loan-to-value ratio (LVR) of no more than 60 per cent and the sub-funds holding the property and related loan must be positively geared.
The rental income must cover all expenses, including fees and loan repayments.
“In an environment where obtaining investment loans is becoming more difficult, we believe a leveraged property investment with a relatively low LVR that is positively geared will be attractive to financial advisers,” Naoumidis said.
DomaCom is also progressing discussions with several banks about providing additional lending facilities that will provide further choice to financial advisers for their clients’ property investments.
