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Seven banking, insurance and investment products have been received a 2017 Innovation Excellence Award from CANSTAR.
Some 52 submissions were entered, with the winners awarded based on the degree of innovation and potential impact on the market their product has.
Mitchell Watson, CANSTAR group manager, research and ratings said this year entrants have exceeded expectations for the achievements that will make consumers’ lives better.
"From convenient digital wallets and new mobile banking apps and functions, to innovative insurance options and a fintech investment solution, winning submissions this year are focused on meeting a gap in the market or providing better value for money solution," he said.
“It’s great to recognise our first fintech solution into the Innovation Excellence Awards category. Given the growing appetite for finance services tech innovation, it will be interesting to see how many more fintech solutions are in the ranks next year
CANSTAR 2017 Innovation Excellence Award Winners
The seven winners are BRICKX, Macquarie Bank Online Banking, MLC Pre-Claim Early Engagement Service, NAB Pay Digital Wallet, Rural Bank Farm Management Deposit Offset Account, Suncorp Cyclone Resilience Benefit and Westpac Quick Transfer.
BRICKX is a fractional property investment platform that enables Australians to invest in residential real estate for a small portion of the cost of buying a whole house or investment property.
BRICKX buys the properties upfront, each property is put into a standalone fixed trust, and the properties are rented out. Investors buy ‘Bricks’ in the unit trust that owns the property they are interested in. Each Brick gives the investor a beneficial interest in the rental income and possible capital gains from that property. In March the property portfolio was valued at $8.68 million.
BRICKX launched fractional property investment as a retail product through the ASIC Innovation Hub scheme.  Although other fractional ownership schemes or managed funds exist, BRICKX provides a lower point of entry for investing in Australian residential real estate, compared to other investment options in the market, with investments starting at less than $100.  
BRICKX has succeeded in becoming popular with Australian investors, with 2,150 investors using the platform in the four months since launching in September 2016. 
For more information, <a href="https://www.canstar.com.au/star-rating-reports/innovation-awards." target="_blank">click here</a>.
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BRICKX announced CANSTAR 2017 innovation award winner

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Fractional property investing platform BrickX has completed six months since its official launch, and has managed more than 15,000 signups and 2,850 investors in this period, according to CEO Anthony Millet.
With seven properties under its belt so far in Sydney and Melbourne, the firm is now looking at opportunities further in Adelaide and Tasmania.
Its current portfolio of properties is valued at more than $8,68 million.
Property prices grew 18.4 percent in Sydney while gaining 13.1 percent in Melbourne over the past twelve months, according to CoreLogic - median price index, to Feb 17.
The letter also seeks to answer the questions around liquidity, which was raised in a recent survey the company ran. 
“The current median time for Brick Holders to sell any Bricks they have put up for sale is 1.8 hours (monthly average measured Oct 16 - Feb 17),” Millet says.
It said they will explain clearly the ongoing median times in an update.
There has been market chatter that this pace cannot continue indefinitely, and the CEO letter says the company will “be very selective around the types of properties and suburbs we choose for BRICKX”.  
The company will be hosting a webinar with realestate.com.au chief economist and BRICKX advisor, Nerida Conisbee on March 28 about how the residential market has performed so far in 2017 and what her predictions are for the rest of the year. 
On the panel of advisors for BrickX are CoreLogic’s director of research Tim Lawless and realestate.com.au’s Nerida Conisbee.
For more information on the webinar, <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7156001386243593731" target="_blank">click here</a>.
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BrickX looks to spread investment wings to Adelaide and Tassie

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Investment platform BrickX, which allows investors to acquire a slice of property through its ‘bricks’, has seen 13,393 bricks change hands in the last three months.
The platform was officially launched in September 2016 and has acquired properties in Bondi Beach, Double Bay, Enmore, Annandale and Mosman in Sydney and at Port Melbourne and Prahran in Melbourne. The combined value of all its properties is about $8,685,000.
Its investor count is at 2,845, according to its website, up around 100 since last week.
BrickX offers relevant data about a property to prospective investors to help them make a decision.
For example, a two-bedroom unit in Double Bay the company bought last year for $1,395,000 has 32 percent debt ($445,000) and an equity of $950,000. The initial brick price was $95, because each property is divided into 10,000 ‘bricks’.
The unit is currently rented for $1,000 per week and BrickX says the estimated rental yield is 2.1% pa. It paid a distribution of $0.15 per brick for February into investors’ digital wallets. So far, there are 1,305 investors in the property.
The five-year growth average for Double Bay is 12.06 percent, according to CoreLogic, and the estimated return on investment is 19.81 percent.
Investors can earn rental income from their property in proportion to their investment, or ‘bricks’ they own. They can also make capital gains by selling bricks owned by them. 
The current price for the Double Bay property's 'brick' was $97, as per the website.
Prices of bricks currently range from $68 per brick for its one-bedroom property in Enmore to $158 per brick for a two-bedroom house in Melbourne. 
The most expensive property in the portfolio is a two-bedroom house at Port Melbourne, which BrickX bought for $1.57 million.
The estimated net rental yield for these properties, as shown on its website, ranges from 1.48 percent to 2.93 percent.
BrickX charges a 1.75% transaction fee when you buy or sell your Bricks. The company says on its website that it has no other charges such as for funds under management, performance, contribution, service, or withdrawal fees. There are of course, monthly expenses associated with a property that owners of bricks have to factor in, just like any other investment property.
Its advisory panel includes CoreLogic’s head of Research, Tim Lawless and Nerida Conisbee, chief economist at realestate.com.au.  
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BrickX says property portfolio valued at $8.68 million 

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BRICKX, the innovative online platform that makes it easy to invest through fractional ownership, has seven properties for potential investment.
To mark its sixth month since launch to small investors, any Bricks brought today - March 16 - will not incur purchase transaction fees.
"This offer ends at midnight tonight (AEDT)," the chief executive, Anthony Millet said.
Investors have potential to receive both capital returns and net rental income. Its tenant for the Bondi property commenced late last year paying $900 per week, as forecasted.
<a href="https://www.brickx.com/" target="_blank">BRICKX</a> has a simple fee structure typically charging a 1.75 percent transaction fee when you buy or sell bricks.
There are no funds under management, performance, contribution, service, or withdrawal fees.
There are monthly expenses associated with each property, detailed on each property's cashflow monthly distributions.
There are some 2,746 BRICKX investors who can currently trade on the exchange.
Some 11,604 Bricks have been transacted in the last 90 days.
The seven properties have an $8,685,000 value.
Since launched in September with four properties on the BRICKX Platform, the venture won Fintech Startup of the Year 2016 at the Startcon awards.
Millet was cited by the Australian Financial Review recently as saying that it took three years to get the approval from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for the product to ensure it was suitable for retail investors.
The company currently owns properties in Bondi Beach, Double Bay, Enmore, Annandale and Mosman in Sydney and at Port Melbourne and Prahran in Melbourne. 
The estimated net rental yield for these properties, as shown on its website, range from 1.48 percent to 2.88 percent. 
Prices of bricks range from $69 per brick for its one-bedroom property in Enmore to $158 per brick for a two-bedroom house in Melbourne. 
The property investment platform that allows investors to acquire small interests in residential properties buys a property and divides it into 10,000 ‘bricks’, which are then sold to investors. 
The platform has drawn interest from self managed super funds. Chief executive Anthony Millet said SMSFs typically invest six-and-a-half times more than other retail investors through the site.
The average number of properties in which SMSF investors have an interest is 2.7.
For more information, <a href="https://www.brickx.com" target="_blank">click here</a>.
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BRICKX close to securing 2,750 investors as SMSFs take up fractional property investment 

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BRICKX has added a freestanding in Port Melbourne to its fractional ownership investment portfolio.
Equity in the house can be bought for $157.
BRICKX CEO Anthony Millet said BRICKX was popular amongst those who "feel frustrated at being locked out of the housing market including aspiring first time buyers who are using BRICKX to track the housing market with their deposit savings as well as investors keen to expand their existing property portfolio in a more affordable, accessible way.”
Millet said it was a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-port+melbourne-124001166" target="_blank">picturesque property</a> on one of Port Melbourne’s most prestigious streets.
The two bedroom, two bathroom house on Esplanade East is five kilometres from the CBD.
"We expect the rental demand for this property to be strong, and in the current Melbourne housing market, there have been few opportunities for investors to be able to get investment exposure to such a popular Melbourne suburb,” Mr Millet added.
“Port Melbourne provides a cosmopolitan lifestyle close to cafes, restaurants and bars along with the beach, light rail and access to the CBD.
The $1,455,000 purchase joins properties already in the portfolio in Prahran, Bondi Beach, Enmore, Mosman, Annandale and Double Bay.
It last traded at $587,500 in 2006.
Millet believes the newly acquired Port Melbourne house will be <a href="https://www.brickx.com/properties" target="_blank">very popular with investors</a> having had a strong capital growth of 10.85% over the last five years.
The house, which has a classic block-fronted look, and been recently renovated, sold at recent Marshall White auction.
Pre-Order will be open from December 14, with settlements from 9th February 9 next year. 
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BrickX buys fractional Port Melbourne house offering

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The new investment platform BRICKX is offering property investment at the iconic Bondi Beach for as little as $100.
They have paid $1.35 million for the <a href="https://www.brickx.com/properties" target="_blank">two bedroom apartment on Ramsgate Avenue</a> and are offering Bricks at $96 each. Investor numbers are now near 190.
<img src="/images/2016/11/03/Screen%20Shot%202016-11-03%20at%2012.00.03%20PM.png" alt="">
The semi sized, garden-style apartment with library is set in a block of just four.
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It was <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-nsw-bondi+beach-123708830" target="_blank">sold last month</a> through Raine &amp; Horne agents Dion Markovics and Christophe Serrao.
The estimated net rental yield is 1.59 percent and there were 38 investors on its initial morning offering.
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BRICKX chief executive officer Anthony Millet said they are pleased to have secured the property.
“Coming into summer, we expect the rental demand for this property to be strong, and in the current Sydney housing market, there have been few opportunities for investors to be able to get investment exposure to such an iconic suburb,” he said. 
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“Bondi is synonymous with the Australian way of life and we couldn’t be happier to open this investment opportunity to all Australians. 
“BRICKX continues to break down the traditional barriers that exist when it comes to investing in residential real estate by offering fractions of a property, known as “Bricks”, rather than purchasing entire houses or apartments. 
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“In this case, investors can access the Bondi property market for just $96.” 
The company already has properties in Enmore, Mosman, Annandale, Prahran and <a href="/expert-insights/buying/brickx-purchase-double-bay-apartment">Double Bay which was bought last month</a>. There are currently 586 investors in the Double Bay apartment.
Millet believes the newly acquired two bedroom Bondi Beach apartment will be very popular with investors. 
“Bondi Beach has had strong capital growth over the last five years (CoreLogic) and like the rest of our properties, has been selected on a results-driven mandate,” Mr Millet added. 
“BRICKX may suit anyone who feels frustrated at being locked out of the housing market including younger people saving for their first home or investors keen to expand their existing portfolio in a more affordable, accessible and diversified way.”
BRICKX divides individual properties into 10,000 bricks, allowing each individual to invest as much or as little as they please.
Publicly launched in September, it offers investors the opportunity to earn capital returns and monthly net rental income in proportion to the number of Bricks owned. 
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Bondi Beach investment opportunity for less than $100 through BRICKX

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BrickX's monthly rental distributions for September have been deposited into brick holders' wallets based on 30 September ownership. 
All rental distributions paid were in line with forecasts.
"This marks an exciting time for BRICKX Investors, as this is the first distribution paid since our big launch, when we made the platform available for all Australians," Anthony Millet, the BrickX chief said.
Details on each property and the distributions can be seen below
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Annandale (ANN01)
Distribution: $1,200 or $0.12 per Brick
Brick Price: $100.00*
Investors: 456*
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Mosman (MOS01)
Distribution: $3,200 or $0.32 per Brick
Brick Price: $141.00*
Investors: 286*
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Prahran (PAR01)
Distribution: $2,400 or $0.24 per Brick
Brick Price: $120.00*
Investors: 145*
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Enmore (ENM01)
Distribution: $1,700 or $0.17 per Brick
Brick Price: $68.00*
Investors: 578*
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Anthony Millet, the BrickX chief executive, said they were working towards having 100 properties. 
A waiting list has been commenced for potential investors in the Double Bay investment trust.
*Brick Prices and Investors as at October 5, 2016.
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